Is He/She Moving, Breathing, Is That A Bald Spot?

[pennick]

Is it just me or are many of you constantly staring at your guinea pigs when you sign off? After reading all these problems with peoples piggies I am becoming obssessed with constantly looking over mine. She's laying in her cozie so still and I'm willing her to move. Move dam it. She moved. Thank god, she's alive. Oh she peed on her white placemat. Oh good, white, lets see what color her pee is. Its yellow, yeah, yellow, thats a good color right? Oh no, she has some pink skin showing by her part and OH MY GOD! Is that DANDRUFF? Mites, Lice, Fungus, OH NO, Mites, Lice, Fungus, OH NO........$200.00 later, everything looks fine. Wheek, Wheek, my heart stops, is she squatting as she is wheeking, ....could be URI. No, No, looks okay, dont think she is squatting, Whew, that was close.

Only to be repeated again tomorrow.

So, tell me, be truthful, as much as I enjoy this forum, is too much of this good knowledge also a bad thing?

And are you obssessed as much as I am after signing off?

 

[Poohbear]

I have to admit I am obsessed. When they do not move for like 5 minutes I put my hand in their to make sure they are not dead. I think to much knowledge can be a bad thing. I have changed my cage 8 times!

 

[Amanda]

I am so paranoid about my pigs because of this forum. But I think it is a good thing. Because of being paranoid, I caught an upper respitory infection early just because of a couple of sneezes. I took them to the vet the day I heard the sneezes and he found the URI and they are being treated now with no bad effects. You can't even tell their sick. Still eating and playing, no runny noses. If hadn't been reading things on here, then I could have waited too long.

 

[Setsuna]

Ive been obsessed ever since gunther died. o_o What you described is exactly what I do every second im in my room and soemtimes i get up out of bed in teh middle of the night to stare at them. X_x;

 

[Ly&Pigs]

I think to much knowledge can be a bad thing

Never! Knowledge is the key to life. You learn everyday of your life. You can never, ever gain too much knowledge.

I don't really obsess over my girls but I do check on them more often throughout the day than I used to and if I wake up during the night to use the bathroom, I often find myself in the living room to see if they are ok. I watch for signs of mites or illness and I do an all over check on them once a week. I do sit by their cage for a bit everyday and watch them. They are quite entertaining and I just love to watch their antics.

 

[cinn&sprinslave]

Yep I am completely obsessed, it used to be worse when I would read the Guinea Lynx Emergency Medical forum every day. But since I stopped reading that I have been a little better. I am still very paranoid though.

 

[o0Ms Jenny0o]

I like knowing all the symptoms and things so I worry less! I don't flip out about every little thing because it doesn't match up with whatever I read were warning signs. I do admit that anything that might be cause for concern I do totally freak out about. "they did this and this, which could be this..don't cry don't cry Jenny!" and then it always turns out to be nothing...so yeah ok I am paranoid...

 

[DocDolittle]

Ever since Pebbles died I've been a complete maniac. I'll spend hours a day sitting next to their cage and reading a book*, just so I can notice any little thing that goes wrong. If I here him sneeze, I make a mental tally mark. Yes, I know, a little crazy. but it's also fun to watch them come greet me and play with each other. I think that there is no such thing as 'too much knowledge', because without it I'd never know when they were sick, etc.

*Just to note, I wasn't reading the book to them. Then I'd be a little too crazy.

 

[dagwellismypigy]

Doc, its not completely crazy. I recite my oral presentations to them, I know they wouldn't boo.

I get paranoid sometimes, but never that much. The only thing I worry abvout is iff they have enough space. I think in a few months my guinea pigs will probably have complete controll of my room.