LondonLady
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Biscuit is now somewhere between 5.5 and 6 years old (her cagemate Toffee is 4 and a bit.)
Over time she has lost quite a bit of weight, but as she seems otherwise healthy - confirmed by the vet - I assume this is down to getting older. (Although she is about 100-120g down on the weight she was when I first had her she is currently maintaining her weight and in fact gained about 30g at last week's weigh-in) I have also noticed recently that she has slowed down quite a lot. She seems happy and is always eager for her veggies but doesn't move around nearly as much as she used to and seems content to spend most of her time snoozing. I'm not sure if this is normal at her age or a sign that something might be wrong.
Biscuit and Toffee are my first ever guinea pigs, so although I've had them both for over three years now, I still think of myself as a 'newbie' where piggies are concerned. I suppose basically what I'm asking is: as she gets closer to the end of her life (though hopefully this will be a long time in the future) are there any special things I should be looking out for or doing to make sure she has the best life I can give her?
Over time she has lost quite a bit of weight, but as she seems otherwise healthy - confirmed by the vet - I assume this is down to getting older. (Although she is about 100-120g down on the weight she was when I first had her she is currently maintaining her weight and in fact gained about 30g at last week's weigh-in) I have also noticed recently that she has slowed down quite a lot. She seems happy and is always eager for her veggies but doesn't move around nearly as much as she used to and seems content to spend most of her time snoozing. I'm not sure if this is normal at her age or a sign that something might be wrong.
Biscuit and Toffee are my first ever guinea pigs, so although I've had them both for over three years now, I still think of myself as a 'newbie' where piggies are concerned. I suppose basically what I'm asking is: as she gets closer to the end of her life (though hopefully this will be a long time in the future) are there any special things I should be looking out for or doing to make sure she has the best life I can give her?