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Post by anissina on Aug 18, 2012 1:52:37 GMT
So I went out today and picked up two rescue pigs. They had a male and female living together and were feeding them rabbit food. The female is quite large but when I asked they said the pigs had been together for about 4 months and before that as well with their last owner. The female had a previous litter and is not about 2 years old.
She looks quite buldgey and wide. When I felt under her I felt some sort of pop but I don't know if maybe that was just her digesting or if that was a baby kicking.
Can you feel guinea pigs digest? I know I felt movement of some kind twice while I had her out of the cage just now.
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Post by dkwannabe on Aug 18, 2012 2:24:59 GMT
It is likely that she is pregnant seeing as how she was housed with the male. If she looks wide and you felt movement, chances are that she is 6 weeks or further along. A picture might help.
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Post by anissina on Aug 18, 2012 3:00:23 GMT
But she has been with him for months and not had a litter while she was at her last home. is it possible the male is sterile?
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Post by dkwannabe on Aug 18, 2012 3:09:44 GMT
There could be a variety of reasons why she did not "catch" during the other months she was with him. Remember guinea pigs have a longer gestation than other small animals, about 10 weeks or so. It is likely that the male is not sterile so long as his "male parts" are still intact.
Again, time will tell!
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Post by anissina on Aug 18, 2012 3:18:39 GMT
Here is a picture. If she really is at least 6 weeks along she is still very small...but the bulges are not water sacks, they are fairly solid, feels mostly like fat but I'm not sure.
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Post by dkwannabe on Aug 18, 2012 4:21:07 GMT
She looks round, but it may not be more than her tummy. I would get another good, but gentle, feel of her to determine if you feel anymore "kicks" or not. Keep an eye on her, as she may or may not be pregnant.
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Post by cavylover12 on Aug 18, 2012 6:39:20 GMT
I feel popping in mine too. Baby kicks and that popping is different. I don't know what the popping is but I've felt it and it's not a baby kick. You just have to be patient and wait, if it is kicking she should really show in about 2 weeks.
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Post by Kayleigh on Aug 18, 2012 7:40:29 GMT
Sometimes sows take a while to catch. I have a himalayan sow who has been paired with 3 different boars for the last 7 months and has JUST finally caught. So it could be mother nature taking their time. Its very rare for boars to be sterile and even then those who have thought this have then moved the boar with a new sow and "voila" pregnant.
Its highly likely she is pregnant, she may have caught before and absorbed them or aborted them, without a full honest history you will never know.
Keep them seperated, feed the correct diet and time will tell if shes pregnant. ReMember if shes only carrying 1 or 2 pups then she will remain small. Not all sows become huge when pregnant. Some remain nice and petite.
Other things to watch out for are bloat and ovarian cysts.
Best of luck
Kayleigh
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