Jackie the guinea pig! HELP!

[Whisk_Luva]

Sorry to hear she is not doing so well. I dont really know what to suggest but I will keep Jackie in my thoughts.

[Catlady711]

I firmly believe guinea pigs do get depressed. Here's why....

I had a silver agouti named Sam, after 2 years I inherited another male english pig named Cinnamon. I couldn't put them together because they would fight. However I could put their cages side by side on a stand. Funny thing is when Sam wanted a treat/food, instead of squeeking or rattling his cage bars like he used to, he would get up, peek over into Cinnamon's cage and make a tiny grunting noise. Cinnamon, even if he was sound asleep, would immediately jump up and RUN over to his cage bars, squeek like mad and rattle the heck out of the bars!!

Cinnamon died at (3 1/2 yrs old) about 2 years later (don't know why very sudden) and Sam was just lost without his buddy. For a long time he wouldn't squeek for food or rattle his cage bars. Sam would just get up and peek over his cage at the wall and make his little grunt noise, but there was no Cinnamon to do his bidding. Eventually, maybe a month or so later, Sam finally relearned how to squeek and rattle his bars for food again, and did so until he finally died at age 7.

So I do firmly believe they get depressed but I also believe they can get over it with lots of TLC.

Just give your piggy lots of love and attention and I think she may come around again, it may just take a bit of time. Good luck.

BTW, some gp's don't drink alot if they are getting lots of fresh fruit and veggies. If your piggy is not drinking at all then I'd be very concerned.

[stormiebaby]

Thanks. She is kept indoors and she is in the room were me and my brother watch the tellie and she squeaks along to the movies and stuff but whenever we go over to her or make some noise she runs into her house and that is it.