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New Born Pup
My little Bilbo (male) has started having trouble with one of his back legs. He is walking abnormaly and hopping around. When he is laying down, he lift his leg. It doesn't appear to be broken. He doesn't complain when I touch it. I don't know how to explain it, but the only thing I felt on his leg was as if he had a small additional pocket of skin. And he doesn't have that on the other leg. He also seems to put is leg in a weird way. Like he puts it closer to his body. When I take him in my arms I feel like something is off with him. I don't see how he could have injured his leg in his cage. Something doesn't add up.
He is a good pig. He is pretty confortable around us. But he does have a tendency to shake when he is stressed. He eats and drinks well. He weights around 1026g. He has a small body compared to my other pigs. He is approximately one year and 10 months old. I read that satin guinea pigs may develop osteodystrophy around that age. I always wondered if my Bilbo was in fact a satin because his coat shines more than any of my other guinea pigs. So I'm wondering if he is in fact a satin and if he is starting to develop osteodystrophy.
These past few days he has been laying down a lot and he moves less than usual. He still seems pretty content with his life. His companion often lays down next to him. I don't know if I should take him to the vet straight away or wait to see if it resolves on its own, if it is in fact just that he sprained his leg. He also has started to move around a bit more than before in his cage since yesterday. But he still moves less than the usual. And when he gets up he kind of wooble.
Thank you for helping me by answering. I am getting a bit stressed about this whole situation.
He is a good pig. He is pretty confortable around us. But he does have a tendency to shake when he is stressed. He eats and drinks well. He weights around 1026g. He has a small body compared to my other pigs. He is approximately one year and 10 months old. I read that satin guinea pigs may develop osteodystrophy around that age. I always wondered if my Bilbo was in fact a satin because his coat shines more than any of my other guinea pigs. So I'm wondering if he is in fact a satin and if he is starting to develop osteodystrophy.
These past few days he has been laying down a lot and he moves less than usual. He still seems pretty content with his life. His companion often lays down next to him. I don't know if I should take him to the vet straight away or wait to see if it resolves on its own, if it is in fact just that he sprained his leg. He also has started to move around a bit more than before in his cage since yesterday. But he still moves less than the usual. And when he gets up he kind of wooble.
Thank you for helping me by answering. I am getting a bit stressed about this whole situation.
I have scheduled an appointment with the vet for the 10th of april. I will try to see if I can get an appointment even sooner at their other clinic. 
They even told me that this was considered an emergency. 
I will keep you updated
His bones were really weak, especially in the back. He was suffering so much. There was nothing we could do to get his bones like before. And even with medication, it would have only gotten worst with time. He wouldn't have had a good life quality. It was really a hard decision and it pains me, but the best was to let him go. He died in my arms at the first injection (just to put him to sleep). I knew I made the right decision seeing how he let himself go so easily. 
. I will spend a lot of time with the pig that lost his cage mate to make sure he is okay. And when the time is right I will try to match him with another one of my guinea pigs so he is not alone. 
