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One of my guinea pigs has recently lost quite a large amount of weight, he is approximately 1 years old and he once weighed around 1100g and he is now around 700-800g. I weigh all my guinea pigs weekly, his weight loss has been fairly gradual however I am very concerned as that's a lot of weight to loose! He has access to hay & pellets 24/7 and he gets veggies daily - he goes CRAZY for veggies - I know all guinea pigs do however he goes absolutely mad for it.. so much so that he actually jumped out his C & C cage without any trouble! As well as the weight loss he drinks excessively and sometimes drinks a whole bottle in one day but he has done this ever since we got him. We took him to the vets on Monday and we were told that he may need a blood test so he could be diagnosed or any illnesses could be ruled out. I am worried he may have type 1 diabetes due to his symptoms or some other serious illness. It would be great if anyone on the forum could give me some advice or suggest what may be causing these symptoms. Thank you