Eriathwens piggies

Bill & Ted said:
Just caught up with being away and travelling, then settled Ted and the girlies, it’s all been a bit manic!
Leonard is doing so well. Your new babies are gorgeous x Hope Tilly eyes can be sorted soon and Poppet is in no pain and just a learned response x
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I hope you had a good time away!

Poppet seems to be responding to the metacam, she's had 2 doses so far and the screaming has reduced so much, I wasn't expecting it to do anything and I don't think the vet was either to be honest, we'll see what happens Sunday when she comes off it again. Sad to think she may have been in pain all this time.

Been doing weights and it amazes me that Paddington and the 2 new girls are the same age, they're half the size of him! On arrival they were 550g and 500g give or take a gram or 2, Coco is now 600g but little Biscuit, the more scared of the 2 hasn't been gaining much. The highest she's been was 534g bless her. They're the size of 12 week old babies but they'll be 8 months soon!

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Aw its good to know that Poppet is feeling better when you pick her up. I know it's been said lots of times "If only they could talk" At least you may have an idea of what was causing her to scream when you picked her up. If it is pain are you then going to try the source of the pain or just have her on long term Metacam?
 
Betsy said:
Aw its good to know that Poppet is feeling better when you pick her up. I know it's been said lots of times "If only they could talk" At least you may have an idea of what was causing her to scream when you picked her up. If it is pain are you then going to try the source of the pain or just have her on long term Metacam?
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Ideally I'd like to try to figure out the source of it, as long as it won't be invasive or stressful for her. All we know is it isn't ovarian cysts or bladder related as he checked her for that because as he said..She's one of my pigs, it'll be the most likely things 😅 I have a feeling it's probably her joints from the scurvy and very low weight she came with, and if so, long term metacam will be the best thing for her anyway.
 
Aw, glad Poppet is responding well to metacam, it’s marvellous stuff! It could be her joints, I know scary effects bones so it’s definitely a possibility. Aw tiny girlies, so small! I suppose they have had upheaval so it may take them a while to settle and get eating properly. Not like chunky Paddington x
 
Poppet has taken quite a shine to little Biscuit, Coco has really come out of her shell this last 24 hours or so which is nice, she let me tickle under her chin a while ago and already runs to the bars for food, instead of running to hide, and she's learned I'm a sucker for wheeking 😅
Biscuit is slowly venturing out for food, although ive been hiding some in places she likes to hide away just to make sure she doesnt miss out. She is also going to be coming out twice a day for a few mls of critical care, just to give her a boost, which she loves. It's certainly bringing back memories, sitting with a small fuzzy lump on my lap, guzzling critical care and watching me carefully with a pair of trusting little black eyes :love: she will be fine, given some time and love.

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Paddington has clearly been taking lessons from Coco..he's mastered wheeking and standing at the bars!
Coco on the other hand has figured out taking food from me bless her. And Biscuit is starting to gain weight at a more respectable pace. So all's looking good here at the moment :)

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I'm really enjoying having them all together, the bonding has been far less stressful than normal as I seem to have cracked how to manage Baileys fear aggression when adding new piggies. She is divided down one end for a while, I did a week when adding Poppet, this time I did 5 days, and then when she stops trying to bite at them through the bars, do a full clean out and remove the divider. Aside from a couple of second long chases, she has assimilated back into the group with no aggro whatsoever. I think seeing them interacting happily with the other piggies must give her some sort of understanding that she doesnt need to attack or be attacked. I'm hoping the amount of time can be reduced each time, as she gets more confident that other pigs outside her family mean her no harm.
 
Eriathwen said:
I'm really enjoying having them all together, the bonding has been far less stressful than normal as I seem to have cracked how to manage Baileys fear aggression when adding new piggies. She is divided down one end for a while, I did a week when adding Poppet, this time I did 5 days, and then when she stops trying to bite at them through the bars, do a full clean out and remove the divider. Aside from a couple of second long chases, she has assimilated back into the group with no aggro whatsoever. I think seeing them interacting happily with the other piggies must give her some sort of understanding that she doesnt need to attack or be attacked. I'm hoping the amount of time can be reduced each time, as she gets more confident that other pigs outside her family mean her no harm.
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That sounds like a great idea and it’s obviously worked. Ginger has chased Ted a few times and is feeling a bit out of place as Posh and Ted get on really well. Posh is a real peace keeper and will scold Ginger if she starts to look a little threatening towards Ted and will even give her a little nip, Ted on the other hand really just wants a quiet life!
 
Just catching up on this. The watch function stops working after a while! Gorgeous piglets! It's lovely to see them all doing so well. :)
 
I must admit, I'm still learning how to use Reddit so I don't know if it was the regular one, but it was r/guineapigs if thats it 😅

He's settling really well thanks, I did his nails today, gave him a kiss and he started licking my nose, my soft self actually shed a tear or two 😂 he went into his divided section of the main cage today to burn off his hormones hopefully it'll make him a little calmer when he actually goes into the group. He's spent the afternoon rumbling and talking away to them, having a great time! Not an ounce of teeth chattering from the girls, they were very interested in him too, even Bailey was on her best behaviour. I've got some extra chloroplasts on the way, I figured I may as well make it a 2.5x7 while I'm sorting out the extensions ive done to all the cages. I had previously used stuff that was 2mm thick and it's too flimsy.
 
Well we had a productive time at the vet. Tillys eyes were so improved she didn't need to have her surgery today ☺ we're to finish her bottle of drops and then see what happens, we can phone up for a weekly drop if it comes back and only if that doesn't work will we consider surgery again. Given her E.cuniculi I'd really like to avoid any and all stress for her as much as possible.

Leonard needed to come with, he started crying while peeing again, unfortunately with his kidney issues it's just going to be a reoccurring thing. He has another 3 weeks of sulfatrim, if that doesn't work he will need xrays again but it's unlikely to be stones given how well he has been and with how he has gained 150g since his last visit! As long as it isn't any more frequent than 3 months (so we don't miss any stones forming) we can also phone up to request his antibiotics as and when he needs them going forward. I would say that that would remove the need of stressful vet visits but he absolutely loves going, bless him 🤣
 
Aw sending you all hugs, poor Leonard he has so many issues but with your experience and love he couldn't have a better home. I'm pleased to hear Tilly is doing well.
 
I’m glad Tilly’s eyes have improved and she is getting better. Poor Leonard i’m sorry to hear that he may need x-rays again, but atleast you do have a piggy that likes to go on road trips to the vets!
Sending lots of hugs❤️
 
Today was the day, Bailey has been split so Paddington has a chance to bond with the others without her kicking off 😅 and he has done fantascally considering he's never been in with girls before. He's been excitedly rumbling and mounting but that's about it, except with Thistle, he seems to realise she's less capable of dealing with his shenanigans and has just sniffed her or admired from a distance. He's all tuckered out now and having a well deserved nap!

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Lawwwd was today stressful 🤣 Bailey seemed a little down last night so I decided it was time to remove the divider today and see what happened. Well, all was uneventful until about 4pm when all hell broke loose. By the time I get up there, Bailey is livid, stomping and chattering her teeth down one end and Paddington is down the other with a mouthful of blood and her hair.
I took him out to check him over and he had a cut on his lip, had it been an obviously deliberate bite I would have seperated them, but this seemed either accidental or self inflicted so I cleaned him up, checked Bailey over and put them back. 3 hours later all is still peaceful and whatever happened seems to have been enough for Paddington to learn that he is not the boss of this herd. He is happily munching away on his veggies and rumbling at the more receptive ladies as well as acting more respectful around Bailey, as you can see in the video. She has calmed down considerably too so fingers crossed that's the start of them bonding rather than vying for leadership. They've been eating with each other so that's nice to see 🙂


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