tink1382
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi,
I recently lost my guinea pig Pepsi (the black lady in my avatar). It was very unexpected, she was not yet four. I noticed she had stopped eating and took her to the vets. The vets examined her and concluded that as we have been moving furniture around it is likely that she stopped eating from stress. I was given Critical Care, something to help digestion and a pain killer. Then that evening i found her dead in her cage. I am now extremely anxious. At first i was so worried i'd lose my other one that i felt afraid of her and that the pain of losing my babies was too much to justify getting another. Then i decided that i should try to look beyond the losses and at all the joy i get from having guinea pigs and so i got a lovely baby girl that i have called Puzzle to be a companion for Freckle. Two days ago i introduced them and it went well. Yesterday and today i have let them be in the same enclosure and hovered in case of trouble. Freckle is very 'sharp' with Puzzle in a seemingly unpredictable way but i haven't intervened at all as she just seems to be establishing dominance and not trying to hurt the baby. When i have been unable to supervise i have separated them and they seem thrilled when reunited. They chase each other and popcorn and eat. I am afraid of leaving them alone together incase things turn nasty in which case Puzzle doesn't stand a chance. I have so far owned two pairs of sows. Each pair were sisters and each pair started fighting after a few months (tufts of fur in the one of their mouths, blood..) and had to be separated. I decided on getting only one baby this time as i have room to separately house 2 and have them as neighbours (as i have been doing with my pairs so far) but not 3 piggies. I dont know how to know if they are 'safe' together. Any ideas? Advise? Wisdom? My stomach feels like mush from fear and loss.
I recently lost my guinea pig Pepsi (the black lady in my avatar). It was very unexpected, she was not yet four. I noticed she had stopped eating and took her to the vets. The vets examined her and concluded that as we have been moving furniture around it is likely that she stopped eating from stress. I was given Critical Care, something to help digestion and a pain killer. Then that evening i found her dead in her cage. I am now extremely anxious. At first i was so worried i'd lose my other one that i felt afraid of her and that the pain of losing my babies was too much to justify getting another. Then i decided that i should try to look beyond the losses and at all the joy i get from having guinea pigs and so i got a lovely baby girl that i have called Puzzle to be a companion for Freckle. Two days ago i introduced them and it went well. Yesterday and today i have let them be in the same enclosure and hovered in case of trouble. Freckle is very 'sharp' with Puzzle in a seemingly unpredictable way but i haven't intervened at all as she just seems to be establishing dominance and not trying to hurt the baby. When i have been unable to supervise i have separated them and they seem thrilled when reunited. They chase each other and popcorn and eat. I am afraid of leaving them alone together incase things turn nasty in which case Puzzle doesn't stand a chance. I have so far owned two pairs of sows. Each pair were sisters and each pair started fighting after a few months (tufts of fur in the one of their mouths, blood..) and had to be separated. I decided on getting only one baby this time as i have room to separately house 2 and have them as neighbours (as i have been doing with my pairs so far) but not 3 piggies. I dont know how to know if they are 'safe' together. Any ideas? Advise? Wisdom? My stomach feels like mush from fear and loss.
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