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Separating guinea pig with a fractured leg

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I have two female guinea pigs who are 1.5 and 2 months old. The smaller one has a fracture in her hind leg and I have had to separate them on my vet’s advice. The vet also suggested that I can let them see each other once or twice a day without allowing the healthy one to jump on the injured piggy.
I kept them both on my bed and placed one piggy in her hideout home and the injured one on a thick blanket face to face, so that they could see each other. But the healthy one suddenly popped out of her house which scared the other piggy who then went inside the hideout. A few seconds later, the healthy piggy jumped inside as well and accidentally leaped over the injured one’s leg about 3-4 times. She might have also accidentally bumped into the leg a few times. The more I tried to get her out, the more stressed both of them became. I finally managed to put them in their respective enclosures but I’m worried if my piggy’s fracture could have worsened as a result of this.
Could someone please advise or offer some guidance if I should be worried? I’m totally freaking out.
 
I’m sorry to hear this.
I would think it would be best for you to discuss this with your vet. I’m afraid it would be impossible for us to know what if any further damage had been done.

Is she on a good amount of pain relief every day?
 
Thanks for responding. I understand it is hard to comment on this as one can’t know.
She jumped from my lap early last morning and we immediately took her to the emergency vet near us. They put a splint on her leg to immobilise it and gave some injections to manage the pain. I’m keeping her in a very small enclosure to restrict movement and am giving her the prescribed pain relievers and multi vitamin doses regularly. Have been super careful with her but this one incident got me super worried.
 
this is her right now :(
 

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Oh poor thing.

Please make sure she has a lot of hay available to her. They need lots of it available to them at all times as it is their main food source.

I would ensure you have switched from the whine weekly weight checks and instead try to weigh her every morning. This is so you can ensure she is eating enough hay to keep her weight stable (hay intake can’t be gauged by eye). Being in any pain can stop them from eating enough so it is very important you monitor her weight.

I would also advise that she is in a cage next door to her friend. Being able to be side by side so they can still see and communicate between the bars is very important. Baby piggies should never be without companionship.
It also means that with any luck their bond will remain intact and they will go back together happily once she is recovered

 
Thank you for this really important piece of advice. I will make sure I check her weight every day. Fortunately she’s eating all her veggies, hay, and fresh grass as before, touchwood. I keep removing the older bits of hay to keep her tiny area clean and then add some before putting her to bed every night. Thank you so much again.
 
Bless her, hope she is on her mend very soon. Side by side cage or a cage with a separator like a C&C cage type would be great, then neither will pine and miss each other
 
Thank you Bill & Ted. I just ordered a see-through carry bag style enclosure (to make sure as little movement as possible for healing) for the smaller one which can be kept inside the main big cage with the other piggy. Hope that helps alleviate their stress and helps her heal faster.
 
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