that’s a VERY speedy decline. i would be rushing her to emergency vet right now if i were in your shoes.
Found A Lump On My Guinea Pigs Butt And I’m Not Sure What It Is…
Found a lump on my Guinea pigs butt and I’m not sure what it is or what to do about it. It’s right above the butt where the tail would be. Don’t have money to take him to the vet right now. Is there anything I could do to help him without that?
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Found This Lump On My Guinea Pigs Butt Right Where The Tail Would Be If…
Found this lump on my Guinea pigs butt right where the tail would be if he had one. Not sure what it is or what I can do. Don’t have the money to take him to a vet right now. Pictures in the links below. What is it and is there anything I can do?
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Why Does My Maltese Keep Going Round In Circles When He Walks And Chews His…
why does my maltese keep going round in circles when he walks and chews his paw?
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She’s Sick From The Cold Weather We’ve Been Having And She Gets Cold Easily So…
She’s sick from the cold weather we’ve been having and she gets cold easily so I assumed she’s just got a simple cold. She was shivering when I came home so I warmed her up. She’s been laying around since I’ve brought her to my room for a few hours now she doesn’t want to walk. She was walking fine when I first came home and she isn’t very old at all. She was fine just yesterday too. She’s alert she’s wagging she’s eating and drinking but she won’t get up. Is there a possibility her legs fell asleep? Or is there something serious wrong with her? Please help.
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My 7yr Beagle Has A Sore On His Back Leg About As Round As A…
My 7yr Beagle has a sore on his back leg about as round as a pencil eraser and is drooling a lot. What could cause this ?
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julie brader Hi Elaine, perhaps a bite? Could toxin from it have got into his system? Thats just a wold guess from your description of his symptoms. Maybe you should pop him to your Vet for a firm diagnosis and the correct treatment.
Good luck!
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Dawn Ferara, DVM Ok I’m really not sure with your description what is actually wrong with your dog. I recommend a vet visit to see if the 2 symptoms are related.
Why Is My Dog Vomiting Yellow Fluid That Is Not Foamy?
why is my dog vomiting yellow fluid that is not foamy?
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Erika Pratiwi vomiting he vomited 4 times already
She Is Quidding When She Eats (even Mushy Food) And Even When She’s Not Eating…
She is quidding when she eats (even mushy food) and even when she’s not eating, so looks like she has something wrong with her mouth. We thought it was un chewed food that made her sick, but even feeding other food like pate cat food that’s mush (similar to mince fish-no chunks) still makes her sick. she’s painfully thin and really not her self. its like she’s got a stomach problem and a mouth/teeth/throat problem.
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Dawn Ferara, DVM I would definitely seek a second opinion or a veterinary internist.
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Ed Harries Do you know if there is anything specific I shoukd ask them to do? blood work? X ray? urine test?
Our 13 Week Old Puppy Threw Up For The First Time Today And Is Feeling…
our 13 week old puppy threw up for the first time today and is feeling very lethargic now. It looked like only dog food. He was excited after meeting some girls. is this normal?
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Dawn Ferara, DVM Lethargy is not normal! He needs a vet.
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Kelli Ellis I’d keep an eye on him, if he’s lethargic for more than a few hours or other symptoms appear, definitely get him to a vet.
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Brittany Blum Thank you.
A Lot Harder For Her To Move In Her Cage And I And Afraid That…
a lot harder for her to move in her cage and I and afraid that she won’t be able to move to her water and food dishes. It was already hard for her to move around but now it is too much for her I feel. I do not want to euthanize he and take away her pain and suffering but if this continues and she gets worse I feel I may have to to which would suck because she is a happy little rabbit. The thing that got me most worries is yesterday morning I heard her in her cage and it sounded like she was stuck so I went to check on her and she enough she was but when I went to check on her she was making noises, thrusting her head back and fourth to each side and grinding her teeth. She has never done this before so when she started doing this I ran over to my next door neighbors house who knows somethings about rabbits because he used to raise a lot of rabbits. He ended up saying that he had no idea what was wrong which didn’t help me at all and now i’m still worried because I don’t want to take her to the vet because I am afraid they will tell me to put her to sleep. If you know what to do or have advise please help me because I am scared and have no idea what to do! 🙁
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Anonymous if your rabbit is in pain, ignoring her obvious need for a vet is neglect, and can be considered criminal neglect depending on the laws in your area.
i’m sorry, but this is the truth. please take your rabbit to the vet.
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Anna Kurzer no I’m not neglecting her its just the way she was born. She can’t help it and how do I know if she’s in pain or not?
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Anonymous prey animals like rabbits, guinea pigs, and rodents will often NOT show pain until they’re near death.
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Anna Kurzer okay thanks…
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Anonymous (in other words, take your rabbit to the vet and get that leg looked at. PLEASE.)
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Anna Kurzer i will for sure thank you 😉
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Dawn Ferara, DVM Not knowing whats wrong it’s impossible to tell.
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Anonymous if she has excessive eye discharge, she may have a scratch on the eye or a foreign body in her eye. please get her to the vet for an eye exam.
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Wendy Ylen Any medicine she needs can only come from a veterinarian anyway, so she definitely needs to be seen sooner than later.
Hi, the pictures are not visible, can you try again? Guinea pigs commonly get trichoepitheliomas which are most commonly benign and the most common spot for them is near the tail/hind end. That being said, any mass on any animal has potential to be cancerous until proven otherwise. Your vet could aspirate some cells with a needle if the mass is big enough or simply remove it which is recommended while it is small. Even though trichoepitheliomas are usually benign, they can get very large and uncomfortable or ulcerated so removal while they are small (to prevent surgical complications) is recommended.
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/pethealth/exotic_pets/guinea_pigs/disorders_and_diseases_of_guinea_pigs.html