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PREGNET GUINEA PIGS

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Question
HI MY PREGNET GUINEA PIG WELL SHES FAT BUT SHE DOESENT SEEM TO BE GETING ANY FATER UNLESS SHE COULD JUST BE HAVEING ONE BABY CAN PLEASE HELP.:FROM KATHLEEN

Answer
Hello Kathleen,

How far along is she? It is possible she just has one pup. Piggies rarely have large litters and one pup is pretty common. Toward the end of the pregnancy, their size will level out a bit. Also, have you had confirmation that she is pregnant (felt movement or had x-rays done)? If not, it is possible she isn't pregnant. Sometimes after a piggy is bred, they will lose the pups and their bodies will reabsorb them other times, piggies just don't get pregnant and they have false pregnancies. During a false pregnancy, she will look and act pregnant, but since she isn't carrying any pups, she never gives birth.  

-kkat
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