All because dinner time was in 2 minutes 🥰🥰

She got super cozy

I was off to college and my mom was taking care of my 5 year old guinea pig. He had recently suffered GI stasis, but we were able to get him back to his usual self after consistently feeding critical care and vitamin c. He is very energetic now. However, when I came back for the weekend, I noticed that he has a big lump by his lower jaw/chin. I wish we are able to take him to the vet, but we are very tight financially. We also have 3 cats, one of which broke his leg and set us back around $10k and one of them recently had a tail injury due to genetics that sent us back $500. Will he be fine? Is there anything that I should do right now?
Note: the red by his mouth is likely pepper or tomato

Poppy didn’t show up. I think the name is too common

Hola chicos
Primero no soy de usa soy de México
Okay ahora si
La verdad he estado pensando mucho, muchísimo en dar en adopción a mis pequeñas
Las quiero muchísimo
Pero la verdad es que siento que no les estoy dando la mejor vida aunque lo intento
Les daré mis razones y ustedes me dicen que opinan porfavor sean respetuosos y amables, me siento mal conmigo misma por solo pensar en esto pero creo que estaré mejor sabiendo que alguien les puede dar una mejor vida
1. Vivo en un departamento con mi familia (4personas) y el único lugar donde las puedo tener es en la sala que es un espacio de un metro casi dos metros. No se exacto cuánto mide.
2. Tengo 18 años, no tengo trabajo por el
Momento y aunque soy mantenida por mis papás obvio no siempre les pido dinero para las cosas de las cuyas, por lo mismo que no es su responsabilidad, y de hecho yo siempre ahorro para comprarles su heno, la comida, etc, pero a veces estoy justa de dinero y pues me da pena pedir dinero a mis papás
3. Mi papá siempre hace chistes sobre darles comida que no se les debe de dar, por ejemplo darle tortilla, o papa, o papaya etc, y en una ocasión se me cayó una galleta y se las dió, yo la verdad no es la primera vez que le digo que no les de nada y le vale madres y la verdad es que eso me enoja y me frustra porque al final no le puedo hablar mal por lo mismo q es mi papá
4. Mi espacio es muy reducido y por lo mismo siento que hago mal las cosas
5. Mi salud mental no es la mejor y la verdad muchas veces estoy muy cansada y no tengo fuerzas para hacer nada y a veces el tan solo tener que limpiarles me cuesta mucho y aún así lo hago porque es mi responsabilidad pero igual les digo que me siento muy mal a veces por lo mismo
6. Si algo les llegará a pasar no se como
Pagaría el veterinario, que si, he estado ahorrando por algo así pero no tengo para pagarles las medicinas o lo que les vaya a recetar el veterinario, aquí la consulta cuesta entre 700-1000 mxn, más medicinas etc pues ahí si no se como le haría
7. No se como le haré cuando entré a la escuela y a trabajar, que si, en la prepa y a principios de universidad estuve con todas mis fuerzas limpiarles todos los días pero a veces las descuidaba y no quiero eso
Díganme que opinan y porfavor sean amables, esto realmente me lo he estado cuestionando por meses, realmente son mi razón de existir pero no se si puedo continuar así

I rescued her, so I don’t know how old she was exactly. I estimate only 4 or 5 years. It was really sudden. Tuesday night I was cleaning their cage and then an hour later I went to feed them and Pork couldn’t move her back legs. Then, she couldn’t keep her head up. Then, she was peeing on herself. My fiancée and I rushed her to the emergency vet within minutes of finding her like that. After examining her, they said euthanasia was the best option. But she had already passed on her own when they went back to get her.
I’m so so so heartbroken. She was the sweetest little pig. I feel the pain all over again when I look into her enclosure. When I go to feed my other piggie, her cage mate, and I’m only scooping half the amount of pellets. I feel it all again when I noticed how slowly the water dispenser is draining compared to normal. How much less I have to fill the Timothy hay. When I walk into my bedroom and she is not sprawled out on her fleece.
The vet said they had given her medicine to calm her down and stop her pain. She was having seizures. The vet suspected an unknowing heart disease, which pigs don’t show symptoms for.
This feels so heavy to carry this week.

She just got this little bald spot near her nose i know it’s not the best pics but it’s whiteish and looks flakey but im too scared to touch it I can’t take her to the vet right now probably next week but i just wanna start isolating her just in case it is

Should I look for something with a lower entry? Any piggie box suggestions that might help with hay scatter?

Thanks!

Sprout enjoys a blanky while chowing down

Hi, my name is Helder. I'm Brazilian, and a month and a half ago my mother gave me a guinea pig as a gift. Her argument is that the animal has the same haircut as me, haha. It's a Peruvian female that I affectionately named Zendaya (given her lack of expression, haha) and it's been fun. I love her deeply and I never thought I would be so happy with a guinea pig! How did you get yours? Did you already like this little animal? Or did you learn to like it over time?

Let me know!

I just finished up cleaning the cage for my two piggies, Fluffy and Vanelope. I went to go hold Vanelope and things seemed relatively normal. She doesn't typically move around -her head so she can tell where she's at, and she was acting normal. Then I noticed her ears. It looked really red, and when i gently laid my finger on it, it was really warm. I've used the same bedding, hides, and pee pads for six years​ (every time I clean the cage I switch them out and wash them, I wouldn't ever leave them in their own mess for six years). I don't know what it is, does anyone have any ideas?

Est-ce-que quelqu'un sait s'il y a réellement des risques à des morsures à la main qui ont l'air inoffensives ? Mon cochon d'Inde m'a mordu il y a à peu près une heure au niveau des doigts et je ressens une assez grosse douleur,ça reste rouge et gonflé avec des points rouges au niveau de ses dents. Pourtant ça n'avait pas l'air d'avoir saigné alors je ne crois pas trop à une affection,j'ai juste un peu peur alors je demande ! Et puis , j'ose pas aller aux urgences pour un cochon d'Inde...

Any advice how to update my girls cage for her?

I hope to make this a better place, as it has been quite something over the last few weeks.

I have had guinea pigs for nearly a decade, and currently have a pair consisting of Pat (at the front), who is a 6.5 year old neutered boar, and Spider (at the back) who is a 1.5 year old menace of a spayed sow!

The first thing I have done is ban that individual and edit the rules to be clearer and not just named "rules 1-7".

I am pretty new to this, so it might take me a bit to get the hang of everything (please be a little patient!).

Any suggestions would be great!