Please!!! Get Buck to a vet for an exam immediately! These little guys don't have a lot of time when something goes wrong and there is no way anyone on the...
hrs/southern yosemite
biskenne@...
Aug 23, 2000 3:50 pm
3763
All things considered, this little piggie certainly needs more than bread (which is not the best thing for him in the first place). I would suggest contacting...
hrs/southern yosemite
biskenne@...
Aug 23, 2000 4:22 pm
3764
Hello everyone, Unfortunately, sad news.. Today, with pain in our hearts, we said goodbye to the Master Burbur - may his nails ever be sharp and his fur ever...
Anat
rharel@...
Aug 23, 2000 10:15 pm
3765
Thank you to those who replied regarding our sick guinea pig, Buck. I took him to the vet Monday night (before my E-mail was posted as there was a delay in its...
Fabrikem@...
Aug 23, 2000 10:22 pm
3766
I would love to know how the vet diagnosed a possible liver infection. Did he do bloodwork? Judi Lainer Metropolitan Guinea Pig Rescue Springfield, Va. HELP! I...
BunsnPigs@...
Aug 23, 2000 11:07 pm
3767
... Our vet thinks one of ours had a liver infection. When he first showed weight loss - we had two blood panels done. The first showed liver abnormalities -...
Ingrid Rice
ouridea@...
Aug 24, 2000 1:55 am
3768
Thanks for all your advice. I'm in Australia so the Critical care isn't/wasn't an option. I spoke to an RSPCA vet who recommended Di-Vetelac Formula. ...
Mairin
mairin@...
Aug 24, 2000 2:07 am
3769
It has been my experience that the reduced food intake does contribute to the abnormal liver readings, but I haven't ever actually seen it as an infection. ...
BunsnPigs@...
Aug 24, 2000 3:14 am
3770
I'm closing up for the night and just found your post. I am so very very sorry to hear about this. Please keep us posted and in the future, if anyone is in...
hrs/southern yosemite
biskenne@...
Aug 24, 2000 3:22 am
3771
... Just to let you know that I took the baby pig to the vet for euthanasia...all he was basically doing was gasping for breath. Just as an aside...while I was...
Mairin
mairin@...
Aug 24, 2000 5:35 am
3772
Sandi Ackerman
sandi@...
Aug 24, 2000 11:53 pm
3773
Around 1:00 a.m., I had a guinea pig die suddenly. She was a little off Friday, but was still eating. She had been seen by the vet awhile ago for an...
Sherri S. from Cavy H...
cavy_haven@...
Aug 26, 2000 9:35 am
3774
Sherri, as she was showing signs of being ill beforehand, I doubt it was a heart attack. The necropsy will show more. I had a guinea pig die from an aneurysm...
BunsnPigs@...
Aug 26, 2000 10:21 am
3775
I am so sorry, Sherri dear, for your shocking and tragic loss. I had a guinea pig to pass suddenly once, with NO symptoms AT ALL. She was eating and...
HomeforGPs@...
Aug 26, 2000 11:14 am
3776
Actually, now that Lee mentions it, I also had a guinea pig die from a ruptured stomach... he and 2 others of the 4 piggies from that family either died or had...
BunsnPigs@...
Aug 26, 2000 11:42 am
3777
My thanks to all who wrote; it was very much appreciated. First thing this morning I took our Bonnie in to the substitute vet. She said that the cause of death...
Sherri S. from Cavy H...
cavy_haven@...
Aug 26, 2000 6:35 pm
3778
That brings up a very interesting discussion, inbreeding and related ... Just a bit of relevant trivia. I'm a molecular biologist/geneticist and thought you'd...
Kris Q. Student
shinn002@...
Aug 26, 2000 10:28 pm
3779
My son's new Guinea Pig (Alice) much to our surprise had two babies. One looks much like her, but the second is smaller than the first and has tight curly...
MJOVE@...
Aug 29, 2000 1:15 am
3780
Tight curly fur is the norm for the Teddy breed, so you might have one of these. Teddy fur is sort of course, like wool. You'll be able to tell more as the...
Richard J. Pugh
rjpugh@...
Aug 29, 2000 12:56 pm
3781
We're gathering photos of rodents (all kinds) and guinea pigs for our soon to be implemented (finally) on-line catalog. If you'd like to immortalize your...
Sandi Ackerman
sandi@...
Aug 30, 2000 3:43 am
3782
Can anyone tell me how to know when a pig is about to deliver? I have three that are pregnant, rather two, Dolly just delivered three healthy babies about 10...
piffin
piffin@...
Aug 30, 2000 8:49 pm
3783
... There aren't many ways to tell when a guinea pig is about to deliver, but from experience I've learnt a couple of ways to tell: - A few days before the...
Rachelle Myers
rachelle259@...
Aug 31, 2000 4:55 am
3784
... WHY do you have 3 pregnant guinea pigs? Hot Summer Days in Seattle http://www.houserabbit.org/hot_summer_days.htm...
Sandi Ackerman
sandi@...
Sep 1, 2000 6:42 am
3785
I received these emails from a woman in Colorado and decided to post them to this list since she is not getting enough help. I did say to have the excretions...
BunsnPigs@...
Sep 5, 2000 12:15 am
3786
Well, answers still appreciated, but apparently he did die at around 5:00p.m. MST. She has now had 3 guineas die this way and still has one guinea pig at home....
BunsnPigs@...
Sep 5, 2000 12:43 am
3787
Any chance it is lead poisoning? Have an autopsy done if possible. Lyn ... ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO...
lynxletter@...
Sep 5, 2000 2:01 am
3788
Any chance it is lead poisoning? (The coating on cage wires or something like that? Some cages have lead clips that hold them together.) Could she have an...
lynxletter@...
Sep 5, 2000 2:01 am
3789
If I introduce a possibly pregnant sow and her 3 week old litter to two other strange females in a different cage, would this work? Or should I wait until the...
Rachelle Myers
rachelle259@...
Sep 8, 2000 11:35 pm
3790
I recently visited ArfDigita.org, a web site dedicated to helping match up pets in animal shelters and rescues with the people who want to adopt them. Users...
Jen X
jenial@...
Sep 9, 2000 4:14 am
3791
Leo(3 1/2 year-old silkie boar), thru ultrasound, has been diagnosed with what the vet believes to be hydro nephrosis, affecting one kidney. The ureter is 1/2...
