Oh my goodness Nutty Lou, your story made me cry. What a sad story. I know it's so easy for me to say, but don't feel bad about not helping him more. What a horrible vet. They didn't even have the knowledge to test his lump to see what it was. When I first brought Ricky to the vet with his lump, if they said there was nothing they could do, I probably would have done the same as you. How are we supposed to know what's wrong? The vet should have known better. You did nothing wrong. I'm really sorry you had to go through all that. But you have new babies who need you! Xavier would be happy that you didn't give up on raising guineas! These babies need a good home and they are lucky you got them!
Well, Ricky seems better. I have filled bowl after bowl of veggies and he is just cleaning his bowl everytime I fill it. Wheeking and wheeking for more! I had one situation today, which concerned me, but it seemed to have stopped. I went in to check him and he had his face in his bowl, eating. And he started to make a very scary noise. He looked at me like he was going to wheek, but it came out grunty and very, very deep. It scared the heck out of me. I panicked and opened his cage but he runs like the devil when you try to take him out. I just could'nt grab him. So I sat for about 10 minutes, listening to this terrible grunt, and all the while he kept eating! I finally took the food bowl out in case food was stuck in his throat. He has been eating non stop since he's been feeling better. Other than the noise, he seemed so perky! Then all of a sudden, he opened his mouth wide and sounded like he was vomiting or choking. But nothing came out. At least I couldn't see anything. It was a one time thing. Now he's been fine since then. He fell asleep with his head down. I keep checking him. He's ok, but just laying down. He lifts his head when I come in. Ricky lays down on his side a lot with his eyes shut, so it's not odd that he would be doing that. I haven't heard any odd noises anymore. Does anyone know if it's a normal thing for them to maybe choke on their food and then spit it back up? I wonder if it's just overeating. I'm conerned but if I bring him to the vet for this, she check a million things, then give me new medicines and it will cost a fortune. I'm just kind of broke now and my husband will never talk to me again after all these visits to the vet! Also, does anyone's guinea pigs scratch a lot? Ricky's been scratching an awful lot these past couple of days. I'm hoping he doesn't have anything. I just want him well now. It's been months since he's been well! I hope I'm not just getting paranoid! He also has pus coming out of his wound area. Do you think this is serious? I clean it out twice a day and put the medicine on it. The vet just opens the wound, cleans it out and sends me home. And then I have to cough up $80 for that! He has to go in next week for his followup. I can't keep going or my husband will leave me! I was just wondering if anyone knows how serious it is if a little pus comes out. It washes off when I clean it, but comes back later. I wish this would end! (of course in a good way!)