So my brother was holding the guinea pig (Butter, male around 9 months old) at around a 2ft height, and Butter decided to jump onto the carpet and ended up getting hurt. After observing a few minutes, Butter was able to walk pretty normally but he was favoring his back left foot over his right foot. After 30 mins passed by I saw that on his right foot the outer toe had swelled up; I got pretty worried so I decided to gently touch his right leg to make sure there was no swelling and thankfully there was none. I put him back into his cage to rest and calm down, is there anything else I should do for him.
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How to splint a broken toe
- Thread starter Haru825
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Hi!
I am very sorry about the accident.
Please follow the tips in this guide her to avoid any further blind jumps from a frightened guinea pig. They are prey animals and can panic suddenly.
How To Pick Up And Weigh Your Guinea Pig Safely
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Please see a vet if at all possible for an assessment and if necessary painkillers and anti-inflammatories. You cannot splint guinea pig toes and should never attempt it at home as you can do a lot more damage than good.
Thank you so much, my brother and I play with the guinea pig and feed treats in our living room; and I believe he might have gotten excited when he saw the room and jumped... The reason I want to splint his foot is that my parents aren't willing to go to the vet because of covid. Thankfully he has been eating fine and is eating vegetables given to him.
as wiebke has said, you cannot splint it. Your piggy could well be in pain and needs veterinary treatment
Siikibam
Forum Donator 2022/23
The longer you leave it the worse it can get. The worse it is, the more treatment will cost. If it is broken it needs to be seen rather than just splinting. And he needs pain medication (they hide pain very well!). If they broke a bone would they be okay not going to the doctor? It’s the same except the piggy can’t take care of itself.
Please also consider getting him a friend. Piggies are not meant to live alone. They’re very social and need company of their own kind. I’m afraid no amount of human interaction (playing with him) can even begin to replace that.
Please also consider getting him a friend. Piggies are not meant to live alone. They’re very social and need company of their own kind. I’m afraid no amount of human interaction (playing with him) can even begin to replace that.
I ended up calling a vet after, and the vet told me it was best for him to get bed rest since he was putting weight on the toe. Also looking at the toe now, Butter lets me touch it.
Butter will soon be getting his son as a cagemate, we're just waiting for the pups to be weaned.
Betsy
Anniversary Herd
How did you come to have pups? Did you intentionally breed them?
It's kind of a long story so I'm going to simplify the story a bit.. so our family friends guinea pig is called Milk tea(F) and they had a friend who owned Butter(M) at the time and the kids of the two families decided to have the two guinea pigs marry and they stayed together for a few days. At that time my family was actually planning on adopting two of Milk Tea's pups, however, the parents of Butter's owner decided to change their lifestyle and start traveling and living differently. The parents felt that it would be too stressful for Butter, his brother, and his father to travel with them so they decided to find people to adopt Butter, Butters brother and father. My family adopted Butter and the father and brother went to another family (since the two were bulling Butter after his 'marriage').
Before Butter came to our family, his original family had him stay with Milk tea's family for a few nights since Milk Tea's family would be traveling to where my family lived. Turns out, the pups were conceived on the few days before Butter came to us, instead of the day of marriage.
So, as of now... my family is waiting for the pups to be born and weaned.
So what you are saying is that yes, you are waiting for a pup that has been intentionally bred from your boar to be born. And you’ve distanced yourself in this thread from that intentional breeding.
So are you going to take one baby boar as a cage mate for Butter? And that pup will be his son?
So are you going to take one baby boar as a cage mate for Butter? And that pup will be his son?
Lady Kelly
Senior Guinea Pig
Can you go to the vets without your parents? I understand if it's your parents pets they should cover it but you could register them in your name though obviously you would end up having to pay the bill
This is Milk Tea's first litter of pups, it seemed that during the marriage the two didn't end up conceiving
I ended up calling the vets and they told me that he would need lots of rest and to let him stay in the cage
Yes, we plan on taking a baby boar as the cagemate for Butter, the pup is his son.