Sega - my guinea pig

**~TT40~** · July 4th, 2010, 08:19 PM

i havent noticed any difference in his behaviour - which makes me think maybe he is growing old..rather than sick
he is caged, but he has spent a few days at my parents to eat their grass (we dont have grass where we live here..) so he deff. had an altered diet.

yea, im worried about him, but at the same time, I dont want to spend heaps on him...does that sound bad? im just keen on getting their advice...not for them to give me meds or **** that will cost heaps.

**BlackCat** · July 4th, 2010, 08:25 PM

As someone else posted earlier, have you wormed him? If he isnt used to eating grass then that may have also put him off colour too. Is he eating and drinking like normal in his cage now?

**skybie** · July 4th, 2010, 08:29 PM

g/pigs and bunnies need to adjusted to eat grass because it can be harsh on their bellies.
when we have litters of buns i always start them on 5 mins a day then gradually increase it. has he had the runs?
also is he alone in his hutch? sometimes if they're housed with other pigs or bunnies they can get pushed out the way of food and miss out

**~TT40~** · July 4th, 2010, 08:34 PM

hes alone. every other bunny or pig i've owned he has out lasted them, hence him being a little trooper.

the eating grass thing isn't new..every few months he spends time over at my parents place, and before we moved here he was living on grass 24/7.

he is eating and drinking normal, and just as talkative as normal. thats whats weird...everything else is normal just he isn't a pog anymore.

thankyou everyone for your advice!!! i might pop around to the vet tomorrow morning before work.

**~TT40~** · August 26th, 2010, 10:24 AM

Just thought I would put this in here..

But Sega died over night =( I had had him for 4 years and 10 months. which is a while for a pig?

thanks everyone for your suggestions before. I guess it was just his time...