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About Nicole Bury
Expertise
I can answer every question anyone has! I am always willing to hit the books for other owners!

Experience
I have had 7 guinea pigs in my life with more to come. I have volunteered at the local shelter just to work with the small animals on a weekly basis and I have been to countless vets to soak up there advice, as well as looking in my 50 something books on guinea pigs. I know almost everything I can wrap my head around about guinea pigs!

Organizations
I belong to S.A.R.S. BC. It stands for Small Animal Rescue Shelter.

Publications
The vancouver sun.

Education/Credentials
I have taken community courses for pet care, including small animals, but I have not been to school formal education (I am not a vet). Currently I am in the process of becoming a published author and I have my degree in creative writing. Someday I will have my masters. I teach local classes for advanced creative writing and literature for teens.

Awards and Honors
I have had my writing published in the paper for the seventh time about animal pet care facts. Nothing big, just me and a few other writers.

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Guinea Pigs - ouch!

Expert: Nicole Bury - 11/7/2009

Question
for the last few days my female piggie let's out a high pitched squeal when she is going to pooh, as she's trying to go. it looks normal, no diarrhea, she eats her veggies and pellets fine, could she need more fiber?

Answer
Hello!
As for what you say, they are normal little pellets but be on the look out for odd poos. Check their poops daily (as emabarrising as that sounds) to make sure your guinea pig doesn't have diarrhoea. If they are just abit soft but not runny or misshapen, I usually cut back on their green foods for a few hours and they normally go back to normal. Poops should look like a jelly-bean, un-neutered boars poops tend to be more curved than sows. Take your piggy to the vets straight away if they are runny/smelly, they can become dehydrated very quickly.
I say take her to the vet and see if he can give you medicine for a UTI. See if there is blockage around the private parts and anus. A small cut from a pianful poopoo could even have done this so wiat it out for a few more days.

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