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My Guinea Pig is Bleeding what Should i do?

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QUESTION: Hi I have 2 Boy guinea Pigs and Desided to Let them together for a Run. They do fight some times but not that bad, But this time it was i went outside to check on them as a saw one of my boys sitting on the floor doing nothing and it looked like it was hurt i picked it up saw nothing until i saw a big lump of blood on my hand i checked every were on him and i saw its lip deep into its lip it was cut and blood every were and then i saw on its body on its Skin It was cut there too lumps of blood there to, what should i do take it to the vet please help!!

ANSWER: HELLO!
YES!!!
TAKE THE BABY TO THE VET RIGHT NOW!!
DO NOT EVEN HESITATE IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN!!
DO NOT EVER LEAVE THOSE TWO ALONE, UNSUPERVISED, OUTSIDE AGAIN!!
MUCH WORSE COULD HAVE HAPPENED!!
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QUESTION: Hello. i checked the other boy and the other one is now Limping i think he has broken his leg!!!!?? And anther Question Well I went to my friends house to go see her guinea pig and then she left it out in the sun and then when we went to go take it inside i picked it up and it was so weak it could'nt stand up or keep its head up  then i rushed it to the vets they told us to put a wet towl around it we did and put ice blocks trying to get it cool we did as much things as we could then it started to breath slowly and slowly and it kept opening its mouth while breathing then 5 min later it stoped and died i was very sad then after when it died its eyes started to get all wet and the white bit started coming out why is that.

ANSWER: Hello again.
I honestly dont understand why people do these things. Letting you guinea pigs run together is fine but leaving it out in the sun is just stupid. The poor baby died of heat stroke and it was in extreme pain when it died. The white stuff was a combination of the body getting rid of waste and toxins after death and the piggy crying because it didnt understand why somebody would do such a thing.
Also, your guinea pig is in severe pain and might stop eating. Yes this means it could die.
Take him to the vet to get a cast, and look up how-to-be-a-good-owner for your friend.

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QUESTION: Yes i know that is supid to let it out in the sun as this was her first time having a guinea pig and it was only a baby she did'nt know this would happen i felt so sorry for it i was heart broken. the poor thing when it was trying to breath it was opening it mouth but nothing could help it. if i did take it to the vet would there be somthing they could do about it?

Answer
Hello again.
I am sorry as I know that reply sounded harsh, but it was nessisary to my part.
Unfortunatly, heat stroke is a common cause of guinea pig death, and is completly avoidable. Its like when people die of starvation and aids is 3rd world countries.
A vet would have advised you to think about putting her down, and he would have put her in intensive care. I doubt she would have made it though, her blood was already too thin.