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Guinea pig is energetic but can’t move.

MatchaMemoriez

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I feel terrible. But I don’t even have money to put food on the table or have heat in my house. I feel like this is all my fault.

My pig is 6-8 years old, I’m not entirely sure of his age but he was young-ish when I got him in 2020.

He started getting a bit wobbly on his back legs but was still energetic, eating, drinking etc. I had no money to take him to the vet and still do not, but I had some crita-care and extra orange pieces I had on hand and began giving that to him. It seemed to help a little. I had to go out of state for a family funeral and carpooled with a cousin, and left a close friend in charge of him as she works at a pet store and also took the same animal program I did. She stopped responding after 2 days and blocked my number. I come home to find a good chunk of my jewelry stolen and him laying on his side wheeking weakly and unable to move except one foot really, laying in urine and feces. He will eat and drink with assistance and tries to move but not much else.

He doesn’t seem in pain at all just like he can’t move, I feel like a terrible person for not taking him to the vet sooner but I literally am already in debt. I don’t know what to do I have literally nothing. I’m in the negatives in all of my accounts and I’m desperately looking for a job.
 
I’m so sorry to hear this.

All we can do is advise you of the emergency care steps to take which is daily weight checks (to ensure you are getting enough syringe feed into him to stop weight loss) and to syringe feed him but I’m afraid neither of those things will resolve his issues.

Please don’t give him orange though it isn’t what he needs. Continue to offer plenty of syringe feeds and ensure there is hay right next to him to eat when he wants, and also offer some vegetables.

Is there anyone who can help you out or a service for those in your situation (for example here in the uk there is pdsa for those on low incomes).


While this isn’t a nice guide for us to have to link in, it is an important one.

 
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