weight loss

So since introducing Beans to Maple on Thursday they've been getting on okay. No fights but just what I considered normal - some rumbling, chasing, attempting to mount. Maple seems to really want to be near Beans, when she goes for her nap, or just goes anywhere in the cage Maple will follow...

I’ve had my guinea pig for 6 years, and he’s always been so happy and energetic when I gave him his veggies; but today he didn’t even flinch when I gave him his favorite...carrots. He bit it, but didn’t actually eat the carrot. He’s also lost a TON of weight. He’s very boney now. And he’s got a...

Advice needed because I'm becoming obsessed with my older pig's weight and don't know what to expect as she ages. Rosie is 7 1/2 almost eight years old. She's always been a picky eater but when she likes it she eats a lot! She's always eaten a lot of fresh greens and veggies. Gradually she...

BB has lost weight. Not a huge huge amount but it's made me feel a bit wobbly. Today she weighs 907g. Last week she weighed 920g. Before that I didn't weigh for three weeks for various reasons and she was 950g on the previous last weigh in. The week before that and for several months previously...

My 8-month-old piggy, Seabass, is giving us cause for concern at the moment, as - over the last month or so - he's become increasingly fussy about what he'll eat,and is slowly shunning everything we give him. It started with him sniffing round the veggies most morning/evenings, before ignoring...

Hi, I rescued a female piggy and her 6 week old pup a couple weeks ago. Her name is Harley and she's approx. 6 months old. The rescue has a great, established reputation and Harley was vet checked and cleared for adoption. She is very skinny. I can feel her ribs, pelvic bone and she's got skinny...

Hi everyone, I've got a piggy that's just over 4 years old now. a couple of days ago he had a surgery done under anaesthetic. That was for his teeth. I don't know why but since the surgery he has not been eating at all and he lost almost a pound in the last 2 months. I've been trying to force...

Hello I'm wondering if anyone has any advice for us. We have a guinea pig who last month lost her partner in crime. Within two days of the loss she was prescribed Baytril for a believed issue with her bladder or uterus. Scans showed no stones or sludge. The Baytril (we believe) caused her to...

We are having no luck at the moment. Tao was taken into the vets for a repeat white bum. She had 10 days on Baytril and the symptoms would not remain away. An x-ray showed she had a thickened uterus wall. So another 28 day course, double dose, was prescribed. She stopped eating so the...

Hi guys, I recently found out that your ment to weigh your pigs weekly so I weighed them today and Marshall is 460kg and franklin is 250kg I looked online to double check how much a normal pig should weigh and it sounds like mine are very overweight ? Does anyone know if these weights are good...

Tubs was neutered at the end of November, and while his initial recovery was slow and rocky, he started putting on weight and acting like his old self by the third week of December. However, we took him (along with our other pig Flubs) with us visiting family over the Christmas period and...

Hi, I was hoping to get some advice or any tips. One of my boars started to lose a lot of weight recently and I took him to the vet straight away. She seems to think its a dental problem but she gave us some food medicine to syringe feed him with and advised us to separate him from his two...

Hi everyone I've notice recently my pig Toby has started getting a bit slimmer than normal. He has always been on the smaller side of things, never been above 900g as far as I can remember but recently his weight has dropped a bit. About a month ago he was about 870g (can't remember the...

hello My 3 year old girl has fairly significant hair loss and seems to have lost weight. She also has one dry and swollen nipple. I have read that hair loss can be related to stress but potentially ovarian problems also. She has always been anxious. Her skin is healthy and her sister is...

Hello everyone! About a month ago, my guinea pig Caesar started peeing a pinking red color and squeaked while urinating. I took him to the vet and they found a pretty good sized bladder stone. She prescribed him some antibiotics and an anti-inflammatory. Last week, she special ordered him...

Worried about my Chewie, I weigh them every Saturday and this week she dropped by 48g to 800g. Both the others dropped a bit too, but only about 10g, so I'm not concerned. Weighed her again this morning and she'd dropped a couple of g but nothing major and weighed her again this evening and...

So at the beginning of September I lost my beautiful boy Oswyn and his cagemate Rupert was lonely so I got two new baby boars and Rupert popcorned and played zoomies and was so happy to have new piggy friends it was lovely to watch... But when Oswyn died, I'd noticed Rupert was a touch...

Ive posted before about Oswyn (said: Oz-win) my 4 yo piggy. Hes having issues with his teeth- or at least suspected issues inc drooling and severe weight loss and my usual vet didn't seem very confident so I switched vets to one recommended on here.. I went to rose cottage vets in Runcorn today...

I have 2 male guinea pigs that are about four years old, Oswyn (pronounced: Oz-win) and Rupert and both have generally been healthy up to now- in fact the only time I can remember visiting the vets with them was when I found a wart on Ruperts bum It's harmless though but better to be safe than...

Hi all, Our pig Phin in the last 2-3 weeks has been consistently losing weight, he is about a 16 months old and at his heaviest weighed about 975g (he's never been as heavy as our other 3). He was still eating fine but across the last couple of days he's barely eating anything. He will eat...