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New Born Pup
So, randomly today me and my partner have noticed our guinea pig Mali's poops are a bit different than normal. They look just the same as her normal ones, but a bit smaller and a little bit of a point at the tip of one end. We recently have put her on a low-calcium diet because her cage-mate recently passed due to stones. We have had her on this diet for about 2 days and she's been doing fine up until now.
She's been hiding a bit all day and she comes out to eat every now and then but it is not the same as usual. I am unsure if this is depression related because of her recently passed mate, and we don't want to get her another one because she doesn't get along with others that well + we don't want more after our remaining pass. If it ends up due to the passed mate, then we will get her a new mate if it is for the sake of her life. We took her to the vet 2 days ago and they did a full check-up + x-rays to look for any sign of stones. So, we figured they would have found something wrong with her then, such as dental, bloat, etc.
I would also like to add on that Mali will randomly get sick for a day and refuse to eat, and then she will act normal the within a few hours - next day and be good for months at a time. But she does randomly do this. We call her our dramatic piggy, but she scares us out of nowhere.
We are getting her some critical care today, and we will start her on that. Any advice as we continue? We are trying to stay away from the vet because we are currently drowning with about $1,200 from the last week or so. But if it has to be done, it shall!
She's been hiding a bit all day and she comes out to eat every now and then but it is not the same as usual. I am unsure if this is depression related because of her recently passed mate, and we don't want to get her another one because she doesn't get along with others that well + we don't want more after our remaining pass. If it ends up due to the passed mate, then we will get her a new mate if it is for the sake of her life. We took her to the vet 2 days ago and they did a full check-up + x-rays to look for any sign of stones. So, we figured they would have found something wrong with her then, such as dental, bloat, etc.
I would also like to add on that Mali will randomly get sick for a day and refuse to eat, and then she will act normal the within a few hours - next day and be good for months at a time. But she does randomly do this. We call her our dramatic piggy, but she scares us out of nowhere.
We are getting her some critical care today, and we will start her on that. Any advice as we continue? We are trying to stay away from the vet because we are currently drowning with about $1,200 from the last week or so. But if it has to be done, it shall!