piggielover29
New Born Pup
hi everyone, i’m new to this forum but i’ve had guinea pigs since 2016 (7 total, 5 currently).
i have one amazing senior piggie named peanut, and she’s six years old. she was diagnosed with an ovarian cyst a few months/a year back. she lost the majority of her fur and was peeing out blood and still does sometimes. she was also taken to the vet around october 2020 for inflamed nipples. i now believe it was due to the cyst, but the vet never mentioned the cyst then.
due to this, she’s on a medication called meloxidyl (meloxicam) to help her with pain/for that. she is also on a probiotic bene-bac. she has diarrhea on and off, so we have been giving it to her everyday. if we stop it, her diarrhea gets really bad. sometimes she still has very bad diarrhea on it.
she also has very bad gas. i am worried it’s bloat but she doesn’t have the other symptoms. she’s eating, drinking, and is still so happy, which is what i am most thankful for.
the poor pig also has a horrible case of bumble foot. she keeps stepping on her poop (even though we spot clean the cage multiple times a day to prevent this. it used to be 2-3 times a day, now it’s 5-7). if the poop isn’t diarrhea it’s still soft enough to stick to her feet and seems smooshy. we always wash her feet and soak them with epson salt, and then add iodine to her feet after. we tried wrapping them (with stuff the vet gave us awhile back) but she’s a nosy piggie and will eat everything (i.e. tissues and puppy pads). she also cried so much when i tried.
i am at a loss. i am so worried about her and i don’t know what to do. her belly/abdomen looks huge today. i cannot tell if it’s worse than usual. my family thinks it’s hard to tell also because she has no fur there. i want to bring her to the vet to see if there’s anything she can do, but i know there isn’t. plus it is so expensive to go to the vet. we also don’t want the vet to think we aren’t taking care of her. she’s had this case of bumble foot for awhile and it’s only getting worse. we are trying so hard but nothing is helping
when we found out about the cysts she was 5 1/2, so it was more of a danger for her to have surgery incase of complications due to age. it doesn’t help that we couldn’t afford it.
she’s such a happy girl. she has been with me since my freshman year of high school. i can’t lose her and i don’t know how to help her.
i’m in fear 24/7. she lost her original cage-mate in 2020, and then july 7, 2022 one of her newer cage-mates passed away too. peanut was so close to the piggie that passed away recently, the depression didn’t help. she’s more like herself now, thankfully. i am so thankful for all this time i have had with her, but i cannot handle losing another baby or even the thought of not having her. i am still grieving everyday about losing my first piggie, sadie, december 20, 2020. peanut was with her, if that helps put into context how much the poor pig has been though.
i just don’t know what else to do for her. i keep looking things up online (which led me here) and it’s only making me more afraid because i don’t know if she actually has gut stasis or bloat or something worse. i’m sorry this is long, but if anyone has any recommendations or advice for me, i would appreciate it so much. she’s such a big part of my heart, i just want to help her and i don’t want her to be in any pain. she is six so she’s too old to do anything invasive, but i want to do whatever i can to help.
i will appreciate anyone’s advice more than you know. sending love xo
i have one amazing senior piggie named peanut, and she’s six years old. she was diagnosed with an ovarian cyst a few months/a year back. she lost the majority of her fur and was peeing out blood and still does sometimes. she was also taken to the vet around october 2020 for inflamed nipples. i now believe it was due to the cyst, but the vet never mentioned the cyst then.
due to this, she’s on a medication called meloxidyl (meloxicam) to help her with pain/for that. she is also on a probiotic bene-bac. she has diarrhea on and off, so we have been giving it to her everyday. if we stop it, her diarrhea gets really bad. sometimes she still has very bad diarrhea on it.
she also has very bad gas. i am worried it’s bloat but she doesn’t have the other symptoms. she’s eating, drinking, and is still so happy, which is what i am most thankful for.
the poor pig also has a horrible case of bumble foot. she keeps stepping on her poop (even though we spot clean the cage multiple times a day to prevent this. it used to be 2-3 times a day, now it’s 5-7). if the poop isn’t diarrhea it’s still soft enough to stick to her feet and seems smooshy. we always wash her feet and soak them with epson salt, and then add iodine to her feet after. we tried wrapping them (with stuff the vet gave us awhile back) but she’s a nosy piggie and will eat everything (i.e. tissues and puppy pads). she also cried so much when i tried.
i am at a loss. i am so worried about her and i don’t know what to do. her belly/abdomen looks huge today. i cannot tell if it’s worse than usual. my family thinks it’s hard to tell also because she has no fur there. i want to bring her to the vet to see if there’s anything she can do, but i know there isn’t. plus it is so expensive to go to the vet. we also don’t want the vet to think we aren’t taking care of her. she’s had this case of bumble foot for awhile and it’s only getting worse. we are trying so hard but nothing is helping
when we found out about the cysts she was 5 1/2, so it was more of a danger for her to have surgery incase of complications due to age. it doesn’t help that we couldn’t afford it.
she’s such a happy girl. she has been with me since my freshman year of high school. i can’t lose her and i don’t know how to help her.
i’m in fear 24/7. she lost her original cage-mate in 2020, and then july 7, 2022 one of her newer cage-mates passed away too. peanut was so close to the piggie that passed away recently, the depression didn’t help. she’s more like herself now, thankfully. i am so thankful for all this time i have had with her, but i cannot handle losing another baby or even the thought of not having her. i am still grieving everyday about losing my first piggie, sadie, december 20, 2020. peanut was with her, if that helps put into context how much the poor pig has been though.
i just don’t know what else to do for her. i keep looking things up online (which led me here) and it’s only making me more afraid because i don’t know if she actually has gut stasis or bloat or something worse. i’m sorry this is long, but if anyone has any recommendations or advice for me, i would appreciate it so much. she’s such a big part of my heart, i just want to help her and i don’t want her to be in any pain. she is six so she’s too old to do anything invasive, but i want to do whatever i can to help.
i will appreciate anyone’s advice more than you know. sending love xo
