osteodystrophy

I am from China and my guinea pig Kaneko is suffering from fibrous osteodystrophy. She is two years old and one month old. Because I am studying abroad, my mother take care of her. At the beginning of the month, I found that she ate less and stopped eating her favorite bell pepper. But there...

My little Bilbo (male) has started having trouble with one of his back legs. He is walking abnormaly and hopping around. When he is laying down, he lift his leg. It doesn't appear to be broken. He doesn't complain when I touch it. I don't know how to explain it, but the only thing I felt on his...

I recently acquired a Rex guinea pig that you can definitely see some satin in it especially when it is in the sun. A friend of mine is a guinea pig groomer and she agrees that it has some satin in it. I have done some research online but keep finding mixed and contradictory information. I...

Hi everyone! One of my pigs passed away last month from osteodystrophy. She got the diagnosis the day before she passed. We had her at the emergency vet, and they gave her some sort of motility shot. It gave her a little lump on her neck but the vets said that was all completely normal. From the...

A PSA, Ode to my beloved, and a BIG middle finger to unethical breeders. This is my beloved and our first/longest had guinea pig in the home. She's the one that started it all 3 years ago. She is such an important life to us. Yesterday, when we left her at the vets for x-rays and blood tests, I...