Pet Forum / Mammals / Guinea Pigs / August 2004

Looking for some advice in introducing our 2ish year old male to the
females.
The male (Goldie) has been fixed and we follow the normally given advice
when introducing a new pig, i.e. They are all put on neutral territory and

Hi all!  I have a problem with Ollie's teeth.  He's never had a problem with
them up until now.  He had broke one of his tooth and when it grew back it's
not white anymore nor is it growing back normally.  The vet said he had
malclussion (s/p?).  I'm really tempted to take a cotton ...

Starsky's been sneezing a lot tonight and the past few nights... Do
guinea pigs catch colds? Can they have allergies? Should I be concerned?
I don't want him to die if its something serious... It sounds like a
little baby coughing and it's so sad.

Have recently bought a guinea pig harness and ringo hates it! He is happy
enough when im putting it on and i check to make sure its not too tight etc
but as soon as I put him on the floor/grass he starts jumping around
manically. I know he isnt jumping just cause hes excited, he ...

I keep seeing posts on piggies coming down with everything from west
nile disease to pimples...(just an example) Is there something about
them or their genetics....some get sick...some don't? Can we care for
them too much and cause problems? I read somewhere they originate in the

My parents have an aging cat, almost 15 years old, and you can tell he is
nearing the end. His buddy died recently and he has just been lost. He's
always been a fat, fat, bordering on obese kitty, and now he's skin and
bones.

So on the radio this morning, the guy told this story.  I tried to find
it online, but I couldn't... here's the basic gist of it, though.
Seems in London (I believe England), a guinea pig got stuck in a toy
car.  So they called the FIRE DEPARTMENT.  The firemen tried to cut the

Hey we wanted to thank you guys for all your advice. Starsky still has
another injection to get, but he's doing so much better, his skin is
looking great, his fur even seems like it's getting fuller in the spots
it was sparse. When we fouind him, we didn't plan on keeping him, ...

Greetings to all!  My partner and I have been perusing the newsgroup for a
couple of months, but we're shy and just got the nerve to introduce
ourselves and our lovely "children".  We are slaves to five wonderful
piggies (in addition to two cats, two white mice, and one very ...

Anybuddy know of a guinea piggy knowledgable vet in Brooklyn?

Our piggies have (or used to have, they've chewed it in two now) a
small, hollow log that Rupert got caught relaxing in on a hot day.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mmontyna/detail?.dir=/5171&.dnm=6d57.jpg

Hey guys! has anyone checked out the Guinea Pig Care website? I mean, there
are tons of them with the same name, but this place has tons of info. It is
totally perfect for new pet owners, it is LOADED with thousands of facts
about them. They have pages on everything an owner wants ...

Howdy folks:
I wish I were writing under more happy circumstances, but...
We have two piggy sisters, they're 4.5 years old now.  "Butterscotch" and "Cocoa" are inseparable.  About two weeks ago, I noticed that Butterscotch had slowed down her eating and had begun to refuse her ...

Hi guys, my wife and I were playing frisbee at teh park the other day
and we came across a guinea pig and (we didnt actually find it, but I
wanted a short topic so... (some kids found it and handed it to my
wife... they said it was just running around)) we are trying to take

Just a quick update on Kassandra, for those of you who have been rooting for
my little girl. She had a follow-up appointment with the vet, who said that
the wound healed up pretty nicely.She was still not drinking, but the vet
said she probably got enough moisture from the fresh ...