old guinea pig

  1. Wheeksqueeksquad

    Old guinea pig with lots of issues doesn't walk well

    Hey everyone! I have a lovely old lady named Wuppie. She's a sweet girl and I adopted her around may. The last couple months, lots of issues just stacked up one after another. First we discovered arthritis in her legs and her fat belly was actually a giant cyst. She's very wonky and the vet just...
  2. I

    Severe dental infection

    Hi I have a older guinea pig named Samwise that I adopted two months ago. He was checked at the sheltered and they told me everything was good. They told me at the shelter that they found him in a park, somebody had just left him there. Since I adopted him, he is underweight. He weights around...
  3. S

    Urgent Help Needed: My 7-Year-Old Guinea Pig CC is in Poor Health, No Vet and Limited Funds - Need Advice!

    Hey, I'm really worried about my guinea pig, CC, who is 7 years old. He's breathing a bit noisily, and while his Bumblefoot on his back feet is getting better (no more white sores), his front feet are now showing symptoms like redness and swelling. His back legs are weak as well. Unfortunately...
  4. D

    One pig passed away, health of other?

    This is only my second time using this website so sorry if I've posted in the wrong thread or etc (Brown pig is Bruno, the other is Oreo) Part 1 - Recently, my 6-7 year old boy, Bruno has passed away. He was perfectly fine the day before, ate veggies and hay and pellets like normal, was running...
  5. S

    Bladder Stones & Pain Advice Needed

    Our almost 6 year old pig Willow started hunching over and squeaking in pain when weeing on Thursday this week. We took her straight to the vet. He managed to manually extract some wee and tested it. He found blood and signs of stones. They kept her over night and did x-rays. They found 2 large...
  6. t3ddy

    how do you comfort your pig at the end of their life?

    One of my older pigs (about six and a half y/o) is having trouble walking and refuses to eat. I already have an appointment for the vet in three hours, but I’ve had older pigs pass before and I’m not hopeful that this is any different, especially because she’s always had some medical problems. I...
  7. mochalily2020

    Scratching sound when breathing HELP

    Hey everyone, I wanted some advice on my guinea pig. I have booked in an appointment at the vet tomrrow but was just wondering if anyone has experience something similar. Our eldest girl (5 and a half) has started just this morning making a strange sound when breathing, it sounds like the...
  8. sarahpiggies

    Foods to Help Elderly Piggies Gain/Maintain Weight?

    Hi all, in the UK here and I have a fairly old piggie, Willow, who was fully grown when we got her as a rescue 6 years ago. She is the tri-colour Abyssinian in the photo below, snuggling with her best buddy Lyra! I think she is around 7 years old. She has had ovarian cysts with symptoms on and...
Back
Top