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Post by vegan on Apr 12, 2005 22:01:37 GMT
[glow=orange,1,000]Anyway this morning my guinea pigs seemed really happy. Austin was actually hoping in his cage and when I rubbed him on his back he always does a purring sound. I did that after school and he was twitching again and flopped over on his side a few times. I take it he's happy? Has this every happpened to you? [/glow]
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Post by Susie on Apr 12, 2005 22:11:26 GMT
I'm not sure Vegan... would have to see/hear but I would say so. Spam fall asleep on me... his favorite spot is under the desk on my lap when i am on the PC. Itys nice when they trust you enough to lay out on you
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Post by vegan on Apr 12, 2005 22:15:00 GMT
I would have thought he was happy, I was just wondering what he was trying to say
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Post by vegan on Apr 12, 2005 22:17:58 GMT
did you have to be extremely still?? lol
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Post by Merry on Apr 13, 2005 0:03:36 GMT
I had a piggie once who was flopping on his side a lot and when I checked him over later that day I found out he was very impacted, which was making it uncomfortable for him to stand upright. So yeah, what I'm saying is you might want to do a quick little botty check to be on the safe side.  |
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Post by vegan on Apr 13, 2005 0:05:19 GMT
yeah thats the first time ive seen him do it. actually ive been reading about that and im not sure if im experienced enough to do it, so im going to ask the vet about it.
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Post by Merry on Apr 13, 2005 0:08:19 GMT
Just turn him on his back - wrapping him up in a towel first will help him to relax - and gently separate the testicles. If you see a lump of poo it will need to be gently swabbed out with a most cotton swab. If he's too wiggly, have someone help you. |
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Post by vegan on Apr 13, 2005 0:21:10 GMT
Is it not distressing for guinea pigs to be on their backs? I know thats true with rabbits because they try to get back over and can hurt their spine, but I wasent sure about pigs.
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Post by Merry on Apr 13, 2005 1:02:18 GMT
They can get fussy about it, but I have yet to hear of a piggie getting hurt because it was held on its back. If you have an especially fidgetty one giving it a veggie can help it to settle down.
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