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Meg has lost weight - a bit worried!

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For the last 2 years Shy Little Meg has weighed on average around 1070g last week she weighed in at 994g and this week she weighed in at 957g. I'll be weighing her every day for a week to see if her weight changes. If she doesn't get back up to her usual weight I'll be taking her to the vet for a check over. She still is the same piggy, attitude not changed, wheeking (very) loudly at veg time (she is the chief wheeker!) still plays catch me if you can when I try to pick her up, still wants Christian's medicine.....
 
PigglePuggle said:
Hope Meg is ok, probably a good time to get out the porridge oats and a few extra root veggies just to help her a bit! X
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Good idea. She wolfed down some melon skin this morning! The problem is Christian will have to have them too as if I separate them for more than a few minutes when I weigh Christian in the morning Meg gets most anxious and upset and if I take Meg out of the hutch for more than a few minutes for her health check Christian gets most anxious and upset. They have been like this since we lost Velvet last September. I suppose a few extra oats won't hurt Christian.
 
Betsy said:
Good idea. She wolfed down some melon skin this morning! The problem is Christian will have to have them too as if I separate them for more than a few minutes when I weigh Christian in the morning Meg gets most anxious and upset and if I take Meg out of the hutch for more than a few minutes for her health check Christian gets most anxious and upset. They have been like this since we lost Velvet last September. I suppose a few extra oats won't hurt Christian.
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I have this dilemma with handsome Ollie pigwig, Tallulah absolutely wont eat unless Ollie is there, but she needs many more calories than him! So Ollie weighs over 1200g now in order to keep his lovely little naked hippo wife weighing 850g. Ollie says its a tough job eating extra snacks to help maintain your partner's weight but he's sure Christian will manage somehow! :)
 
PigglePuggle said:
I have this dilemma with handsome Ollie pigwig, Tallulah absolutely wont eat unless Ollie is there, but she needs many more calories than him! So Ollie weighs over 1200g now in order to keep his lovely little naked hippo wife weighing 850g. Ollie says its a tough job eating extra snacks to help maintain your partner's weight but he's sure Christian will manage somehow! :)
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Dear Ollie pigwig
I have to make a huge sacrifice. Slave says that my beautiful floofy Meg is losing weight. Slave also said that Meg has to have oats to help her weight loss. I hate being separated from my sister so that means I'll just have to eat the oats too. It's such a hard life being a guinea pig!
Lots of wheeks
Christian
 
Dear Christian,
Its a tough life for us handsome silver boars, often I have the difficult job on Wednesday afternoons of sleeping face down in a treat bag full of pear chunks and porridge oats just to keep my little wife Tallulah a healthy weight! Mummy hides the snacks so I get more exercise but once I find a paper bag and rip my way in like the strong manly boar I am I just have to take a nap face down in the pears. Stay strong and try to leave a few oats for Meg!
Wheeks and popcorns,
Ollie pigwig x
 
Well Meg weighed in this morning at 950g that is a loss of 63g in 7 days and she let her pick me up this morning no problem - no catch me if you can for a couple of minutes around the hutch. Now I am more than slightly worried! I would normally wait a week before contacting the vet anyway. I'm reluctant to contact them atm as they are only seeing emergencies I suppose a piggie not eating properly is an emergency?
 
Poor Meg! Yes I would contact the vet, if she isnt eating enough and this weight loss is still happening and she isnt her usual self, better to get her checked if you can. Hope she's ok x
 
Aw poor little Meg, I would give the vet a call. Hope it’s nothing serious x
 
Just phoned the vet. They said to keep monitoring her atm. Try and give her more yummy food (which I have been) and if she loses any more weight to contact them again. I said her teeth were OK, her tummy was nice and soft, eyes OK, breathing sounded normal, no lumpy bumpies anywhere, ears looked OK all the normal things checked on the weekly check. They took a note of her usual weight and her weight today and how much she had lost. I'll phone again tomorrow and ask for a phone consult if she loses any more weight. If the vet wants to examine her it'll be a drop off in the car park job, the vet will examine her, phone me up with what they have found and explain about meds and stuff, payment and pick her up again. They said that a piggy who is losing weight is an emergency and that they would see her if she loses anymore.
 
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