RIP Delilah =(

One of the baby guinea pigs passed away at the vets today. Complaicated story, but I first brought home Delilah with another littermate, not Pixie, but this baby died during the first night after appearing puffed up. I found her dead with slobber around her mouth and jelly-like stuff round her bottom

The dead baby was replaced for me (even though they claimed the first one choked.. yeah right don't insult my intelligence) with Pixie, the remaining littermate sister. Exactly a week from the first death, Delilah became sick so quickly that I barely made it into the vets in time. They gave her IV fluids and glucose as her blood sugar was seriously low (1.4, meant to be 5). They were keeping her in and treating her for an infection, but as the vet was on the phone to me telling me she wasn't picking up, she passed away

So now I just have Pixie left, and i'm so worried she will become ill too. The vet is starting to think it might be a bacterial or viral infection, or genetic as they were all related.

I'm really upset

Oh no the poor wee ones. can you take pixie to the vets and test her sugar levels and such? that might help?

Awww I'm so sorry hun she's was so gorgeous. Poor little baby girl

Thanks guys. The vet says there's nothing he can do for her until she starts showing symptoms as she's ok atm. I'm going down tomo to see if I can beg some antibiotics out of him, as by the time they start showing symptoms it's already too late it seems

oh I am so sorry. I hope it wasnt a genetic illness.
The girls next door have 2 piggies. But, to be honest in the last 2 years they have had 4 guinea pigs, 2 died out of the blue and now out of the replacements piggies, one has got preggers. In the summer they let them roam round the garden, kids are supposed to watch them. Last summer one of the piggies was lost they searched the garden . Then their father opened the side gate and for some reason looked near the ash boxes the pig was hiding behind them. This was on the edge of the front garden, no wall and right near the road! I worry about them. sorry I am stealing your thread xx

You're not stealing, you're more than welcome thats scary about the piggy escaping like that they're lucky it didn't get squished!

So so so sorry hun

so sorry silverabbit to hear of your loss
you did your best

Aw babes so sorry to hear this all the best with pixie, have all fingers crossed for you xxx

Thanks guys so far she seems to be doing very well, and she's so cute and squeaky

Good, I'll keep sending her good thoughts though, just in case!

So glad she's doing ok. Must be so worrying though after losing the other little one.

Everytime I go up to the cage my heart is in my mouth as I dread looking in and finding her gone

Hopefully she'll be a good girl and hang on for me. She's very bright and lively, so i'm feeling more positive!

I can just imagine but she sounds to be doing well so far