My little Himmy piggie (GP5) is a bit downhill at the moment 
(She is going to the GuineaPig Vet so I can see what's ailing her)
She's been a bit quiet (she tends to be the more reserved one in her group) but first to the food bowl and generally pottering about happily.
On Monday, DD and I sorted the piggies bedding and did night feeds. She cuddled GP5, all fine, then I noticed something (I thought hay) in her eye. We picked her up....she was bleeding 
from round her eyes (the skin bit)
We cleaned her eyes with salt water, brought them inside, no bedding hay but solid hay cookies (I'm not 100% what caused it but I'm guessing hay injury)
Next day, much much better , eyes looked fine. But I noticed when she ate (and she still tanks it to the foodbowl and the parsley belll) her ears are "wiggling" when she eats like she's moving her jaw excessively.
So, - no hay to sleep in (her cagemates are 
) solid hay or hay in a rack.
In at night now.
And we're syringe feeding her Critical Care.
If it's her back teeth, I'm hoping it'll be a quick remedy (not the easiest bit of a pig to access)
If its not teeth...........I'm stumped.
Wish us luck and soothing paw holds. DD is on Critcal Care duty tomorrow, vets on Friday.
Poor girlie.
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Fingers crossed it's teeth. That was certainly the case with our ginger pig a few years ago and all was fine once the teeth were sorted.
Eoooo I'm thinking it's more, she was in the Pighouse while we were catching cleaning and her ears were twitching when she wasn't even eating . And she's doing that little "nodding" thing that GP2 did (before he went).
And (more worrying for her) sitting apart from her cagemates. They were in their hutch she was on the floor area.
I'm hoping for the best but I'm prepared for worst
Poor GP5
. Hope she perks up. They do pick their moments. Good luck with the vet tomorrow.
And Mr and Mrs Pig are under the weather. Hopefully they're all just overexcited for Christmas.
This news has cheered me up no end 😃
Glad to hear no lasting damage to you
Smiling at Mrs Pig sprinting out for breakfast! And weight gain in a piggie is always a good sign ... or so Mollie claims 
Oh peri how is GP3 fareing on their own?
GP5 is still lurking in life, she's been subjected to the horror of syringe feeding (and she's my only bitey piggie so that's always a bit hair raising)
Last night her dropping were loose so I put her in a box of hay on her own, next to the other cages for company. Had to weigh up eyes or bowels as I don't know what scratched her eyes before.
She slept quietly, very few dropping unfortunately, and joined her friends for breakfast.
But she's just so Meh
Vets today.
GP5 - is in an almighty sulk now having been :listened to with a stethoscope, had a magify/light down her throat, her teeth filed, and her temperature taken (not under the armpit either )
So, she has antibiotics,powder to clear the mucous and some herbal drops.
Her pooh is still loose so we need to keep a close eye on what she eats and make sure she has enough roughage (I'll keep her in her own box at night again then she can savour her veg rather than eating before her lardy cagemate get it all. And she needs to get the powder not them)
She's still very subdued. I'm hoping she pulls the stops out but I'm fully prepared that sometimes despite all good intentions they slip across the bridge without a backward glance .
Poor GP5 having to go through all that and at Christmas too
. Hope she perks up - perhaps the sight of the festive veggies will help.
No veg (well not none but limited ) for GP5, we just had to wash an poonami off her back legs
She's wrapped in a towel eating her medicated cucumber now and she'll have her own sleepy box tonight.
Her cagemates went to lend moral support. I did go all through the "Will we come home with a pig or won't we" scenario and thought if she has to "go" she'll want her cagemates beside her. (I am a very poor 2nd for GP5 )
So GP4 and GP6 accompanied her
Next couple of days will involve some intensive care from DD and myself. Luckily we have a quiet Christmas planned.
Oh bless her. Purple pigs send their good wishes. The poonami was probably revenge for the temperature taking.
Really hope she rallies.
peri our GP1 and GP3 were on their own for a week while we sorted out new cagemates. They were in DD room at night and in their Pighouse (with all the familiar smells and sights before we deep cleaned) that I found the saddest bit, eradicated all trace of the piggie tthat's gone.
Is it a 6 month they've offered you? Or is GP3 the teenager?
My piggie is eating breakfast (well at 7am she was 
) I woke up at 2am and felt sorry for her on her own so (as there was nothing nasty in her bedding) I put her in with her cagemates.
She wheeked really loud for a good 3-4 minutes then pootled off to join them.
She'll never make an Undercover Secret Agent Spy with that level of "LookAtMe" and........she could've sang but she simply CBA
Hopefully onwards and upwards, keep eating GP5.
Millie and I are keeping our fingers and paws crossed for GP5 
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Merry Christmas To All and All the SuperFurryAnimals
OreoDoubleStuffed has decreed that she'll pose for Festives Photos tonight with her cagemates.
We have an Animals Fed First rule in our house so Mollie'n'Sadie were 100% right to make you wait till after breakfast (I'm guessing they mean after their breakfast)
They were very wheekey this morning and anticipating Christmas Veg .
DD will be looking after all the pigs when I visit my DParents.
She gets a present from "Oregon" (collective name for Oreo and Tarragon ) but I need to work out the monetary value this time.
There's less work because they'll be indoors so only two cages to clean.
But more because of the medication to administer.
Last time she got a wallet and makeup. ........
Merry Christmas from the Fernie boys
.
They've had a great day. They think they had breakfast first but actually I'm cat sitting so the cat was fed first instead
. Scruffypig and Gingerpig opened their presents first - parsley biscuits - and enjoyed watching the rest of the family open theirs after. Currentbun was last to the Christmas tree but only because he prefers the pile of screwed up wrapping paper to anything else. After a large veggie lunch, they had the traditional afternoon nap and have just had dinner.
Hope all the other furry ones had a great day.
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