That's me right now I can barely pay rent and my piggies use a lot of my money already I have one of my boys who has been struggling a lot he is not in pain but he can barely walk his butt is stuffed with poopies and it is hard for him too poop I have to help him everytime it's really hard seeing my buddy honey like this :s
My guinea pigs both have stuffy noses and are sneezing a little and are breathing a little more than usual and we don’t have the money to take them to the vet right now and both of them are babies and I dkk ok not want them to end up dying I literally just got them a week ago
My female guinea is not being herself. I adopted her 2 years ago and since then shes been fine until now. Her breathing is a bit slower then usual. She barely eats . She barely walks around. Her fur is proofed up And shes bleeding from her, area. I know it's not a period because I havent seen her have a period since I got her till today... I dont know what's wrong. And I cant go to a vet. Its just too expensive. Plus most of the money is used for rent and Guinea pig supplies like bedding amd hay etc.
@@midnightreyna6897 I am sad to say this is a serious problem and would require a vet. The piggy is in pain and so she acts that way with no eating, hair puff, etc. I hope for the best, but I would emotionally prepare yourself especially if she gets no food herself or from you.
Best advice i can give is know your pigs, if you spend time with them..watch them, know their habits..you’ll have a much better chance of catching something wrong sooner then later. :) do your research and definitely find a vet. Great video..full of important information 🥰
Wonderful video, as always!! Research is definitely key with any pet. I wish more people would do proper research before getting a guinea pig, but videos like this are so helpful!! Thank you, Scott!!
My vet has guinea pigs and i pass info from you and Saskia on to her! You are the best! Love you sooooo much! Wish I could hug you........Sending much love and good vibes to you and all the sweet precious piggie angels❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I love all of your babies .. especially Billy, but Piggy Smalls really touches my soul. If I lived closer I would love to see if he could get along with my sweet boys
I wanna just recommend the Happy Cavy Support group on Fb, no fuss no drama no judgement, the only guineapig group I bother with these days. Great vid and great advice Scotty 💜
This is such an important video! I have a friend who's a new guinea pig owner and I'll definitely share this. You're one of my favorite guinea pig channels on RUclips. Please never stop making videos! There's a lack of representation if guinea pigs on other PetTube channels and you cover information with such wonderful attention to detail.
Oh, how I love Pipsqueak! He's so precious, Scotty! I went to your Etsy shop when you had the Q and A and fundraising video, I bought a Timmy t shirt because I love the picture, it looked like a painting! My next purchase is a Pipsqueak tee, I am in love with him, what an adorable piggy! I wish I were the one kissing him instead when you kiss your piggies in your videos!
God bless your soul Scott. You're one of the best Angel on this grounded earth and truly deserve a noble peace prize or a RUclips award for being the best human hybrid guinea pig on this platform. Some of this information made me wish I knew about it before my first Guinea pig lost Chewy.
I had a guinea pig which had a respitory infection and we were giving her antibiotics but she still died, it did take nearly a week to get her the antibiotics after we noticed the changes
A sign of good things... U finding new details everytime U experience it. Like MonaLisa in the gallery of Louvren in Paris: Not just one smile. A new one for each eye layed on her. Sooo goood video. Thank U :-) :-) :-) Blackie, Beauty and Piffelina sending their hellos!!!
Scotty's Animals Your video’s are amazing so I always like them even before I watch them! I’m wondering if you are going to talk about bumblefoot. Have had many guinea pigs but this is only my 2nd one with bumblefoot and it’s a skinny pig that isn’t very active. None of the other ones in the cage or the other cages have it so I’m thinking it’s because he’s so chill. We are doing soaks and antibiotics and he’s doing better but I’d like to know more about it.
A year ago one of my piggies Xavier started losing balance, toppling over and walking in circles. Vet claimed it was ear infection, prescribed ear drops, oral antibiotics and metacam. He toppled over less often but was still walking in circles. Then he developed cloudy eye. Again more vet visits, eye drops, eye ointment. Vet said it was a corneal tear. The eye drops worked to preserve and heal the cornea, but he ended up with blindness in that eye. Then he developed head tilt, was still walking in circles and toppling over. More vet visits and antibiotics. Then he started dragging his back legs around. Vet said it was arthritis... I have to wonder if he ever really had an ear infection to begin with. Vet said the opaque eye may have been side effect of the antibiotics that he was on for over a month. And the toppling over and walking in circles was also neurological complication of the so-called ear infection. Xavier did eventually pass away poor thing. I miss my adorable little piggie. I just wish I had known more then and could have done more then to help him.
Wonderful information Scotty!! I just LOVE the channel and videos, you and Saskia are simply amazing!! I know I say it alot but you are such a great piggie dad and man. Thank you for what you do! Love you Scotty!!
What city are you in? I hope you will read through my entire free guinea pig care guide. And you could always reach out to the closest vet and see if they can recommend a colleague near you.
Great advice, Scott. It's nice to have all this in one location, giving a starting point for further research. You do an amazing service to pet owners. Thank you.
Going forward after the topic of bloat, it might also be good to talk about loss of appetite and GI stasis, recovery food and syringe feeding. Soft poops and diet generally might be enough material for another whole video. :-)
Hi Scotty I have a very sad story , my beautiful Ally died this morning . I noticed she was ill yesterday , she was just in her house all day and wouldn’t move . I picked her up ans she was skinny just 2 days prior she seemed fine . But when I think back and looked at videos I took of her she didn’t eat the spinach I gave her when I had her on my lap I just thought she wasn’t hungry it was just one spinach leaf I offered her . In a couple of days she just deteriorated rapidly the day I noticed something was wrong I called all vets around me no one was seeing pocket animals u til early morning today . I woke up early to take her she was still alive but had labored breathing . She was dying it was so devastating . Bella her buddy was with her all night . I adopted Alley a month ago from petsmart they said she was 3 years old but was a small piggy . I bought her a companion 2 weeks later after I read that piggy’s need companions . I took her to the vet early this morning she was in there for 5 min when the vet called me I was waiting in the car because if covid they don’t let u in . The vet told me they gave her oxygen ans dextrose but she wasn’t responding ans that her heart was weak and that she was dying . As while he was telling me this she passed away .... I don’t know why she got so ill. Bella is fine it wasn’t anything they ate . I thought maybe it was heat stroke but Bella was fine and my question is how long would it take for a guinea pig to pass away is it a fast process or could it be it was something else . I will never know . I keep them in my living room I usually have the AC on but at night I turn it off it had been a bit hot these past days but I didn’t think it was too hot but then again I wasn’t sleeping in the living room . Now I’m leaving my window open and a fan going just Incase . I keep blaming myself and trying to research why she got so ill . Does heat stroke happen and then it takes days of the guinea pig not eating ? How is that process ? I didn’t want Bella to be sad she stood in her house all day today after Ally passed away . So my husband bought a new companion for her we named her penny they seem to be getting along but there will never be another Alley she was my sweet girl :(
This exact thing just happened to my little guy. Exactly. He died within a day. It was New Year’s Eve so nothing was open. So sad watching him slowly take his last breath. I’m heartbroken. 😢😢😢😢
I just got 2 skinny pigs both went to vet checks as soon as I got them. I just want to be able to prevent anything from happening to them I’m a first time owner and just doing tons of research to keep them healthy & happy. I feel like I’m even over cleaning lol
A little random. But here in NC, it snowed one day, then turned 60 ish degrees the next day. The whole previous year, & these mths included, I never got sick till then. I wondered to myself if my guinea pig knew I was sick. I didn't play w/ him as much & he just kept looking at me. Even when I "spooned" him, he just sat still. (He's still kind of a new pet). Well, I'm sure he heard me coughing alot, watched me sleep alot, all that stuff. But then I got back to being my annoying self today. Feeling the need to sing his name in a nice tone, & switching to an obnoxious way 😁. I do this w/ songs too 🤷 bc I get bored. & He himself, is popcorning more & seeming to be more active, as well. He must be like ,"🙉 oh god, here she goes again. Well, at least she's back to being her "normal self." Was worried for a bit 🤔." 😁 Just an observation
I keep fancy Ratties too. And NOW, mycoplasmosis is indemic to Ratties because of over use of antibiotics and whatever. My last rat, I derailed that ailment by keeping the rat on DOXY permanently over half his life. Ive been learning over the years and that's the first times I tried it and it worked.
My red eye guinneapigs had always a cold,went to the vet 4 Times for a antibiotic and she is not even 2! ,untill i use other shavingsnon dust plus fleece and now i give the Camilletea and IT stopped🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗thanks you for the tips cbd oil aso i feel better and so do they💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
Romaine lettuce is actually not really that high in calcium. It is, however, higher in oxalates like oxalic acid than most other piggie safe lettuces which, as we've learned more about kidney stones, bladder stones, and other abnormal crystalizations in the human body, is thought to also be a key component in the formation of stones in pigs! So, still not a great food for stone prone piggies, but for different reasons than most people think. I find it kind of fascinating because I have a health condition that means I have to watch my oxalic acid intake and be sure I'm getting enough vitamin C and water to be sure I can properly flush excess oxalic acid from my system. It makes me wonder if vitamin C might play the same role in piggies bodies, since we already know upping water intake is important for stone piggies, and if any studies have been done related to piggies that are prone to stones and their vitamin C intake.
Scott, I've been binging your videos for a week now. I love you bg music. You care to share a link? Reminds me of 20th century ambient. Love it! Great vids, btw.
Good job as always. The gas drops are simethicone infant. For me this is hard to watch because I’ve dealt with all of them. But folks need to know this information.
Thank you for listing the illnesses in your description for I am creating a bullet journal with illnesses and treatment and a health monthly health check list for each of my Guinea pigs thanks to your videos including Saskias and already have the emergency kit from skinnyigs1 but added the CBD and the liquid vit C and Ivermecton paste. The most important learned info was the romaine lettuce. I did not realize the calcium level. I will switch to green or red lettuce instead for my piggies are a little over 3 yrs of age to 4 yrs. what are your knowledge on bumble foot?
I really appreciate all the advise you’ve given. There’s a lot I wish I could share on here about the two female guineas, one older and I had the longest, and another that I got from a friend who wasn’t paying attention to her very often. I so want to get those CNC cage, I will order through Amazon soon. The two guineas are in separate cages until I can get a bigger cage, I have a 6’3 foot table, and want to have them together when I get the CNC parts.
Omg that’s what my piggy had when I was a kid her back legs stopped working I thought she was paralysed and my dad said he was gonna take her to be put down the next day so I gave her lots of green foods and the next day her legs were working again. I thought a miracle had happened
I think my guinea pig has a breathing problem, she’s an old Guinea pig, I love her so much. I hope we can help her, I’m scared she might die, she is the best Guinea pig, she is such an angel, so sweet, never bites, never runs, she licks our fingers sometimes, I don’t want her to die even though I know she will someday :(
Our little piggy had a head tilt and I said either ear infection or it’s neurological. And not long after he couldn’t stand up and could only roll. 😩 and vet confirmed it was neurological and he would be an extremely special needs piggy. 😇 rip Arrows
My guinea pig makes these low deep sounds but he is active and acts like a normal guinea pig...he eats and sometimes when I give him food he just squeaks like a normal guinea pig
OMG totally off the topic of the video i was watching this and feeding the piggies some bits of lettuce. AND ..... they let me get a few pets in for the first time without running!!!!!!
You're the best I'm nervous taking my lovely shadow to the vet tonight at 12am cuz I think I'm a worried mama but hes got knocking ticking sounds while breathing hes still eating but me and hubby is taking him to the vet I'm just so nervous about what news I'll receive but he knows hes loved hes my world and I feel so heartbroken hes going through this he just turned 1 I only had shadow for 8 months
Hey Scotty, my piggie started sounding like he was sneezing but he's always done that...but today he has a noise that sounds like maybe a stuffy nose. No runny nose or runny eyes or crust...
dear Scotty I am a new Guinea pig owner in South Africa. I adopted one , unwanted pet. 2 weeks later we adopted another girl. Turns out today when I bathed them as per your instructions 😉 I saw my Bella's tummy move. Sure now we adopted a mommy. Hope the second one isn't pregnant! How do I stop further pregnancies between babies and with mommy. We do not have the cages behind you here. I have a huge cage but not big enough for more than 2. 😊 is there a video I can watch? made already? thank you for your videos, helpful tips!
I think I've just lost my male sheltey guinea pig I heard my mum in tears but I can't go to her because I don't do well with passing , he was called fox after the X-Files , it's happened all of a sudden I hope he knows he was always loved and will be missed massively
My guinea pig might have scurvy? He and his sister are still young, soon 2 months old, but I had no idea I had do give them vitamins right away! I will go to the vet tomorrow because he's still as mobile as always. And I also thought I was the one to break his leg but it might be scurvy.
My Guinea pigs have ringworm and it's hard to apply antifungal cream on them because it's around their eyes, and Nova's is literally right above her eye on her eyelid. Does oral antifungal work? I ordered some with the prescription I got from my vet and I've been trying to apply cream in the pigs while I wait for it to be shipped, but jts hard to rub the cream in because they're babies and wont hold still at all. So, does the oral work? Will it actually get rid of it? (I also ordered that shampoo that you guys reccomend and it will be here today and I'll give them baths)
Hey Scotty, Mamta from india... I have a question.. they say we should strictly use their specific shampoo..I hope head n shoulder won't cause any hair loss or any issue for them. Please suggest
I just took my male to the vet today.. he has a URI and I got him antibiotics but I’m a little nervous he may not pull through.. he’s very weak and trying hard to fight through..
Hello Jean, that is not something that seems to be a big issue. What's guinea pigs might make a coughing sound but they generally are pretty good about being able to eat veggies even if they are not cut
Hi Scotty my guinea pig has hair loss Fungus. I think last time I watched one of your videos about putting the athletes foot cream from CVS but I can not find the video and I can note remember what cream you used. what was the cream called
Help!! Guinea Pig w hair loss by eye & nose, pink ring around 1 eye, scratching face a lot. Washed w dandruff shampoo once, applied anti fungal cream daily for week now. Hair loss seems to be getting worse; spreading from right side to left across bridge of nose. Scratching nose/face until bleeding. Giving Benadryl daily. What next? When (if ringworm) should we see the hair coming back; hair loss not spreading?
my piggie Appa whistles when he breathes I got him from a pet store because the others were picking on him. he didn't whistle when I originally got him but 1 month in he started whistling, and it been four months now since I've had him and it's not getting better. I leave a. humidifier in the room with him. it's on the other end of the room often and every now and then I put Vicks in the humidifier because I'm slightly allergic to literally everything lmao km. but like I've been looking into vets near me that I can afford and olbas oil to put in the room with him because I heard it helps. I'm just worried and hoping to help my little boy breathe better, he uses to be talkative Idk if it was due to his nose starting to whistle or if it was due to him realizing he's not the only piggy around now. I don't have them in the same cage they're separated working on bonding them soon,, any tips on Appa's Whistling?
Thankyou Do you know a good vet Around Wichita Kansas ,Took My Ginnie 2 times in 2 weeks they didn't do any exrays or test him for Anything , yesterday gave Him Antibiotic shot
Hi Scotty My Wubzy girl is having the crinkle sound breathing., I can't get an appointment before next Thursday. I am very worried. What can I do? any home remedies? I feel it an URI
Question!! I recently got a guinea pig, 3 days ago, and I’ve slowly been trying to get him to relax. I’ve never had one and I’m 29. He is sneezing and he does seem to have a little bit of goop in one eye. His nose looks a little crusty to me but I’m very new to this. I’m not sure if he should see a vet because I’m not sure if this is normal or not. He is eating very well and drinking very well and making quite a mess in his pin. He is young. He is active. I figured I’d message to ask if you see this.
Hi Scotty, any words of advice/encouragement about ringworm for me...this will be long SORRY. But I got my daughter a guinea pig from PETSMART for xmas (now i know big mistake, all our cats and dogs are shelter rescued but i didn’t know guinea pigs could be rescued sorry) but anyway he had ringworm and it spread to my daughter bc i allowed her to cuddle him on her chest and she got a scratch b4 we knew he had it obvs, we were washing hands after diligently tho, then I took him to exotic pet when i saw his eye flaking for culture, instead of returning him to stupid Petsmart after i called them about the positive ringworm results, i was scared we wouldn’t get him back, so i treated him with itraconizol meds 4 wks from vet... But just when i got the all clear on his culture after his meds were done, and my daughter’s all cleared up, it popped up on my back!!! 🤭😖😭 MGawd, i have been washing and cleaning and lysoling my big house for all of 2019 now buy my ocd is thru the roof now!! We have all been clear two months now but ’m scared he’s a silent carrier or the spores are all around my house for 18 months, etc etc bc we had him everywhere in the house b4 we knew he had ringworm and i was everywhere b4 i knew u caught it from him or my daughter!! I’m so scared to enjoy him now, i only let my daughter hold him right b4 her showers and i get terrible anxiety cleaning his cage or touching him now for fear of ringworm and I’m scared AF to get him a buddy as originally planned bc of ringworm agaim. Do you have any advice!?!
Maybe add vitamin c to their diet... I am a new owner but learned they have a hard time absorbing vitamin c which can lower their immune system causing issues such as ringworm! I realize you left a comment a year ago... but late then never. 😄 Good luck 👍
I think my guinea pig has a respiratory infection he makes the wheezing noise then it goes away the next day and happens like evrey 2 months or something he's been doing it for ages but my grandparents don't think he has is so they said we are not taking him to the vet cuz they said if he was sick he would do that noise all the time but from research and from your others videos it goes away from a cough and then comes back and that's what he is doing I'm scared I really love my guinea pig I would be so sad if he died and we went to the vet and they said it was a respatoiry infection I would be sad for ever and think it's my fault I listen to my grandparents and didn't take him to the vets I'm to young to go on my own and also corona virus my vets are only open for emerginces and grandparents said it's not a emergency if really scared I love my guinea pig so much 😭💔
ok i need help with my guinea pigs! my parents got me and my sister two guinea pigs for christmas and i had been doing research on them before that but when we looked at the guinea pigs at the pet store one had a thing on its eye and the lady at the pet store said she must have gotten licked.... there was no hair where it was but we didn't think anything of it however my mom got that guinea pig and another one for us and the fungus or whatever it is had gotten worse and had scabs on it we were just watching it for a few days and it keeps getting worse well pretty soon the other guinea pig has it on a different part of its eye and we have made a vet appointment for tuesday i'm just worried and i don't know what it is it's kinda crusty and has scabs on it if someone could reply and tell me there opinion on it i would be sososo great full!
I have a question can i use guinea pig a papi multivitamins it says its for dog,cat,rabvits,hamster,chinchilla,etc pls answer me ask me a question about papi multivitamins and it has vitamins D3
I'm sad to read when people say their piggy is sick on forums, but have no money to go to the vet.
That's me right now I can barely pay rent and my piggies use a lot of my money already I have one of my boys who has been struggling a lot he is not in pain but he can barely walk his butt is stuffed with poopies and it is hard for him too poop I have to help him everytime it's really hard seeing my buddy honey like this :s
ur average teen subliminals The same thing happened with my mom and her bf this morning and the guinea pig died from pneumonia
My guinea pigs both have stuffy noses and are sneezing a little and are breathing a little more than usual and we don’t have the money to take them to the vet right now and both of them are babies and I dkk ok not want them to end up dying I literally just got them a week ago
My female guinea is not being herself. I adopted her 2 years ago and since then shes been fine until now. Her breathing is a bit slower then usual. She barely eats . She barely walks around. Her fur is proofed up And shes bleeding from her, area. I know it's not a period because I havent seen her have a period since I got her till today... I dont know what's wrong. And I cant go to a vet. Its just too expensive. Plus most of the money is used for rent and Guinea pig supplies like bedding amd hay etc.
@@midnightreyna6897 I am sad to say this is a serious problem and would require a vet. The piggy is in pain and so she acts that way with no eating, hair puff, etc. I hope for the best, but I would emotionally prepare yourself especially if she gets no food herself or from you.
Best advice i can give is know your pigs, if you spend time with them..watch them, know their habits..you’ll have a much better chance of catching something wrong sooner then later. :) do your research and definitely find a vet. Great video..full of important information 🥰
Your the best Scotty
Wonderful video, as always!! Research is definitely key with any pet. I wish more people would do proper research before getting a guinea pig, but videos like this are so helpful!! Thank you, Scott!!
Why is there a dislike! He is trying to inform everyone! Thanks Scotty!
My vet has guinea pigs and i pass info from you and Saskia on to her! You are the best! Love you sooooo much! Wish I could hug you........Sending much love and good vibes to you and all the sweet precious piggie angels❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I love all of your babies .. especially Billy, but Piggy Smalls really touches my soul. If I lived closer I would love to see if he could get along with my sweet boys
I love you Scotty! Thank you for doing what you do and being a genuinely loving and caring human being!
You're very welcome, Erika! ❤️
I wanna just recommend the Happy Cavy Support group on Fb, no fuss no drama no judgement, the only guineapig group I bother with these days. Great vid and great advice Scotty 💜
This is such an important video! I have a friend who's a new guinea pig owner and I'll definitely share this. You're one of my favorite guinea pig channels on RUclips. Please never stop making videos! There's a lack of representation if guinea pigs on other PetTube channels and you cover information with such wonderful attention to detail.
Aloha Scotty, you are such a pure, beautiful soul❣️
Exactly. When I got my boys I didn't know they are classed as an exotic pet and when Gimli needed a vet, it was difficult to find one.
Oh, how I love Pipsqueak! He's so precious, Scotty! I went to your Etsy shop when you had the Q and A and fundraising video, I bought a Timmy t shirt because I love the picture, it looked like a painting! My next purchase is a Pipsqueak tee, I am in love with him, what an adorable piggy! I wish I were the one kissing him instead when you kiss your piggies in your videos!
God bless your soul Scott. You're one of the best Angel on this grounded earth and truly deserve a noble peace prize or a RUclips award for being the best human hybrid guinea pig on this platform. Some of this information made me wish I knew about it before my first Guinea pig lost Chewy.
I had a guinea pig which had a respitory infection and we were giving her antibiotics but she still died, it did take nearly a week to get her the antibiotics after we noticed the changes
A sign of good things... U finding new details everytime U experience it. Like MonaLisa in the gallery of Louvren in Paris: Not just one smile. A new one for each eye layed on her. Sooo goood video. Thank U :-) :-) :-) Blackie, Beauty and Piffelina sending their hellos!!!
I liked before I even watch it 😁
Be fair to the system, maybe my videos suck
@@ScottysAnimals it didn't and I've never had a video of yours that suck 😂😁
Scotty's Animals Your video’s are amazing so I always like them even before I watch them! I’m wondering if you are going to talk about bumblefoot. Have had many guinea pigs but this is only my 2nd one with bumblefoot and it’s a skinny pig that isn’t very active. None of the other ones in the cage or the other cages have it so I’m thinking it’s because he’s so chill. We are doing soaks and antibiotics and he’s doing better but I’d like to know more about it.
@@Michelema2 Los Angeles Guinea Pig Rescue does have a bumblefoot guide but I did realize I didn't even mention it
Same
A year ago one of my piggies Xavier started losing balance, toppling over and walking in circles. Vet claimed it was ear infection, prescribed ear drops, oral antibiotics and metacam. He toppled over less often but was still walking in circles. Then he developed cloudy eye. Again more vet visits, eye drops, eye ointment. Vet said it was a corneal tear. The eye drops worked to preserve and heal the cornea, but he ended up with blindness in that eye. Then he developed head tilt, was still walking in circles and toppling over. More vet visits and antibiotics. Then he started dragging his back legs around. Vet said it was arthritis...
I have to wonder if he ever really had an ear infection to begin with. Vet said the opaque eye may have been side effect of the antibiotics that he was on for over a month. And the toppling over and walking in circles was also neurological complication of the so-called ear infection. Xavier did eventually pass away poor thing. I miss my adorable little piggie. I just wish I had known more then and could have done more then to help him.
He vibrates and his whole body like tenses up and he stare straight ahead
Pips is such a cutie pie
You are an angel. Rare to find a person so caring about animals. I hope you have a nice girlfriend that treats you well. 💕
Lisa BH if he doesn’t, the guinea pigs do. 😊
Pet Stock, Toowoomba QLD Australia were so amazing.
Thanks for all your help Scotty. one of my girls has one of these and will take her in to the Vet 1st thing in the morning
You've really covered this topic well! The only other diseases I can think of would be bumblefoot and diarrhea.
Yes, bumblefoot and the dangers of wire cage bottoms would be a great idea to talk about for a future video
Wonderful information Scotty!! I just LOVE the channel and videos, you and Saskia are simply amazing!! I know I say it alot but you are such a great piggie dad and man. Thank you for what you do! Love you Scotty!!
Thank you so much Jackie!
You’re one cool dude Scott. Seriously. I’m hooked on Guinea pigs thanks to my daughter. 😊
Thank you so much Scotty! You have taught me so much through your videos and I can't thank you enough. XX
It's a good thing I found this video because my Guinea pig has a lump on her back and one Is wheezing o this helped alot thank ❤
Tysm for this video. I do not have a vet around me where I live so this was very helpful
What city are you in? I hope you will read through my entire free guinea pig care guide. And you could always reach out to the closest vet and see if they can recommend a colleague near you.
@@ScottysAnimals I’m in Long Island New York, I am going to read your guide. I do have a vet I am going to ask them.
Great advice, Scott. It's nice to have all this in one location, giving a starting point for further research. You do an amazing service to pet owners. Thank you.
Going forward after the topic of bloat, it might also be good to talk about loss of appetite and GI stasis, recovery food and syringe feeding. Soft poops and diet generally might be enough material for another whole video. :-)
Hi Scotty I have a very sad story , my beautiful Ally died this morning . I noticed she was ill yesterday , she was just in her house all day and wouldn’t move . I picked her up ans she was skinny just 2 days prior she seemed fine . But when I think back and looked at videos I took of her she didn’t eat the spinach I gave her when I had her on my lap I just thought she wasn’t hungry it was just one spinach leaf I offered her . In a couple of days she just deteriorated rapidly the day I noticed something was wrong I called all vets around me no one was seeing pocket animals u til early morning today . I woke up early to take her she was still alive but had labored breathing . She was dying it was so devastating . Bella her buddy was with her all night . I adopted Alley a month ago from petsmart they said she was 3 years old but was a small piggy . I bought her a companion 2 weeks later after I read that piggy’s need companions . I took her to the vet early this morning she was in there for 5 min when the vet called me I was waiting in the car because if covid they don’t let u in . The vet told me they gave her oxygen ans dextrose but she wasn’t responding ans that her heart was weak and that she was dying . As while he was telling me this she passed away .... I don’t know why she got so ill. Bella is fine it wasn’t anything they ate . I thought maybe it was heat stroke but Bella was fine and my question is how long would it take for a guinea pig to pass away is it a fast process or could it be it was something else . I will never know . I keep them in my living room I usually have the AC on but at night I turn it off it had been a bit hot these past days but I didn’t think it was too hot but then again I wasn’t sleeping in the living room . Now I’m leaving my window open and a fan going just Incase . I keep blaming myself and trying to research why she got so ill . Does heat stroke happen and then it takes days of the guinea pig not eating ? How is that process ? I didn’t want Bella to be sad she stood in her house all day today after Ally passed away . So my husband bought a new companion for her we named her penny they seem to be getting along but there will never be another Alley she was my sweet girl :(
This exact thing just happened to my little guy. Exactly. He died within a day. It was New Year’s Eve so nothing was open. So sad watching him slowly take his last breath. I’m heartbroken. 😢😢😢😢
I just got 2 skinny pigs both went to vet checks as soon as I got them. I just want to be able to prevent anything from happening to them I’m a first time owner and just doing tons of research to keep them healthy & happy. I feel like I’m even over cleaning lol
Great info. That T-shirt reminds me of Wonder Pets and the guinea pig superhero 🙋🏼♀️
A little random. But here in NC, it snowed one day, then turned 60 ish degrees the next day. The whole previous year, & these mths included, I never got sick till then.
I wondered to myself if my guinea pig knew I was sick. I didn't play w/ him as much & he just kept looking at me. Even when I "spooned" him, he just sat still. (He's still kind of a new pet). Well, I'm sure he heard me coughing alot, watched me sleep alot, all that stuff. But then I got back to being my annoying self today. Feeling the need to sing his name in a nice tone, & switching to an obnoxious way 😁. I do this w/ songs too 🤷 bc I get bored. & He himself, is popcorning more & seeming to be more active, as well. He must be like ,"🙉 oh god, here she goes again. Well, at least she's back to being her "normal self." Was worried for a bit 🤔." 😁 Just an observation
So cute!
I keep fancy Ratties too. And NOW, mycoplasmosis is indemic to Ratties because of over use of antibiotics and whatever. My last rat, I derailed that ailment by keeping the rat on DOXY permanently over half his life. Ive been learning over the years and that's the first times I tried it and it worked.
Awesome video as always Scotty! 🐾❤️
My red eye guinneapigs had always a cold,went to the vet 4 Times for a antibiotic and she is not even 2! ,untill i use other shavingsnon dust plus fleece and now i give the Camilletea and IT stopped🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗thanks you for the tips cbd oil aso i feel better and so do they💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
Excellent video as always Scotty, thank you!
Romaine lettuce is actually not really that high in calcium. It is, however, higher in oxalates like oxalic acid than most other piggie safe lettuces which, as we've learned more about kidney stones, bladder stones, and other abnormal crystalizations in the human body, is thought to also be a key component in the formation of stones in pigs! So, still not a great food for stone prone piggies, but for different reasons than most people think. I find it kind of fascinating because I have a health condition that means I have to watch my oxalic acid intake and be sure I'm getting enough vitamin C and water to be sure I can properly flush excess oxalic acid from my system. It makes me wonder if vitamin C might play the same role in piggies bodies, since we already know upping water intake is important for stone piggies, and if any studies have been done related to piggies that are prone to stones and their vitamin C intake.
OK....so of course the reason of pipskeak has a head tilt is sad....but the was he tilts his head is so stinkin cute!
Thank you Scotty, as always awesome and, informative video. Im positive it will help new and not new guinea pig parents a lot! 🐾👍🐾
Scott, I've been binging your videos for a week now. I love you bg music. You care to share a link? Reminds me of 20th century ambient. Love it! Great vids, btw.
Good to know all this info thank you 🙏🏻
Good job as always. The gas drops are simethicone infant. For me this is hard to watch because I’ve dealt with all of them. But folks need to know this information.
Thank you for noting the times!
Thank you for listing the illnesses in your description for I am creating a bullet journal with illnesses and treatment and a health monthly health check list for each of my Guinea pigs thanks to your videos including Saskias and already have the emergency kit from skinnyigs1 but added the CBD and the liquid vit C and Ivermecton paste. The most important learned info was the romaine lettuce. I did not realize the calcium level. I will switch to green or red lettuce instead for my piggies are a little over 3 yrs of age to 4 yrs. what are your knowledge on bumble foot?
Great informative video.
Sage advice and I learnt a lot.
always so helpful :)
oOo so that's why my baby guniea pigs have been slightly smaller than the adult
Thank you so much for all the information! Keep doing this awesome work 👏🏼
Great Video Scotty. URIs are very common in Guinea pigs. Vitamin C deficiency also very common.
Thanks Scotty
There's a place that lists *Exoctics* vet. Look it up. Called something mentioning Cavy, or cavies. It's an old site, servicing pigs for many decades.
Well done, but would you please cover bumble foot,
Scotty, or direct to where you cover it?
Thanks!
You have thought so much with these videos thanks a lot Scotty
my guinea pig has ring worm. that really helped!
I really appreciate all the advise you’ve given. There’s a lot I wish I could share on here about the two female guineas, one older and I had the longest, and another that I got from a friend who wasn’t paying attention to her very often. I so want to get those CNC cage, I will order through Amazon soon. The two guineas are in separate cages until I can get a bigger cage, I have a 6’3 foot table, and want to have them together when I get the CNC parts.
Omg that’s what my piggy had when I was a kid her back legs stopped working I thought she was paralysed and my dad said he was gonna take her to be put down the next day so I gave her lots of green foods and the next day her legs were working again. I thought a miracle had happened
I think my guinea pig has a breathing problem, she’s an old Guinea pig, I love her so much. I hope we can help her, I’m scared she might die, she is the best Guinea pig, she is such an angel, so sweet, never bites, never runs, she licks our fingers sometimes, I don’t want her to die even though I know she will someday :(
Our little piggy had a head tilt and I said either ear infection or it’s neurological. And not long after he couldn’t stand up and could only roll. 😩 and vet confirmed it was neurological and he would be an extremely special needs piggy. 😇 rip Arrows
Thanks!
My guinea pig makes these low deep sounds but he is active and acts like a normal guinea pig...he eats and sometimes when I give him food he just squeaks like a normal guinea pig
OMG totally off the topic of the video i was watching this and feeding the piggies some bits of lettuce. AND ..... they let me get a few pets in for the first time without running!!!!!!
You are great Scotty...😁❣
Very helpful thank you
Youve get twinkling eyes with light up😍😍😍😍😍💖💖💖💖💖💙🙏🏻🤗love it
I like in Naples Florida
You're the best I'm nervous taking my lovely shadow to the vet tonight at 12am cuz I think I'm a worried mama but hes got knocking ticking sounds while breathing hes still eating but me and hubby is taking him to the vet I'm just so nervous about what news I'll receive but he knows hes loved hes my world and I feel so heartbroken hes going through this he just turned 1 I only had shadow for 8 months
Hes got pneumonia
I am learning so much from you! THANK YOU
Your a great owner Scotty your the best
Hey Scotty, my piggie started sounding like he was sneezing but he's always done that...but today he has a noise that sounds like maybe a stuffy nose. No runny nose or runny eyes or crust...
Wonderful video! I have a 2-3 month old guinea pig and she limps I’m not sure what to do... I can’t really afford to go to the vet...
dear Scotty
I am a new Guinea pig owner in South Africa. I adopted one , unwanted pet. 2 weeks later we adopted another girl. Turns out today when I bathed them as per your instructions 😉 I saw my Bella's tummy move. Sure now we adopted a mommy. Hope the second one isn't pregnant! How do I stop further pregnancies between babies and with mommy. We do not have the cages behind you here. I have a huge cage but not big enough for more than 2. 😊 is there a video I can watch? made already? thank you for your videos, helpful tips!
At 3 weeks old you will have to seperate the boys from the mom and girls or they will continue to multiply for sure.
one of them might be male when we adopted ours they got the genders mixed up and having baby guniea pigs is really special good luck :)
I think I've just lost my male sheltey guinea pig I heard my mum in tears but I can't go to her because I don't do well with passing , he was called fox after the X-Files , it's happened all of a sudden I hope he knows he was always loved and will be missed massively
My guinea pig might have scurvy? He and his sister are still young, soon 2 months old, but I had no idea I had do give them vitamins right away! I will go to the vet tomorrow because he's still as mobile as always. And I also thought I was the one to break his leg but it might be scurvy.
My Guinea pigs have ringworm and it's hard to apply antifungal cream on them because it's around their eyes, and Nova's is literally right above her eye on her eyelid. Does oral antifungal work? I ordered some with the prescription I got from my vet and I've been trying to apply cream in the pigs while I wait for it to be shipped, but jts hard to rub the cream in because they're babies and wont hold still at all. So, does the oral work? Will it actually get rid of it?
(I also ordered that shampoo that you guys reccomend and it will be here today and I'll give them baths)
They are also constantly jerking their heads back and scratching the spots.
Hey Scotty, Mamta from india... I have a question.. they say we should strictly use their specific shampoo..I hope head n shoulder won't cause any hair loss or any issue for them. Please suggest
Legend are like this
I just took my male to the vet today.. he has a URI and I got him antibiotics but I’m a little nervous he may not pull through.. he’s very weak and trying hard to fight through..
I have a video idea how can u help a Guinea pig from choking on hay or food or a piece of vegetable? 🤔
Hello Jean, that is not something that seems to be a big issue. What's guinea pigs might make a coughing sound but they generally are pretty good about being able to eat veggies even if they are not cut
Oh OK thank you for your reply back
Hi Scotty my guinea pig has hair loss Fungus. I think last time I watched one of your videos about putting the athletes foot cream from CVS but I can not find the video and I can note remember what cream you used. what was the cream called
Help!!
Guinea Pig w hair loss by eye & nose, pink ring around 1 eye, scratching face a lot. Washed w dandruff shampoo once, applied anti fungal cream daily for week now. Hair loss seems to be getting worse; spreading from right side to left across bridge of nose. Scratching nose/face until bleeding. Giving Benadryl daily. What next? When (if ringworm) should we see the hair coming back; hair loss not spreading?
Q.what about when your guinea pig has a red spot behind its ears what kind of remedy can you use for that or is that just natural
It depends if it was always there or if it is new and if it is growing. Keep an eye on it
Thank you so much
my piggie Appa whistles when he breathes I got him from a pet store because the others were picking on him. he didn't whistle when I originally got him but 1 month in he started whistling, and it been four months now since I've had him and it's not getting better. I leave a. humidifier in the room with him. it's on the other end of the room often and every now and then I put Vicks in the humidifier because I'm slightly allergic to literally everything lmao km. but like I've been looking into vets near me that I can afford and olbas oil to put in the room with him because I heard it helps. I'm just worried and hoping to help my little boy breathe better, he uses to be talkative Idk if it was due to his nose starting to whistle or if it was due to him realizing he's not the only piggy around now. I don't have them in the same cage they're separated working on bonding them soon,, any tips on Appa's Whistling?
Thankyou Do you know a good vet Around Wichita Kansas ,Took My Ginnie 2 times in 2 weeks they didn't do any exrays or test him for Anything , yesterday gave Him Antibiotic shot
Is the red lettuce high in iodine. I give my boys beetroot raw every now and then.
Bro I don't have any rescue type hospitals for guinea pig what can I do
7:18 best line!! :)
Hi Scotty My Wubzy girl is having the crinkle sound breathing., I can't get an appointment before next Thursday. I am very worried. What can I do? any home remedies? I feel it an URI
Question!! I recently got a guinea pig, 3 days ago, and I’ve slowly been trying to get him to relax. I’ve never had one and I’m 29. He is sneezing and he does seem to have a little bit of goop in one eye. His nose looks a little crusty to me but I’m very new to this. I’m not sure if he should see a vet because I’m not sure if this is normal or not. He is eating very well and drinking very well and making quite a mess in his pin. He is young. He is active. I figured I’d message to ask if you see this.
Hi Scotty, any words of advice/encouragement about ringworm for me...this will be long SORRY. But I got my daughter a guinea pig from
PETSMART for xmas (now i know big mistake, all our cats and dogs are shelter rescued but i didn’t know guinea pigs could be rescued sorry) but anyway he had ringworm and it spread to my daughter bc i allowed her to cuddle him on her chest and she got a scratch b4 we knew he had it obvs, we were washing hands after diligently tho, then I took him to exotic pet when i saw his eye flaking for culture, instead of returning him to stupid Petsmart after i called them about the positive ringworm results, i was scared we wouldn’t get him back, so i treated him with itraconizol meds 4 wks from vet...
But just when i got the all clear on his culture after his meds were done, and my daughter’s all cleared up, it popped up on my back!!! 🤭😖😭
MGawd, i have been washing and cleaning and lysoling my big house for all of 2019 now buy my ocd is thru the roof now!! We have all been clear two months now but ’m scared he’s a silent carrier or the spores are all around my house for 18 months, etc etc bc we had him everywhere in the house b4 we knew he had ringworm and i was everywhere b4 i knew u caught it from him or my daughter!!
I’m so scared to enjoy him now, i only let my daughter hold him right b4 her showers and i get terrible anxiety cleaning his cage or touching him now for fear of ringworm and I’m scared AF to get him a buddy as originally planned bc of ringworm agaim. Do you have any advice!?!
Maybe add vitamin c to their diet... I am a new owner but learned they have a hard time absorbing vitamin c which can lower their immune system causing issues such as ringworm! I realize you left a comment a year ago... but late then never. 😄 Good luck 👍
Hey Scott my pig had like a little eye booger on his left eye his nose isn't crusty or anything should I be concerned and what should I do
Scotty what victims c can I use for my girls
Sir can you make a video what to do if ginipig stroke ? I am from Bangladesh.
I think my guinea pig has a respiratory infection he makes the wheezing noise then it goes away the next day and happens like evrey 2 months or something he's been doing it for ages but my grandparents don't think he has is so they said we are not taking him to the vet cuz they said if he was sick he would do that noise all the time but from research and from your others videos it goes away from a cough and then comes back and that's what he is doing I'm scared I really love my guinea pig I would be so sad if he died and we went to the vet and they said it was a respatoiry infection I would be sad for ever and think it's my fault I listen to my grandparents and didn't take him to the vets I'm to young to go on my own and also corona virus my vets are only open for emerginces and grandparents said it's not a emergency if really scared I love my guinea pig so much 😭💔
what markings are on the syringe you used for the liquid vitamin C/how do I measure how much do I give them?
I bought some aspen shavings to try as bedding and I read that mites can be in the shavings. Do I have to worry about that? Should I return it?
ok i need help with my guinea pigs! my parents got me and my sister two guinea pigs for christmas and i had been doing research on them before that but when we looked at the guinea pigs at the pet store one had a thing on its eye and the lady at the pet store said she must have gotten licked.... there was no hair where it was but we didn't think anything of it however my mom got that guinea pig and another one for us and the fungus or whatever it is had gotten worse and had scabs on it we were just watching it for a few days and it keeps getting worse well pretty soon the other guinea pig has it on a different part of its eye and we have made a vet appointment for tuesday i'm just worried and i don't know what it is it's kinda crusty and has scabs on it if someone could reply and tell me there opinion on it i would be sososo great full!
I have a question can i use guinea pig a papi multivitamins it says its for dog,cat,rabvits,hamster,chinchilla,etc pls answer me ask me a question about papi multivitamins and it has vitamins D3