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Odessalynn

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New Guinea pig pairs, probably sisters, very young, maybe 6-12 weeks. One is thriving and super happy, the other is smaller now and looks like she’s not eating as often as the other, I can even feel her spine. We’ve had them for 3 days, they were both fine and popcorning yesterday and now the smaller one has diarrhea, barely wants to move, like she has low energy, and has a low whimper like a sad dog stuck in a crate. We’re taking her to the vet first thing tomorrow but I’ve never heard this sound from a Guinea pig before.
 
I'm sorry to hear this.

Please urgently see a vet. This unfortunately sounds to be a serious situation for such a young piggy. Diarrhoea is considered an emergency due to the risk of dehydration.
If you have access to an out of hours/emergency vet then please speak to a vet now.
She will also need to be syringe fed very carefully with a recovery feed or mushed pellets to keep her system going.

Please read the guides below for our emergency care information

I hope she is ok

Emergency and Crisis Care as well as Bridging Care until a Vet Appointment
Not Eating, Weight Loss And The Importance Of Syringe Feeding Fibre
All About Syringe Feeding and Medicating Guinea Pigs with Videos and Pictures
 
Unfortunately we don’t have an emergency vet. I don’t have hopes to make it to morning. She’s shaking and cold and won’t eat or drink anything. She’s very weak. I will take care of her for the night and hopefully we can get her there in time
 
I’m so sorry to hear that.
We are very lucky in the UK that we have 24/7 vet cover but I know it’s not always the case in the US.

If you’ve tried to syringe feed her (a mix of pellets mushed with water and fed with a 1ml syringe with the end cut off) and she can’t/won’t swallow, then sadly that is not a good sign.
Keep her warm (not hot) and continue to offer her food.

I’ve got my fingers crossed for her and you
 
I hope your girl can hold on till morning to see the vet.
 
The other pig won’t sit next to her either. Just refuses to. They used to sleep in the same hideout bed
 
We have 30 minutes until the earliest vet opens near us, and unfortunately I don’t think she’s going to make it. She’s laying on her side unable to even get her head up, and her breathing is faint and short. Should I even get her in the car and take her or go ahead and make her last moments comfortable?
 
Piggies&buns said:
I’m sorry to hear that.


Fingers crossed the other is ok.
I would ensure you weigh her daily for a while so you can be sure she is continuing to eat enough hay (you can go back to routine weekly weight checks once you are satisfied she is ok).
Given her age, she will need a new friend quite soon and probably much sooner than you are ready for.

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Yes, she actually might have gotten a little fatter pretty quickly after me and my husband got her lol. He’s never owned any Guinea pigs before and I explained to him that it’s gonna be a wierd experience but we’ll have to get her a new friend fairly soon. Thank you so much for all the advice
 
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