The Guinea Pig Forum

Ginger was fine yesterday but today I found her lying in the corner. She won’t respond to noises or to me petting her (which she usually hates), and she barely moves. When she does, she sort of drags herself around in circles with her head tilted. I’m thinking of making pellet mash for her but I’m not sure how to feed it to her. I don’t want her to choke.

and I’m trying...

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And Miriam - a beautiful smooth haired tri colour

hi all,
i noticed a purple spot on my male guinea pigs stomach when cutting his fur, his a little more bald in that area too. i don’t want to rush taking him to the vet in case it’s something as simple ad a nipple which maybe i’ve missed before. it’s not painful for him and it’s not raised, it literally just looks like a purple spot. if it’s not normal, i will ofc take him t...

Hi there
Little Nyx lost his dominant older brother 10 days ago. He is living parallel to my other pair of boars. He lost his two lower front reach at about the same time. They have started to grow back and following feeding critical care from a spoon he is managing a lot on his own. He has regained 80g already. My concern is that as soon as his brother died he started a sof...

Very very anxious and emotional pet owner here. My baby boy Bercy (he’s just over 4) has three very small stones embedded in the wall of his bladder. He is not having any pain or blockages, but due to the possibility of complications/emergencies in the future, his vet suggested a cystotomy, which I have scheduled for next week.
Since I am someone who struggles with OCD and a...