gingerpig
Adult Guinea Pig
Molly has already lost 160g since the summer - I took her to the vet a couple of weeks or so ago and she was given a thorough overhaul and they could find nothing - I mentioned worms but the vet didn't seem to think it was that.
Her weight has been steady for the last few weeks (I've been weighing her daily) but over the last 3/4 days she has lost another 30g - otherwise fit and healthy, bright eyed and I'm sure her tail would be bushy if she had one lol. But why the weight loss?
She's eating normally. I've been watching carefully cos I wondered if the other 4 sows she lives with were bullying her or stopping her from getting the food but this is defo not the case, she eats plenty.
It's difficult to tell but I think the water is going down a bit quicker than it used to although I rarely see any of them drinking, I guess somebody's having it. Hard to say if it's Molly or not but it could be.
I don't want to house her on her own to monitor her (although I could, we have a spare hutch) but the vet said she would lose her status as "boss pig" amongst the others.
Any ideas? I feel a vet visit coming on. Can I get wormer anywhere else apart from the vet? Would it be safe to give it, if it turned out that she didn't have worms, is it harmful in that situation?
Her weight has been steady for the last few weeks (I've been weighing her daily) but over the last 3/4 days she has lost another 30g - otherwise fit and healthy, bright eyed and I'm sure her tail would be bushy if she had one lol. But why the weight loss?
She's eating normally. I've been watching carefully cos I wondered if the other 4 sows she lives with were bullying her or stopping her from getting the food but this is defo not the case, she eats plenty.
It's difficult to tell but I think the water is going down a bit quicker than it used to although I rarely see any of them drinking, I guess somebody's having it. Hard to say if it's Molly or not but it could be.
I don't want to house her on her own to monitor her (although I could, we have a spare hutch) but the vet said she would lose her status as "boss pig" amongst the others.
Any ideas? I feel a vet visit coming on. Can I get wormer anywhere else apart from the vet? Would it be safe to give it, if it turned out that she didn't have worms, is it harmful in that situation?