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Please help me soon

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Question
QUESTION: Hi my guinea pig is quite old and she is been acting very strange....such as her
eyes were shut...she does not scweel when i show her affection.....she wont
eat....she only stays in one spot in her cage...PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!

ANSWER: Hello Dao,
you need to take your guinea pig to a vet asap as it sounds like she is very sick. If she is very old she could be also be showing signs of the end of her life. If she is not eating you should hand feed her with a feeding syringe and mash up her pellets with warm water and give it to her. The vet is the best place to go though as she seems very ill.

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QUESTION: Hello I would like to also add that she is 7 to 8 years old and maybe that would
be it,  im not sure but...were we live the guinea pig vet is only open on
Wednesdays.....So I really dont know what to do from there...???????????

Answer
Your guinea pig is 7-8 years old??!! Wow!! That's an old guinea pig. The average life span is 5-7 years. It's certainly a sign of old age. If you are still able to take her to a vet in time than the best thing to do is to keep hand-feeding her. The thing is I personally think it is your decision about what you want to do. Your guinea pig has lives a long time.