health advice

Whenever we put coco outside it will take a few seconds to a few hours for her to start snuffing and getting a runny nose. This happens almost every time we put her out and at first I though she might have gotten a cold but I don’t think so. We took her to the vet first time it happened and she...

So my male guinea pig (4 years) had a Vitamin-C deficiency. He was tired and one of his teeth broke completely, while the other chipped a bit. With the doctor's advice, we started him on a dosage. This was around 1.5 months back. He got better. More energetic. The chipped tooth grew back, but...

Hello everyone, Back in January, I posted about one of my piggies who had bloat and sadly passed away. Then, two weeks ago, another one of mine started showing signs of passing fewer droppings, though he was still eating normally. Despite that, I decided to take him to the vet for peace of mind...

Hi there! I have two 2 year old sows, one of which has been acting very odd recently. The two of them currently have a cold and what I suspect to be a fungal infection, they are yet to go on treatment for them. But one (Moon) has been so hungry today it’s like she has never eaten before?! I took...

Hi, this is my first time posting on a forum so apologies if this isn’t the best, i have a few concerns with my guinea pig and am looking for some advice My guinea pig is male, 4.5 years, and has started to become more lethargic over the last 6 months. He has lost 2 of his brothers over the...

Hi, I have a bad case of norovirus, and I prepared and gave my guinea pig veggies, hay, treats, cuddles and pats tonight, probably without washing my hands. I sat in the cage for about 30 minutes, not thinking I could be endangering him. Is there a risk of him catching it? I'm so, so...

Hello everyone, I just created this account because I am at a complete loss, and I could really use some help to figure out what is going on with my boy Zeus. Before I start I also want to let everyone know that my mom and I are taking him to the vet in the morning, but if possible I want to...

Hello everyone :) My male guinea pig is not eating today (Currently it is 12:45 in the afternoon). For a bit of background information he is a massive foodie and does not pass up any opportunity to eat. He's had 2 surgeries in the 3 years I've had one, one to be neutered and one to remove a...

Hi all, I'm back again about my kiddo. My 4 y.o boar Glacier has been on Gabapentin and Metcam for 2 years for his back. When he was younger (approx 3 months old) he had to be on Ivermectin for conjunctivitis and a URI when he arrived at the petstore. He has always been amazing at taking his...

Hi all, My guinea pig, Momo is currently 5 years old and has what appears to be a choking fit yesterday for the second time in 3 months. both times she looked and sounded like she was popping for about a minute or two (don’t know how to describe it, see the first few seconds of attached video)...

So about a week and 1/2 to 2 weeks ago we found a lump on the back left side of one of our guinea pigs and I was wondering if anyone could try and help we have a vet appointment on 7/24/24 CST I've attached photos of the lump in the blue square

Hi, so I made this post in Jan Anyone familiar with abscess flushing - want to make sure I’m doing it correctly about my boy Egg’s abscess. Everything went great and I was hoping for no recurring issues but I literally just noticed a bulge on his neck again in the exact same spot. I had a piggy...

Hi, It always seems to happen at the worst times—Bank Holiday Monday... I noticed that my 3.5-year-old guinea pig sow had a wet patch of urine on her bottom about three days ago, and we cleaned it up. However, it happened again, so I checked her thoroughly and found a patch of dried, scabby...

My 6 y/o female two nights ago had a blood shot, cloudy eye. Her eye also seem enlarged? Today it is looking a bit better, her doc recommended a warm compress and wiping her eye occasionally. She sees a vet on Monday. Other than that, she seems to have done some barbering near her one leg/part...

Hello! I posted the other day regarding my Oliver’s lumps. The results came back in conclusive. She did a biopsy and saw active active lymphoid cells and that’s all. No signs of white blood signs fighting off anything so she couldn’t say directly it was Lymphoma. I’ll add her doctors notes as...

Hi everyone, my names Ashley. I have a 5 year old baby named Oliver. I come here all the time for info so I figured I’d make an account. I recently noticed yesterday after giving Oliver some chin scratches he has a little up under his chin in between his jaw bone. It doesn’t seem to phase him...

One of my guinea pigs has had issues with a growth on his foot in the past and here it is again. The other guinea pig I have has never had this issue. It can be clipped off but keeps coming back. At first, I thought perhaps it was just poop that gets stuck to his foot but it happens a little too...

Does anybody have some experience with this sort of movement and noise from our pig Jerry? He’s 2 1/2years old, is fine within himself and still eating, drinking, playing and handling well but has episodes of this wincing, sometimes accompanied by a noise. (See video for three of these, arguably...

Hello, I found these two lumps within my piggies cage this evening (I have one made pig who is castrated and and is 2 1/2 and one female pig who is about 1 1/2). The lump on the left (more brown coloured) is more squishy and wet in texture and the one on the right (white) is harder however still...

Hi guys, Long time no see and Happy New Year! I just want to start by saying I have contacted Cat and Rabbit Clinic for an appointment. Waiting to hear back. And my colleagues at my veterinary practice have given me some eye drops to keep it comfortable. Anyway, Stitch my youngest boys is...