poorly piggie

Hi all, hoping for some help/advice if anybody has any, or know what to expect! My piggie (male) has GI stasis, he was taken to the vet on Wednesday and was given gut stimulant medicine, painkillers and a gut stimulating ‘rescue remedy’ type thing. We’ve been giving that to him, but not seeing...

Hi all, I was wondering if you could help me please! My poor piggy Harry has been poorly now for around a month and I am at a loss as to what to do for him. He's a 6 year old fella. 4 weeks ago he had a snotty nose, some shortness of breath and a little drop in weight (from around 1.15kg to...

Good evening, I'm hoping that someone can give us some advice.. after months of our piggies being ill and many vet appointments, they were finally been diagnosed with Bordetella. They are now on their 3rd and final antibiotics they apparently can have and it isn't helping. (roughly around 6 weeks...

Hello! We have two boars (1 + 6months) yesterday morning we rushed them to the vet as we found they both hadn’t eaten any of their food from the night before and couldn’t lift their heads up. The vet said they basically look drunk and kept them in all day on fluids and I believe they had a...

Hi, looking for advice (I'm Based in UK). I've been guinea pig owner for a while no but never had eye issue with my piggies before. I've took my piggy to the vets on Monday. Where we were given eye drops and pain relief. It's been five days now. Took him back for a follow up appointment. Where I...

Hi! Last night I noticed my one year old female guinea was the slightest bit swollen and teary in one eye. Checked again in the morning and it was definitely a little more swollen but I wasn’t sure if it was serious or something that may pass. The vet I use is obviously operating differently...

Hi Guys, I thought long and hard about posting this (the last time I posted was a while ago) and I guess I'm looking to see if anyone else has experience with this and if anyone has any advice. I need to explain a few things before I get to the questions though. I also want to preface this by...