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| Crazy piggy | 11/20/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: well I recently got a female guinea pig, her name is Coco and I was asking my mom if female guinea ...
A: This is very normal, she instinctually afraid of you and will run away until the day she dies (a ...
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| Guinea Pig seating | 11/20/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: I'm watching my friends guinea pig and she's not eating much or drinking. I don't know if she's ...
A: Its great that you care for your friend and her piggy enough to do something about this. I suggest ...
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| keeps ripping out stitches | 11/19/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: I have a guinea pig that didn't get on with one of his housemates. They had a fight and have now ...
A: Well for the stiches, when my first giunea pig, Runway, cut her tummy in a fight with my other pig, ...
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| one of our pair of guinea pigs has died | 11/19/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: We had two female guineas (half-sisters) both four and a half. One died suddenly yesterday. Her ...
A: Love that name! This is true that giunea pigs are herd animals and she is now at risk for ...
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| Guinea Pig Fur | 11/19/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: I have a short haired guinea pig, and he is scratching and scratching is skin - so badly that he has ...
A: I suggest taking him to the vet as scabbing is serious. I am currently treating one of my pigs for a ...
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| Guinea Pig:nuetering | 11/19/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: for my birthday in 2011 i might be getting another guinea pig if i do i,ll adopt but any way i ...
A: Yes I meant that a male would be easier but a female would still be an option as long as your ...
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| Guinea Pig:nuetering | 11/18/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: for my birthday in 2011 i might be getting another guinea pig if i do i,ll adopt but any way i ...
A: Well first, thank you for looking into adopting a shelter pet! The world thanks you for helping a ...
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| guinea pigs: Salt licks and other products | 11/18/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: re bad for Guinea Pigs but can i give them to my guinea pig in moderation? also are these products ...
A: 1) Salt and mineral licks are perfectly fine, and essential to giunea pigs oral health. I suggest ...
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| My guinea pig won't eat? | 11/18/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: It has all happened so suddenly. My guinea pig has stopped drinking and eating voluntarily. He also ...
A: I can give you the recipe for a syringe fed pellet mash food as orange juice does not have enough ...
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| Get another guinea pig? | 11/17/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: (I'm 18) and I own one guinea pig (Molly) that is probably close to 2 years old, and she lives in a ...
A: I say absolutely NO to any type of ball or wheel as even though the package might say 'for guinea ...
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| my sad pig | 11/17/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: our guinea pig is about two years old and recently he has been scratching like crazy and loosing ...
A: Unfortunatly, its bad news. He does have mites, mites is deadly, without treatment he wil die a slow ...
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| My Guinea pig's toe | 11/16/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: My male guinea pig Ginge is currently on antibiotics for a toe that is very swollen. This is the 3rd ...
A: Well I know that surgery can come as a shocker for any mum or dad of a pet, I was terrified when I ...
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| guinniepigs | 11/16/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: i bought 2 girl pigs for my daughters when they were 8 weeks old , weve had them for about 14 ...
A: Yes separate them as daddy pigs instincts tell him to have sex with the mommy again well her hips ...
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| Unfriendly guinea pigs | 11/15/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: I have two female guinea pigs who are about 4 months old. They are very unfriendly. It is very ...
A: I know this story. I hope it dosent end like all the others for you. Giunea pigs do this. They are ...
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| Get another guinea pig? | 11/15/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: (I'm 18) and I own one guinea pig (Molly) that is probably close to 2 years old, and she lives in a ...
A: I have sent you two great links to show you how to biuld your own giunea pig cage (as they dont sell ...
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| ginipig help | 11/15/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: i have a ginipig tha we got told that was a boy but found out that she was a girl she has had milky ...
A: Wowza Rachael! Thats some radical spelling! Milky vaginal discharge eh? Never heard of it, ...
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| Eating problems | 11/15/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: I have a two year old piggie who lost weight over a couple of weeks and also lost her fur on her ...
A: Well I think your piggy will eat in time, but this is only and educated guess. I can give you two ...
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| guineapigs | 11/15/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: what happens if your guinea pig just had babies (4) and she has a mark on her neck and we've noticed ...
A: I dont know about the mark on the neck, I can help you further about that if you send me a picture ...
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| Guinea Pig has different sized eyes | 11/15/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: Last night we bought our two boys each a Guinea Pig (3 month old females) and I realized that one of ...
A: First time owners eh? Thats great! Welcome to the guinea lovers club! ;) This is normal. My left ...
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| losing weight/fur | 11/15/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: Our guinea pig is four years old and recently has been losing weight and fur. She is very skinny ...
A: I have a few possibilities, but since starting on this site hair loss and weight loss seem very ...
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| Pet Store Guinea Pig Pregnancy | 11/15/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: I bought a female Guinea Pig on Sep. 2nd from a pet store. Lately she has been drinking a lot more ...
A: Well sounds like your guinea pig has what I call F.P.S., which stands Fat Pig Syndrome. It sounds ...
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| growth that is growing from underneath his nails | 11/15/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: I am not sure what is the cause for my guinea pigs strange growths underneath his nails are. The ...
A: This is actually a rather amusing question for me as I was just going onto this site to look for ...
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| i think my guinea pig is sick. | 11/14/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: i think my guinea pig is sick and don't know what to do. she is not eating or drinking, and ...
A: I will give a a few direct-to-page links to sites I think will hold better information (and pics) ...
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| guniea pig | 11/14/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: My gunieapig just lost its tooth will it grow back and can it still eat? Worried as my kids just ...
A: Well, I dont have any personal expierience but I have had some people on this site telling me about ...
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| why did my guinea pig die:( | 11/14/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: i bought my daughter a guinea pig several years ago, she lost interest in her, i loved the guinea ...
A: Well actually I take back my previous response. I dont think poisoning was it, I just suspected it ...
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| Guinea Pig Death | 11/13/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: My husband and I had two female guinea pigs (Spice and Lillie) that we purchased about a month ...
A: Wowza! That must have been quite sad for you both, Im sorry! It could be that they ate something and ...
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| guinea oigs dying out of the blue | 11/12/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: i had 4 guinea pigs and 2 of them just died out of the blue they lost a lot of weight and there hair ...
A: Seems I could find four likely causes in order of possibility: Poisoned (something they ate was ...
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| Breeds Characteristic | 11/11/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: I'm quite new in keeping guinea pig, so I need your help. How do I differentiate between baby ...
A: Sorry for the wiat on the quesion! Hmmm.... I have never heard of that labeling before! How odd, in ...
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| guinia pig pet | 11/11/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: i was told that a female g pig dont swell up when in heet, but my female swells up back there bad ...
A: Try these two things that I did to ease pain for my girl Rhinestone while she had bladder cancer and ...
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| new born guinea pigs | 11/11/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: my mum has a mother guinea pig that has had 2 babies and is not feeding them. they eat a bit of ...
A: Oh my! Guinea pigs are not wild animals and must have four mandatory food items: A bowl of fresh ...
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| Guinea Pig Paw/Leg Injury | 11/11/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: Our Guinea Pig who is about 9 months old recently fell from the kitchen table. He seemed ok, but I ...
A: A random fact is that my and my fiancee's office is also my guinea pigs 'bedroom' and I told them ...
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| loosing teeth | 11/11/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: My guinea pig bites the cage bars and has lost his tooth is that normal?
A: No it is not normal and could be life threatening. I have never heard of a lost tooth on a pig, but ...
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| Guinea Pig won't eat | 11/10/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: We have 2 guinea pigs - we had recently built a large cage and housed them together, and normally ...
A: I have put in a link to my favorite guinea pig health site, it goes directly to the 'not eating' and ...
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| Stomping | 11/10/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: I'm am extremely new guinea pig owner. We have two males; Ozzy is 4 months and Root Beer is 3 ...
A: Luckily you found this site, that is home to a life-long guinea pig owner, me! This question is ...
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| guinea pig | 11/10/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: my friends dog got into our garden last week while we were cleaning out the guinea pigs and he ...
A: Oh my! I suggest NEVER EVER letting that pig alone near any other non rabbit or guinea pig creature ...
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| Miniature guinea pigs? | 11/10/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: My female guinea pig had two babies 60 days ago, one of the babies grew at a normal rate and was ...
A: Hmmm, I have never heard of this. I suggest frequenting them to the vet for possible health problems ...
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| Guinea Pig Eye Problem | 11/10/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: I have a female guinea pig who seems well; she is talking, eating and drinking. Tonight when I took ...
A: Confirms the fact: Vets a MUST. I assumed it was on the upper corner and not touching the eye much. ...
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| guinia pig pet | 11/10/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: i was told that a female g pig dont swell up when in heet, but my female swells up back there bad ...
A: This could be many things. It is true that they due not swell, this hints at a UTI. Not using a back ...
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| hidey house | 11/9/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: I own two guinea pigs, and they seem to be bored. I found a great toy for them, a wooden house with ...
A: Do you or somebody you know drink? Beer or soda, either. The boxes that they come in can be great as ...
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| My guinea pig is losing patches of hair =S | 11/9/2009 | Nicole Bury |
Q: After i showered my two guinea pigs (Jake and Bella) Bella started to looses patches of hair and ...
A: I will give you a link to a great site that has information on hair loss. After reading it and ...
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