Cuy Data
Sunflower
Purchased at Petsmart in Antioch, CA in April 2013.
Weighs 4 pounds and 5 ounces.
Very skittish, hides in her house most of the time.
Red and white color.
Eats a lot!
No extra toes.
Can jump out of playpen.
Has pea eye and chronic soft stool/diarrhea.
Purchased at Petsmart in Antioch, CA in April 2013.
Weighs 4 pounds and 5 ounces.
Very skittish, hides in her house most of the time.
Red and white color.
Eats a lot!
No extra toes.
Can jump out of playpen.
Has pea eye and chronic soft stool/diarrhea.
On a positive note, I have not seen any cuy in Petsmart or Petco in about a year now.
Yes, I do have photos of her alone and with the other pigs. I'm brand new to this site could you tell me how to upload them?
- CavyHouse
- Supporter in '11
Maxwell is a male cuy that I picked up from a local shelter in December, 2014 as a 3 year old. He topped out at 2800 grams. He was definitely a cuy physically, but his personality was more like a lap dog. He was calmer, sweeter, gentler, more outgoing than almost any piggy that has come through our rescue. If you stopped scritching him before he was satisfied, he'd nudge you for more. He broke the cuy mold.
But Maxwell seemed to pick up contagious bugs when none had been around for a while. He picked up CL and battled it for around 4 or 5 months before we finally had the lymph node removed. He also picked up fungal infections and a URI when there had been no cases in a year or so. His cagemate was with him through all of this and stayed totally healthy.
In talking with a couple other rescues, they noted that several of their cuy end up with CL too. The cuys we've had have been more susceptible to it.
I sadly have to have Maxwell euthanized yesterday due to a large tumor or abscess in his jaw that rapidly misaligned his jaw. Even syringe feeding him 4 hours a day wasn't enough to maintain his weight. I just wonder if cuy's immune systems aren't as tough as other piggies.
- CavyHouse
- Supporter in '11
Yes, he did last longer, if I can believe what the shelter told me.
I also have a 5 year old female cuy named Billie Jean that I've had for almost her whole life. She survived pyometra and being spayed a year or so ago. So there are Cuys lasting longer than a few years.
I also have a 5 year old female cuy named Billie Jean that I've had for almost her whole life. She survived pyometra and being spayed a year or so ago. So there are Cuys lasting longer than a few years.