[Gpdd] Health

[ME]

I must have missed your first post.  How old is Macie?  How much has  
she lost?

I've had a few pigs who started losing weight around the age of  
three ... all tests came back normal.  We never did find out what was  
wrong with them and necropsies were inconclusive.

Although it wasn't a cure, I hand fed the pigs.  It was a time for us  
to bond and they knew I was trying to help them.  I hand feed at the  
first sign of trouble as I'm convinced it has saved a few pigs ...  
and if you wait, you risk them becoming too weak to overcome illness.

Pigs can have cancers ... I've had a few.  But none of them had  
weight loss.

On Jul 14, 2009, at 9:15 AM, dogcatpiggymom at yahoo.com wrote:

> Hi Friends:
> Remember I took my MACIE to the small animal specialist because she  
> lost weight?
> The vet didn't find one single thing wrong with her, including  
> checking for parasites
> in her poop.
> However, MACIE is still losing weight.  I picked her up last night  
> and she felt bony
> to me.  Yet, she is acting normally and eating well.
> Do guinea pigs get cancer?  I know that something is not right but  
> yet she checked
> out fine.
> Any ideas?
> Thanks.  I'd appreciate some detective work here.
> Joanne
> and her Happy Herd of Six