illness

I know black to dark brown oval shaped poo is normal and I'm seeing about 90% of that. The other percent however I need help with. The problem is that I have four males and am not sure which poo is coming from which pig for the most part so I need suggestions on how to figure this out. None...

Hello! I recently posted about my two girls and discovered that they have lice. They have seen a vet who couldn't find any lice but I was sure I had seen a couple so they both had a shot of ivermectin and he said to return in one week. That was on Saturday and my girls seem to be even more...

I recently noticed the girls scratching more especially today and so checked Florries fur, I noticed a brown fleck and upon further investigation it was wriggling about and soon found another one. I am so creeped out but even more worried how I am going to make the girls feel better and get rid...

Hello! I was cuddling my sow piggy Bear this evening and felt something in her fur. Upon closer inspection it almost looked like a tiny scab. I found another one on her skin and when brushing through her fur, I noticed tiny flakes on my white dresser. Does anybody know what this could be? My...

Hey everybody, I rarely make posts on this unless its really important or to query about something but a shock kind of hit me this morning, I just came home from doing some errands and went to the fridge to get some Nom noms for the noisy wigglets, much to my suprise the house was silent, I went...

Hi! I own two male guinea pigs they have been together since birth and one of them started to make a plastic bag rattling sound the other week. We took him to the vets and he gave us some antibiotics. We gave him that but then a few days later he started to make the sound again, this time on...

Hello I'm so worry because my baby girl has just fart. At first I saw at her like was that you? And she was kind of startled herself. But should I be worrying about this? I heard her fart yesterday as she walks to come near me and today it happen again. I have just given her veggies. Is this...

I was just curious if there was anything guinea pigs could tranfer to humans. Thanks :)

i have recently been worried about my 1 year old Guinea pig Morgan. 2 weeks ago he started hooting and sniffling a lot and after research took him to the vets to check for an URI. The vet (a cavy specialist) couldn't hear anything wrong but just incase put him on antibiotics for 5 days. When I...

My 1 year old sow has had recurrent wheezing when she breathes and it can be quite loud, sounds chesty. Have taken her to the vets numerous times and she has been treated for a uri but it seems to come on in the evening every now and again. I will sometimes hear her cough and when I pick her up...

So I was wondering if guinea pigs can catch human illnesses the way hamsters can. Thanks!

Hi, my guinea pig is getting on a bit now at about 4/5 years old, I'm worried she's sick or dying as she isn't her normal squeaky self, she has tried to eat but didn't manage to eat much. She has drunk a bit of water too. I put her on the floor and she did have a bit of a run around but no where...

Hi there guys, Just a quick question, my guinea pig Pablo who is 7 months old now he has got something strange going on near his butt, it's seems there are some weird little bug things breeding there, the just keep multiplying I'm freaking out. I don't have a pic of them because my camera is...

I was giving Rebecca a cut and blow dry earlier and I noticed that when I would hold her up in my palm (she is a runner!), I heard what sounded like water does when it's inside a bottle and rushing to one side and making a 'plop' sound. I thought it was her squeaking to not be held but I tilted...

We've just discovered this sore on the belly of our long haired Peruvian Boar - Drew. Just wondering if anyone could point us in the direction of what this may be. Think he does have some mite issues at the moment as does seem to be itching a bit. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

My guinea pig is 11 months old and has never had any skin issues but for the past 2 days his toe has been swollen there's no blood or cuts on the area it's on his back leg he walks normal but the toe is getting bigger I can't afford to go to the vet so I was wondering if anyone knows what this is .

Hey guys, my guinea pig is currently being treated for a fungal infection and I really want to do a mite treatment as a just in case. Can anyone recommend a good mite treatment that I can do myself? It's always handy to have stuff at hand!

I've only had my guinea pigs for over a week and the one is losing fur around his eye I've booked him in for the vets earliest I could get is tomorrow any ideas what it could be? I have two young boys and I put it down to fighting but it seems to have gotten worse! I'm new to this forum and I'm...