Pet Forum / Mammals / Guinea Pigs / May 2008

A week ago today, Droopy went to heaven. That meant our new guy,
Dribbel, was left alone. So we looked for a new friend.
We found Heidi at the animal protection agency, ready for adoption. So
she became Dribbels new friend, and it seams they are getting along

We noticed Dribbel likes spend time on the roof of his house:
http://www.mioo.demon.nl/pages/caven_fotos/dakdribbel_small.jpg
It's been 4 weeks now since we picked him up, and he is starting to feel
at home. He's still traumatised, but slowly improving. Also, his hair is

My female guinea pig stopped eating a week ago and today is bleeding
from her bottom.  Does anyone have any ideas how I can treat this?
Lenni

Whew, now finally my 2 boys have their own rooms and piece of run
each.  We've given them a hutch each at either ends of the run and put
a wire mesh barrier in the middle of the run.  They can still see each
other but can no longer attack.  It is a relief to have that sorted

I thought that I would post a picture of all 7 of my guinea pigs (if I
can, using my computer instead of web TV), for Megan, and anyone
else.  I been talking about them lately.  I have 7 of them but there
are 8  in the collage.  The one in the middle is my Hutch.  She died

I have to girl guinea pigs that spit on their glass cage....can you tell me
why?  Are they marking their territory?  WHy would they spit?

Yesterday, at 10 pm, we had to let Droopy go. Just 3 weeks ago she lost
her mate, and although we got her a new friend right away, I guessed she
missed Doodle too much.
Last Saturday, she was diagnosed with an URI. She received proper

Unfortunately my guinea pig Maxine passed away early this evening. My
mum found her this afternoon lying on her side very still. I picked
her up and cuddled her in my arms. For the next few hours her
condition deteriorated and she started to breathe noisly every 10-15

Our male guinea pig will often stop in his tracks during his floor
time, exploring the house, and while keeping both front feet planted
firmly on the floor, he will rock his backside back and forth by
lifting one rear leg at a time, leg to leg, back and forth.

We have three piggies and we're pretty sure that they have mites. We'd
like to treat them with Ivermectin but haven't had any luck finding a
source.
Does anyone know of an online store in Canada (or somplace local to

I have been trying to do a toilet training on my children's two female
12 weeks old guinea pigs for 10 days.
So far, we have not succeeded it  yet.  Is anyone who give us a hint
to do it?

I'm sure many of you will already be familiar with this poem, but I
will post it anyway in the hope that it will bring comfort to those of
you who have lost a guinea pig (or other pets that may have passed
on).

Going to the vet tomorrow because my guinea pig has been having some
problems with diarrhea and also pellets becoming stuck up her bottom.
She is also not eating very much and has become very skinny/bony. She
isn't squeaking much and is very quiet.

I am not sure how many of you here have seen my guinea pigs on their
webcam, but I had to put Meeko to sleep yesterday because of tumors she
developed on her uterus and bladder back in January. A spay and tumor
surgery bought her some time. However, all of the tumors could not be

At 8:55 am, our beautiful Marussia passed on. She had been suffering
from bronchitis for almost 2 years, but thanks to the care of our
wonderfull vet she managed to live those last 2 years in relative good
health... until last night. Throughout the entire day she was her usual