Pet Forum / Mammals / Guinea Pigs / September 2006

We have just discovered a bald and broken  patch on our new baby guinea pig
back leg/flank.  It is perfectly round about the size of a penny and has
some broken skin on it.  It is also slightly rough and scabby. We nocticed
another tiny patch on the other side of her but nearer ...

Rodney...... in Dr. Doolittle
One also appeard in Grumpy Old Men movie
Bonnie

Because I only have yahoo.com email.
That really bites.

My pigs' response to unfamiliar food interests me. Chuckles, who is old and
wise will chomp into almost anything new, but Piggles, who is young (and
foolish) and pretends to be a tough guy has to smell it, taste a little,
bump it with its' nose, study it, think about it, go and see ...

I have a satin American guinea pig who is not yet a year old.  After a
few months, she was itching and biting her back, to the point that she
had lost hair in the shape of a "v."  I was told that she must be
allergic to her pine shavings.  I cleaned the heck out of the cage and

our 4 mos old puppy nudged the door open and got into my daughters
room. she had them on the floor for playtime. she left a moment and the
dog got in.
what is the normal protective method for piggies?

Hello. I've never posted to this newsgroup before, but I just have to now.
My guinea pig Wallace had two babies this morning. I've never had guinea
pigs before and I got Wallace about a month a go so I hope I know what I'm
doing with taking care of them.

I am looking for happy, sad, amusing true stories about guinea pigs for a
project I am working on.
Many thanks
Judy

In the last few days in the US, there's been a big scare over raw spinach
and e coli contamination. All commercial bags of spinach have been recalled.
Consumers are supposed to throw away any bags of spinach they have around
the house.

This seems like a silly question, but it isn't so silly to me.  I am picky
about my piggies cage and want to keep it as clean as I can.  The two of
my girls seem to turd all over and quickly.  I have read they are not
easily litter trained...What is the easiest method of "spot ...

Do any of you have a book called Piggy Potions by Peter Gurney? I know
that Peter is the guru of anything guinea pig related, just wondered if
any of you have found the book useful?
I'm always suspicious of giving my guineas any 'human' treatments but

http://www.allexperts.com/browse.cgi?catLvl=3&catID=1574
Just came across this....it is a site where you can find answers to pig
issues. May be useful for anyone needing a real fast response, although i
have found this group the most helpful because it is contestable....that is

I have a 5 year old guinea pig (April) She has had bladder stones all
her life and she is a very happy guinea pig she is even litter box
trainded to poop and pee in a litter box

My 8+ years old neutered male looks like he has a dislocated hip. He
doesn't seem to be in any pain, is is usual demanding, high strung self.
He's limping on the one side. He's also become very skinny in the last
year. He's a pile of bones despite eating constantly. We give him ...

Thanks for the reply. I should have mentioned that Harvey is not
underweight. he is not the perfect size. Maybe it's because oxbow is now
available here. Before I had to use Hagen pellets which are alfafa based.
Maybe the problem is with Kiki. She has such a huge belly. The veggies ...