Rosie's Med Thread
I weighed Rosie on Monday, and she had lost 54.3 grams over the past week. I had been away from Sunday morning to Monday morning, so about 24 hours (my housemate fed my guinea pigs while I was away), and when I cleaned the cage on Monday afternoon, I found a completely flattened dead mouse in a pile of discarded hay. I assume the mouse was living in the hay field and got scooped up when the hay was harvested. Also, I ran out of veggies on Friday and wasn't able to get a ride to the grocery store until Monday on my way home. So it's possible that Rosie was just stressed, but it's also possible that she's sick. I weighed Rosie again today, and she's gained back 25.7 grams.
There's been no change in Rosie's demeanor, and she still eats just as eagerly as before. Her cage mate, Penny, lost about 14 grams over the course of the week, so I doubt Penny is hogging the food or anything.
So my question is: Should I just keep an eye on Rosie's weight for a few days and see what the overall trend is, or should I bring her in? I don't want to stress her out with an unnecessary vet visit if she was just stressed about my absence, finding a dead thing in her food, and the lack of veggies. But I don't want to assume this is nothing and end up with a seriously sick piggy.
My previous guinea pig, Willow, was very sick for a good six months before she passed away, so I can't tell if I'm being a little too jumpy because of that experience.
There's been no change in Rosie's demeanor, and she still eats just as eagerly as before. Her cage mate, Penny, lost about 14 grams over the course of the week, so I doubt Penny is hogging the food or anything.
So my question is: Should I just keep an eye on Rosie's weight for a few days and see what the overall trend is, or should I bring her in? I don't want to stress her out with an unnecessary vet visit if she was just stressed about my absence, finding a dead thing in her food, and the lack of veggies. But I don't want to assume this is nothing and end up with a seriously sick piggy.
My previous guinea pig, Willow, was very sick for a good six months before she passed away, so I can't tell if I'm being a little too jumpy because of that experience.
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Weights do vary. I would weigh daily right now to put your mind at ease.
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