neutering

Hi everyone. Recently one of our dear piggies passed away overnight leaving just his friend Sebastian (agouti) on his own. I am thinking of getting him neutered so he can live with a female or two as he’s a bit of a boisterous lad so not sure how well he’d bond with another boy. Does anyone...

Just thought I would share our neutering journey as a first hand experience of what you might expect / what happened with us. Bit of background: Boar - spud, 4 months, teddy breed. Housed next to 4 sows so he can see them through the bars but can’t get to them. (Mabel, sable, hazel and honey)...

how much does vets4pets guinea pig neutering cost in uk, i’ve been wanting to neuter my male guinea pig.

I needed to reach out to you all because vet in our country is very backdated and not as promising. I need some help for my guinea pig baby. He was a healthy adult, male, weight :930 grams. He was neutered on 18th February. The following day due to not getting the right antibiotics for him...

Following my initial thread, which can be found here... I have now reached a stage where bonding is finally going to happen soon. First the boar had to be 6 months before neutering could be done, then I was told by the vet that he had to be at least 1kg, because otherwise there could be...

Hello! Recently, I lost my guinea pig, Muffin (4 yrs old). He was in a pair with my other pig, Cookie. Cookie is 2.5 yrs old, he's a thick pig at 1280 grams. He's a very dominant pig, therefore not getting on very well with others (biting, chasing etc). Now he's a single pig, we tried bonding...

Hello, I recently adopted three female piggies. My younger sister (she's 13) got a male guinea pig a while ago. I think she just bought him from a pet store and didn't do much research beforehand. His diet is fine but his cage is a bit small and he doesn't live with a friend! Of course, her...

Hi all, You might have read my previous thread about my piggy Bear who has blood in his urine without having a clear cause. We have done several x-rays and ultrasounds but nothing showed up. During our latest trip to the vet she noticed that his prostate was a bit enlarged and she gave us some...

My 2 year old boy was neutered this afternoon. When we got back (about 6:30), I syringe fed him some critical care to make sure his gut was moving and then left him to recover for 2 hours. He seemed ok and was eating a bit of hay and sleeping mostly. However, when I got him out to do another...

Hi, My two boars have recently been neutered, bless them. Health-wise, they are both doing great. They’re both eating, drinking, pooping etc. But they both stink! It’s a very pungent smell (one is worse than the other) that’s quite hard to describe. I’m not sure if it’s seepage from the...

Mr Muffin was neutered last week and when I weighed him yesterday he has lost about 22g. I weighed him again today and he has lost about 25g. There hasn’t been anything wrong with him since the surgery. I think it might be because of the separation from Blueberry. They’ve been separated for a...

Hi everyone! Needing some advice, I have two male pigs at a year old and recently took on a female pig. Her previous owners are friends with my mum and went on holiday about a month ago and my mum volunteered for me to take care of her for two weeks, two weeks has turned into me now keeping her...

On the 1st of February, one of my beloved boars unfortunately passed away due to a problem with his digestive system. Me and my father are very sad about this, as you could probably guess, but we feel even worse because now we have a lonely boar. We love him with all our hearts and want the best...

I'm thinking about having my 7 month old boar neutered as I would would like him to be with a pair of females in the future. Does any one know much it costs and know of any information that may useful. Also, if anyone knows of any experienced vets in the West Midlands, particularly in or around...

Hi, Our piggies were neutered last Tuesday and since then one of them has been feeling poorly and lost his appetite somewhat. Last Saturday we took him to the vets where he was given some medication to get his gut going after I noticed him not eating that morning. After the vet visit he...

Squeaks is booked in for his neutering op this Friday (13th). The plum fairy has been having a busy week so hopefully all the practice will have made her perfect and there won't be any problems! I want to make sure I am all prepared myself and get everything right so he makes a good recovery...

I have a three year old boar who suffers impactions about twice a week. I have managed to reduce the size of the impactions by regulation of diet as I think I was previously overfeeding him veggies. He has lost a little weight as part of the new regime, which I expected, and has now levelled...

I have just separated my two boars, same cage but a divider down the middle. While on holiday my family took care of them and when I returned I checked each one thoroughly and the younger one (12 months) had some bald patches / nips on his back and cheek. The larger one (2.5 years) did bite him...

I am new to the site and thought I'd post a question as I am unsure how knowledgable my vets are on these small little creatures having read conflicting advice on the internet. The problem... I bought 3 boars for my 3 young sons in August. All boys are from the same breeder but they are all...

Hello A little background on the situation first: Early this year we lost one of our older boars leaving another by himself. He seemed very unhappy alone so I spoke to a local rescue I have used before and we agreed that the best option was a baby boar to keep him company. As the remaining boar...