old age

I haven't been on here as much as I would like to lately, I'm traveling a lot with work as well as looking after my Mum, and Beans and Toast who are both seriously hard work! (And the reason I have to work so much to afford their vet bills :doh:) Toast has just had her 6th dental op since last...

Hello, I was wondering if I can have some help with my 4 year old piggy called Porthos. Over the last 3 weeks he has lost 175g, from 1022 to 847. He still loves his veggies and his hay and is still fairly chirpy but he isn't eating his pellets. I have tried given him some mushed up pellets and...

I've been trying not to think about this for a while now but it's got to the point where I can't ignore it. I'm absolutely devastated but I think she's a lot older than I thought she was, and coming to the end of her time.. In the past few months I've noticed a gradual difference in her as...

Hi everyone, Hope you are all well. I have just signed up to this forum so I can speak with other piggy lovers and share experiences and get advice. My wife and I have kept two lovely Guinea Pigs, Cairo and Caesar, since we moved in together nearly 8 years ago. They have always lived in the...

Hi everyone, hope you're all well! My 8 year old piggie has suddenly lost the use of her back legs and has become unwell very rapidly. Yesterday she was walking around fine, but today she takes a few steps, but then has to drag her legs behind her. She still seems like she wants to walk around...

Hi, I got up this morning to find that my Guinea pig has a rather striking bald patch around her mouth and chin. The skin seems to be flaky with fur falling out in little clumps. She is an extremely old pig (She's eight and a half!) And not surprisingly in her old age she has encountered...

My female guinea pig bugsy (inspired from the Adam Sandler film bedtime stories) has been in my life for 6 years now, which I hear is really good because guinea pigs live for up to five years. We thought she would have passed away along time ago because she has this infected sore on her back...