Must watch! It could save your guinea pigs life.

[@sddddddjdjx]

my guinea pig choked to death today and he was only a year old. i wish i was there for him while it was happening, he didnt deserve it and it was my fault and he should still be alive right now and hes buried like 10 feet from my room outside. i am so sad because i loved him so much and theres no way i can bring him back now. i miss him so much.

[@cpasradi]

The same thing happened to my friend's rabbit. She called a vet to say that the rabbit wasn't eating and pooping and the vet told her to wait 24h and to keep an eye on her. But she knew that it was not ok so she called another vet and that one told her to bring the rabbit right away because it was an emergency. The second vet saves the rabbit's life.

[@missdee4927]

I appreciate you passing this information. As an owner of five guinea pigs, this is very valuable. Getting Critical Care.

[@itzthatgamer6495]

my guinea pig just died : ( i love him

[@hazzimax]

my guinea pig is about to die :(

[@stinkyboi6966]

Rip same I cri rn 😭😭😭😭

[@itzthatgamer6495]

@@stinkyboi6966 Wow its already been a year since my guinea pig died I miss him so much

[@itzthatgamer6495]

@@hazzimax I'm Sorry About that and that I commented very late

[@jaiiii0304]

Both of my guinea pigs died a week a go it hurts so much!! If you're a kid and you love rodents 😔😔😭😭

[@precious014e]

My vet is a specialist in small mammals and reptiles. When I noticed my Maves was in stasis (didn't know it had a name at the time) my instincts from having reptiles kicked in and I soaked him in warm water (just enough so his belly could feel the warm water) and gently rubbed his belly. This was the only way he was pooping. I brought this up to the vet and he said he didn't know why he never thought of doing that with a guinea pig since it is protocol with reptiles when they are constipated. Any time I notice Maves not eating or pooping for several hours he gets gas drops and sits in the warm water. It really does help a lot. He hates water but in these instances he just sits there calmly like he knows it is helping him.

[@robnlynchburgvaable]

You're a better man than me. I've lost 2 piggies and I still get choked up talking about their deaths. You always need to make sure that you have a vet that is knowledgeable about Guinea pigs.

[@devilslic3r]

Its good to hear am not the only man whos struggled with a loss of a pig.. first one lost yesterday its hard

[@jonathanward3741]

Right there with you. Lost our 5 yr old last night, you're correct about the vet's. I took her to two but didn't really get answers.

[@GARY-fromOntario]

Sadly😭 We lost BOTH of our guinea pigs two weeks ago one right after the other. Both 6 years old and never had obvious signs of illness. Our family misses them so much!! 😭 Coco and S'mores very much loved and NEVER forgotten. ❤❤🐷🐷

[@rie-chan9139]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! You have literally saved my guinea pigs life! Arkani (the piggy) had showed the same symptoms as you described - coughing. I went to two different vets and both told me that there was nothing wrong with his lungs. Both also prescribed Baytril to get "rid of anything that might still be there" to cause the coughing. It went fine at first even though the coughing persisted but I thought thar it might needed some time. On Monday, however, I realized that Arkani wasn't running around a lot and was eating less. My gut feeling immediately told me to stop giving him that medicine. After a couple of hours, he still wasn't feeling well and that's when I stumbled upon your video. It was around 9pm and all vets were closed so I immediately drove to an animal clinic which, luckily, specialized in rodents. I told them to make an X-ray to look for any gas in the intestines and sure enough, he had stesis. I went home and spent countless sleepless nights feeding him and giving him medicine. Just today, he started eating on his own and was running around like a happy little piggy. If it wasn't for your video, things could've ended very badly. I am so greatful, so keep up the good work!

[@kristalynnmertz]

I had a Guinea pig that wasn’t eating properly (dropped her favorite treat instead of eating it with relish) and, knowing it was life-threatening if she wasn’t eating almost constantly, I booked an appt. with an exotics vet the next day. Turns out she had too long of teeth and they needed to be filed down. The vet disappeared with her and came back in chit chatting away with us and finally a nurse brought her back in and she gave her to me but she was out of it because of the anesthesia or whatever they gave her. Vet tells me he trimmed them to the nubs so I don’t have to keep coming in so often for trimming. Says she had scurvy. Gave me no instructions or after care and told me to feed her some baby food for a week or two. So I brought my beloved Cocoa into the vet because she couldn’t eat on her own and he trimmed her teeth down to the nubs so she couldn’t eat on her own??? I wasn’t told about critical care, nothing. So I tried hand feeding her for a few days but by then it was so far past the point of saving her and she refused to eat baby food (it gives them gas and bloat!) anymore or anything at all at that point. Critical care is something the pet stores don’t carry…why? And why the hell wouldn’t an exotics vet even mention it to me???? That vet charged me $337 that day - to kill my Guinea pig! She died in my arms and it was probably so painful to starve to death like that! I hate that man and abhor vets who don’t care like that one. Disgusting! Retire then jackass!

[@celestegavirati2492]

Coming up on this video now, I had a guinea pig pass 2 years ago. She was also on baytril for a respiratory infection and they had me feed her only 8ml per 24 hours which is not sufficient at all for a guinea pig now eating. I now have learned from that the hard way based on my own experiences and switching to a new vet. This is super helpful information and if I had found this video then, things may have ended differently . So, for anyone watching, take his word and pay very close attention to your piggies.

[@micaelasebastian5020]

My guinea pig just died. The vets were the same way acted as i was overreacting and that the guinea pig was fine and he wasn't. I feel like someone ripped out my heart. I wish i would've seen this video before. But i can't change the past. Now i can make sure his cage mate never goes through the same thing.

[@KD20351]

Im a new guinea pig owner of 2 sapphie and brownie im saving this video you have a new follower now my guinea pigs are very happy with what you said im so sorry your guinea pigs have passed away its the worst thing about having pets is them passing away not the fact you could be spending a fortune on them im proud of you for helping us all out for the best treatment for are beloved furry friends i wish you all the best ❤

[@alliegator1372]

Thank you for this . We just assume the vets know what they are saying it is frustrating and scary. United we stand piggies rule!

[@OneGoldenTeaspoon]

Critical care is a huge lifesaver. I have 3 bags of the stuff on hand as well as a few other essential "over the counter" medications for emergencies. I shared this to Cavy Learning on facebook because it's really good information for a lot of breeders and pet owners who may be unaware. My girl Missy was just on Baytril about a week or two ago (8 days worth, spread over 11 days), and luckily it did not cause Stasis; that being said the vet has said there's nothing more that can be done for her at this point, and if she goes downhill again we're best putting her down because it's too much for her to go through much else.

[@corac1940]

Great video. Depressing topic or not, it needed to be out there, thank you!

[@Angharadm1]

That is so sad I am so sorry, Thank You so much for warning us, you have probably saved many other Cavies at this point

[@janetgreenslade9281]

My little loki died this morning from stasis. Please listen to this guys advice if you have piggies, they go downhill so fast! 😭

[@kayesguineapigs]

We are fighting stasis now with our elder bunny. Thank you for the video. Our bun is on a motility drug, pain killer, and eye ointment. I have given him any veggies he wants just so he eats!

[@maggiej121]

Thank you for this!! Also they should have given Benebac, which is a probiotic that should always be given with antibiotics. It helps to prevent GI stasis.

[@bloedjohan7602]

Gosh yes! I live in Germany and the first thing we give here is Benebac for everything related to digestive issues.

[@robnlynchburgvaable]

My vet is the best. I'm sorry for your loss.

[@dehighpriestezz1521]

1st, I am so, so sorry for everyone who has lost their Piggies to this issue, to any issue. But, especially this kind, that you were trying so hard to figure out, but couldn't get the right info quickly enough. And, I want to throw an additional sincere thank you for making, sharing this video about a very sensitive painful event in your life. Being very new to owning Piggies, thankfully my daughter and I found you guys on KZbin. Skinnypigs1 gets thanked by me so often now, I am probably annoying the flying spaghetti monsters outta her. But, having lost other pets, probably being far too sensitive, general anxiety issues, I am in constant fear of something bad happening to 1 of our girls. And, knowing how many people lose their Piggies to this, I am enormously grateful to you, Skinnypigs1, everyone who endures speaking on their painful experience to help educate all of us, hopefully vets as well, so we can spread the info, hopefully get this into the common knowledge category, especially among vets! My own Dr proved to me that there is ALWAYS more Drs' need to learn, by poisoning me with Cipro and Levaquin. Just a head's up, they prescribe it for pets as well. Many counties have banned it already because it is so dangerous, damages cells, mitochondria, disables, sometimes permanently, and can kill, speaking as someone w/unfortunate 1st hand experience. I once trusted every medical professional far too naively. Now I know, they are human too, and can make mistakes . So, I am often more than just slightly skeptical about their skills. When we run into one who behaves as if there is nothing they don't know, they are immediately fired, and we move on in search of another. Just remember, if you have taken your Piggies to a vet you thought seemed knowledgable, you were trusting them to be honest with you. If they weren't sure what was wrong, they should ADMIT they aren't sure, and help you quickly seek additional help. It isn't your fault, you took your piggy to someone who convinced you they could be trusted. And, I know, even with the very BEST vets and pet owners out there, and immediate action, measures to save these little ones, at times, no matter how knowledgeable, vidgulent, proactive, you are, at times, they can get soooo sick, sooo fast, no matter how hard you try, you can still sometimes lose them anyway. While that frightens me, I refuse to let it prevent me from having these precious bonds with these amazing little piggies. The benefits and love far outweighs anything difficult. I do wish more people would educate themselves very well BEFORE making the decision to take on becoming what should be a forever care taking role in their lives. That is but 1 of the reasons I feel compelled to express just how very grateful and indebted we are for you guys who make videos to help better educate all of us care takers, and save the lives of these precious little blessings. We appreciate you so sincerely. Please continue to do the good work you do. ❤️

[@spydersmom1]

Thank you for this video. I have passed this on too many others.

[@spiralcontamination]

My guinea pigs just died, and they were babies it’s all my fault I have a dog, but I close my door to my room everyday, and my brother who is autistic opened my door and knocked over my cage and my got the guinea pigs before I did. 😭 they could’ve have a better life.. it’s all my freakin fault😭😭

[@candace8167]

Sorry for your loss and thank you for the informative video 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@oliviathurley2811]

A few months ago I lost my 2 year old guinea pig to stasis...Thanks for the info I wish I saw this before she passed...

[@amanda57187]

I have had experience with statis in the past. I fortunately got the right vet to get my pig better.

[@mewshithedinocat8088]

The GUINEA PIG Zoo

[@mewshithedinocat8088]

sorry

[@kimberlieverschoor3814]

Thank you for sharing! We are new to the piggy world and we can use all of the information we can get!

[@vanessaarnell]

This is so sad. we have 4 and the one keeps getting abcesses .she's been to the vet 3x in one month . they give her antibiotics but it keeps coming back. idk what else to do with her. she's in pain and the meds don't seem to be helping.....thanks so much for uploading!

[@mikaylamari5973]

Now I might know how my last guinea pig died. Thank you for this so I can look after my piggies I have now. They told me she had a respitory infection and that we caught it early, but she only went downhill for there. We had to put her to sleep. RIP Rollo

[@Becs99844]

i just lost my guinea pig last night from having a URI and stasis , was only given baytril and no gas/mobility or probiotics. Vet never told me anything about this and now its too late

[@bunberrier]

When one of our piggies was on Baytril, she lost weight and followed her pen pal around everywhere with her nose up her butt, instinctively trying to restart digestion with the other piggy's caecal pellets. I had no idea about this sort of thing at the time, and thank goodness she lived through it. I heard about this sort of thing from SkinnyPigs first, and here it is again. I downloaded this video and put it in their files. Thank you.

[@spookycat5176]

Thanks, I hope this video saves a lot guinea pigs!

[@avabrush4211]

My guinea died yesterday because of this the vet told me to wait 24-48 hours and about 30 min later he passed

[@BobbyVans-hf8mq]

It’s horrible the way some vets discriminate on Guinea pigs as less than any other pet that we care about. Sorry to hear about your animal. 😞 Horrible to hear that

[@themystery1265]

If my GuineaPig doesn't have food when she is hungry she will eat EVERYTHING that is chewable, unless she is scared

[@CityPigsCaviary]

it should ALWAYS have hay in the cage and food available, if your guineapig does not have food in their system for even a couple of hours it can develop health issues.

[@Lexxi2989]

Fester just died a couple hours ago and he was on baytril for 2 days. He was eating a little and couldn’t poop. Actually the little poop pellets (6) were dried up. I thought he had a URI too😞

[@planetsoftheuniversetarotr9860]

My piggy has been sick for months. We only have one vet in town that will even treat guinea pigs. He didn’t do anything for her said she was fine. Even sent him a video 2 days after our visit. I know something is wrong with her. He says there isn’t. It makes me so angry.

[@gingerbends5216]

Hi thank you for the video, i just had problems, with my Mr. Piggy fats, he had stopped eating was hunched up hair on end, obviously in pain so i took him to the vets and the "vet" at country side in Canyonville, oregon basically told me he was atressed ans thats why he quit eating, yet she found a lump that was sore whwn she touched it, she gave him Baytril and critical care sent him home about six days later he was way worse so took him to have an xray done it turned out the vet thought the lump was one of his kidneys the first visit and basically told me he needed surgery but sinve he had lost 100g he was to weak she gave him a shot of subutex and semt us home well i did not like how he was acting after five hours at veys office i think they left him sitting not eating i wish i would have stuck up and demanded to stay with him. I think what that supposed vet did caused him to go into shock i did manage. To syringe feed him and when i got home he was way worse early morning he started making this grunt whine sound and he was moving his. Head up and. Down and acting like he was trying to puke he died because of that supposed vet and i feel so. Guilty for not doing more for. Him and not putting my foot down with them. My piggy. Was my best. Friend

[@lolalily2663]

I bring my guinea pig to vet because she is not eating but the vet just give her vitamin. 2 days ago, she died.

[@Legendarye909]

Guinea pigs will show sings of stasis before they stop eating. Guinea pigs are very good at hiding there illnesses. I saved mine 3 times by having critical care in stock. Sings will start to show when their eating and drinking less not once they completely stop. We lost one of ours because we didn’t catch it in time. Our vet informed us once they stop eating it can already be to late.

[@kirishimasimp7588]

This scared me I imeditly checked on my gp thank God they are ok and thankyou for this info you may have just saved 3 Ginnie pigs

[@anabellethurston7777]

Skinnypigs1pig just died from stasis and it was so sad

[@CityPigsCaviary]

I hope every one watches Skinnypigs1 video,The more we watch and make videos the more we show vet students they can have a future in small animal vetinary medicine.

[@mylifeasemma1013]

CityPigs Lunkarya and Swiss

[@vanessaarnell]

Piggie_crazed I love her videos. She was the first guinea pig guru I was subbed to.

[@saylavi4325]

Thank you

[@cheesegorditacrunch]

Thank you so much

[@joowiez1618]

My guinea pig died that way but at least he had a long life ( he died at 7 years old)

[@philmowatt3645]

A lot of vets don't know very much about guinea pigs. One even admitted to me they haven't been researched as much as cats and dogs. This problem seems to come up frequently.

[@briandbeaudin9166]

Thank you for this valuable information.

[@calypso_derossi4909]

not gonna lie, I'm crying after watching this

[@brookedeming2761]

thank you 😕

[@mewshithedinocat8088]

Hamster Lover wait wut? Your called hamster lover and have a cat icoand watching guinea pig videos. Huh?

[@devilslic3r]

I wish i seen this video before yesterday... we lost one of our girls she was only 1 and a half... vets said it was pnumonia (so they thought) sent us home with anti biotics, she died 7am yesterday (morning after the vets).. same story as yourself just assumed the medication would make her better i wasnt aware of stasis, i wish i researched more before this happened 😔 she was called shawshank and was probably the baby of our herd most innocent one.. its been a sad 2 days

[@keidofrl]

I wish i new this before my guinea pig died

[@mishaladara]

It's sucks to lose your pet when vets don't care. I still have the medication they prescribed to my baby I can't even accept the fact that my baby is dead.

[@alyixkai7807]

My piggy isn’t eating and has lost her balance. We know she has eye issues. Please help me figure it out. The closest vet is 3 hours away

[@LightningF53]

Mines has 2 tumours on its back we think. Its like his hip bones are 2 big. Today he started limping. His eye is also a little moist around it. Help :(

[@courtneyvaridel6453]

If you go to a lot in recalled search is Guinea pig rescue she is rescued thousands and hundreds of Guinea pigs from all different States of surprise as she really good and she's helped me a lot to

[@selinarienert9033]

My guinea pigs are baby's and I have 3 of them and now I know how to save there life thank you for the great advice😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@Devik_k-wrld]

my guinea pig is a bit sick he is taking hiccups and walking slowly what could be the problem and he is also eating the food very slowly can you help please answer

[@jamesskie5031]

My guinea pig just died

[@guineamcpigface1883]

:'(

[@winno8744]

mine too...

[@lavendersage444]

Two of mine died minutes apart two weeks ago I still feel so bad

[@FredDurst1]

@@lavendersage444 wtf did u do

[@lavendersage444]

@@FredDurst1 i was getting my hair done and my siblings were supposed to be watching my younger brother but they fell asleep and he killed them. it was an accident but i still kinda hate him for it.

[@madzlizzle6721]

I lost my rabbit from stasis😢💗 Best video ever!!

[@mewshithedinocat8088]

Madz Lizzle RIP💀🐰🐇:(

[@lisakoller2317]

I lost two piggies to baytril. I learned the hard way.

[@teddytears4051]

My guinea pig chocked 10 min ago 💔💔💔🥺🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭😭

[@mrmeatgamer2900]

Poor guinea pig I have two now and hade a nightmare that they got bitten and lost lower jaw BUT NO BLOOD

[@juliatouraine846]

Thank’s a lot

[@Flawl3ss10197]

I have a young piggie her name is Bell, I brought her to the vet and they said she had a upper respiratory infection and they prescribed baytril. She is surenge fed it and she eats, drinks and is playing as usual. She has been on it for 3-4 days. Her eye is clear but she is still sneezing with a slight runny nose. Will this clear up for her. Bell is 6-8 weekz

[@definitely_not_an_athlete3731]

My Guinea pig keeps making a hooting noise do you know why she's doing that I looked it up and it said that she was lonely but I have 3 other Guinea pigs

[@AdityaSingh-zk6wo]

My guinea pig not eating I need help I think there is teeth problem with him but she seats some things but she is not eating grass she is on hand feed around 4 months I don't have any vet around Can any one help me

[@nagisawolf6189]

Thanx for the info

[@chrisbrownrigg1]

Yes this happened to me my piggie ernie had an upper respiratory infection was given baytril he perked up straight away the after two wks he had pneumonia was put on oxygen and died that night at the vets he also had bloat I wasn't given any other medications with the baytril abd when he was diagnosed with pneumonia at another vet as ii wanted a second opinion it was too late for my baby I absolutely blame the first vet and baytril id had him for 2yrs and losing him broke my heart his friend is doing well and I have another two boys also who are fab

[@fatimaanwar5602]

I wish I had seen this cause mine passed away for same reason p

[@fitzguineavision]

I know this is an old video and it's very informative which is wonderful. But I hope you know that guinea pigs can't digest dairy, so yogourt isn't a good option for these beautiful animals.

[@ona6048]

am getting guinea pig ! so guys i should watch out for wrong behaviors or weird habits then i should go to the vet rightt ... but what things should i have on hand just to be safe pls

[@natalieg.2338]

My guinea pig has crusty eyes, is extremely light to the point where I can feel his spine, and a week ago he weighed much more and was just fine. He’s been acting different for the past 3 days to a week I don’t really know when it started he just gradually got to this point but hes normally very energetic and curious and lately he’s just been not interested in anything and stays huddled in a corner most of the time. When he does move he moves very slow and only moves when there’s food, but he only takes a few nibbles here and there and then goes back to his corner. It’s really not like him. he’s making terrible noises that clearly indicate that he is in pain. After doing research I think it must be a URI but we don’t have the money to take him to the vet, any advice on how to treat him without having to see a vet? I’m not sure if it’s stasis or both or anything I just know that I want to get him better. Hope I can get a reply quick because I’ve never had any of my piggies get sick before. I’m very unsure of what antibiotics can help or anything that can help at all. Thank you!

[@angelcake212]

Did you piggie get better? Did you ever find out what was wrong

[@user-dz2jv4in5z]

My guineapig is eating only a bit and having diarrhea, what's wrong with it?

[@grr_ace]

Are you feeding them any water foods like Iceberg lettuce? That might be it.

[@malconscrusade3627]

My guinea pig is kinda tired a lot he yawns a lot and sometimes when I come to feed him he’s in the Corner his eyes almost closed. And he’s become more cuddly then he usually was what do I do? And whenever I do take him out to cuddle he always has his eyes almost closed whenever we cuddle. What do I do?

[@malconscrusade3627]

I really don’t know what to do

[@theresenguyen7927]

@@malconscrusade3627 please talk to a vet

[@meganpowers514]

was this an exotic vet?

[@CityPigsCaviary]

It was an emergency vet, all the cavy vets were booked,

[@CityPigsCaviary]

We only have 2 maybe 3 cavy specialist vets in Toronto. Luckily we have contact with giggles rescue they are a wealth of information and came over right away to try and help us save L.

[@orielrivera3787]

This is helpful bc mine is sick

[@oknahh]

Anytime your pig is on antibiotics they should have probiotics. Keep a tube of benebac on hand :)

[@tabathaapple3165]

yogurt is bad for guinea pigs.

[@culo6634]

What can I do if my guinea pigs are choking, I read it on google but I don’t get what it says. Someone please help.

[@letoila5787]

Is your guinea pig okay now?

[@letoila5787]

Do you still want the information for future reference, if so a website that might help is down there

[@letoila5787]

americanminipigassociation.com/mini-pig-education/mini-pig-health-care/what-to-do-for-a-choking-pig/

[@SuperTopbird]

My guinea pigs are dead

[@RB-xz7gm]

My gineapigs died possibly because of nimonia

[@carriepletcher5129]

😓thank you I watch skinnypig videos all the and she lost her piggy! I thank you guys cause I love my piggy to death and for all the RIGHT info. 😚

[@angelinafitzgerald5752]

My baby guinea pig is about to die but when you see this she probably be gone and I might be dead to

[@neeneethenurse618]

Angelina Fitzgerald are you okay?

[@susssshitpostbasin5730]

Guinea pigs dont produce gulo

[@bigkutty5244]

ok, im on my brothers yt account, and he put 'How to choke a guenea pig' Loool!