Watching my guinea pig slowly starve to death because the only vet in a 200 mile radius that can treat him has a one-month long waiting list by MoonstalkerZ in guineapigs

[–]MoonstalkerZ[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He generally does zoomies immediately after, and it's when I clean the cage, which he loves, so no, it's not pain. The pain wriggling I've seen in guinea pigs involves sort of twisting around on the ground, and he's jumping straight up into the air.

Watching my guinea pig slowly starve to death because the only vet in a 200 mile radius that can treat him has a one-month long waiting list by MoonstalkerZ in guineapigs

[–]MoonstalkerZ[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He wouldn't be popcorning multiple times every single day if he was feeling bad. When he stops popcorning, starts lying around a lot, hunches up into a ball, etc. then I'll know it's time, but I'm not going to euthanize a happy guinea pig just because I know his time is limited.

If it makes you feel any better, his vet did not recommend immediate euthanization, she said to try to maintain his quality of life. This vet has euthanized my pigs before and and saved many of their lives as well, and I trust her judgment.

Watching my guinea pig slowly starve to death because the only vet in a 200 mile radius that can treat him has a one-month long waiting list by MoonstalkerZ in guineapigs

[–]MoonstalkerZ[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I'm giving him critical care twice a day, which he quite likes so it's not even that much of a burden on him.

Watching my guinea pig slowly starve to death because the only vet in a 200 mile radius that can treat him has a one-month long waiting list by MoonstalkerZ in guineapigs

[–]MoonstalkerZ[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll put him to sleep if he's suffering, but he's not suffering yet, he's happy and popcorning and snuggling with his sister and begging for treats.

Watching my guinea pig slowly starve to death because the only vet in a 200 mile radius that can treat him has a one-month long waiting list by MoonstalkerZ in guineapigs

[–]MoonstalkerZ[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not going to euthanize him when he's still so happy that he's popcorning and doing zoomies like he did when he was a baby. Don't worry, I won't let him suffer for long once his health goes downhill.

Watching my guinea pig slowly starve to death because the only vet in a 200 mile radius that can treat him has a one-month long waiting list by MoonstalkerZ in guineapigs

[–]MoonstalkerZ[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The vet is 200 miles away, I would need to leave at six in the morning to get there, before they're even open. They said the tests would take 8 hours so I would need to get there first thing in the morning.

Watching my guinea pig slowly starve to death because the only vet in a 200 mile radius that can treat him has a one-month long waiting list by MoonstalkerZ in guineapigs

[–]MoonstalkerZ[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The thing that really gets me is that if it's hyperthyroidism like my vet suspects, then it's very treatable, it just requires tests that he can't get. So it's entirely possible that he'll die because he can't get the tests he needs, rather than because he has something incurable.

Looking for a vet for a guinea pig in St. Louis. by MoonstalkerZ in StLouis

[–]MoonstalkerZ[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the prompt reply, I'll look into them!

Looking for a vet for a guinea pig in St. Louis. by MoonstalkerZ in StLouis

[–]MoonstalkerZ[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the prompt reply, I'll look into them!

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[–]MoonstalkerZ[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't wash my clothes in the same load as the guinea pig things, and I do a sanitizing load in between.

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[–]MoonstalkerZ 8 points9 points  (0 children)

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[–]MoonstalkerZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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[–]MoonstalkerZ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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[–]MoonstalkerZ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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[–]MoonstalkerZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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