caring for cavies..

Question
hi andy....
i bought two guinea pigs ,one male, (grammy) and the other female(oscar) a month ago...Now a few days back oscar gave birth to a new cavy(cherry)...today my 11 year old cousin dropped cherry from about 4 feet and he was badly hurt...he is unable to move properly...he falls over on his left side while moving and he cant stand(the normal position of guinea pigs) properly, tilting towards his left...probably he has hurt his left limb...today all nearby vets are also closed...cherry is a small cavy 6 days old...i would like to know how shud we care for his injury...

another thing is that grammy and oscar were very playful and active before the birth....they used to make a whistle sound when we came near the cage and stood up to us...but now after the birth, the are VERY quiet!!....it also looks like they are very scared of us...many times they run away from us and peeing nd pooping a lot....Any reasons for this change of behavior??

I would also like to know about the food they should eat...i tested them with many vegetables...but the ONLY eat cuccumber...Is there any other thing which is required for their diet...they also dont drink water...not a drop!!!

i also dont know what does their sounds signify...when i pat them on their back they tend to do a BURRRR!!! sound...with a kind of shivering...looks like as if they dont like the patting and they are angry...what does this mean???

i think i've asked A LOT of questions now....now i'll wait for your replies....thanx in advance for any help...

Dalip

Answer
Hi

My apologies for the delay in my reply.

Until you can see a vet you need to keep the baby in a nice warm place with plenty of hay, theres not much you can do.

The change in behaviour isnt surprising, the female has had a traumatic experience and I guess the male takes the lead from the female.

Take a look at the site below for the answers to your other questions.

andy

http://www.diddly-di.fsnet.co.uk/