Guinea pig sore leg

[PseudoBadger]

My poor ginger piggy has started limping this evening. She is still eating but not using the (front) leg at all. They were out in the garden run today and she was fine, then she had (supervised) sofa cuddles with DD this afternoon. All I can think is that she launched herself too hard back into the cage after that? I am always really careful but she can get overexcited and just leap as I put her in.
I can get her to the vet tomorrow afternoon but I have to work in the morning.

[70isaLimitNotaTarget]

Poor girl, sounds like she's landed heavily on her front paws .
Will she let you wiggle her paws or is she in pain or retaliating?

Maybe keep her in a smallish area , with her cagemate if she doesn't aggrevate her . Lots of hay to snuggle and keep her busy.

The Vet might give a painkiller injection (you'll be in the doghouse , pigs don;t like needles, Bless) or Meloxicam , she;'ll mow you down to get the dose ('tis like Guinea-Pig Calpol)

[FernieB]

One of my previous piggies injured a rear leg. After lots of injections, an X-ray and more 'piggie calpol' than is really good for anyone, he made a full recovery. It took about 3 weeks but I kept him quiet and resting (not that he moved much normally!).

It did leave him with an obsession with meds - he loved them and ran over with his mouth open when he saw a syringe. He also adored our vet.

[PseudoBadger]

Thanks both, when we got up next morning she wasn’t quite as bad. I kept her quiet for the next couple of days, and she seems much better today. I have refined my hold to stop the wriggly madam launching herself back into the cage so enthusiastically!

[FernieB]

I always put them back in the cage rear end first! If they can't see where they're going they're less likely to launch themselves.

[70isaLimitNotaTarget]

Our GP1 took 10 years off DD and I by jumping three bloody times (never learned )

The first time was from my shoulder
Then DD shoulder onto the carpeted lid of the haybox
Then DD shoulder onto a Costco pack of 90 loo rolls.

Daft little swine .

Mine struggle and flail their legs if I try to put them rump first , though its the biggest fattest part , you'd think they'd prefer it. Maybe its because they go rump first into the bath water they don't trust me?

If we half-nelson them and let their paws touch earth then slide out of our hands they're less Edward Scissorhands.
When I had GP5 I had to put my fingers through her front paws and across her chest or she'd be away .

Glad PseudoPig if feeling better but don't expect her to learn from this