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HI,

Our sweet little male guinea pig had a fall on thursday night. He slipped out the back of the towel he was being held in. He is still eating and pooping but cannot move his lower body properly. He has some movement in his feet. We took him to the vet's and had him thoroughly examined and x-rayed. The x-ray showed that his spine was a little curved and the vet thought that maybe one of the discs had slipped out of place or over lapped in some way. He could not see a fracture but said that he could not rule this out.
He gave us Meloxacam and told us to give it a week or two of restricted movement and hope and pray that we see some signs of improvement.
We are keeping him well fed, cleaned and cared for. I spend most of my day in the same room with him. I wake in the night for about an hour and sit with him. He is pooping properly but cannot turn around to retrieve the cecal pellets, so I help him with that. I clean him 'down there'.
I wish that I could clean his belly as he smells of urine but I cannot lift him too often or for too long without causing him pain. So I am keeping him on strips of towel and changing them very carefully so he keep as clean as possible.He had a white plug (best way to describe it) in his penis/urethra. I have seen this before in sick male guinea pigs. I assume it is some kind of discharge due to him not being able to clean himself. Does anybody know about this? I am worried that he may get a bladder infection. Should I continue giving him vitamin C tablet?We feel so awful as he is much loved and really is like a child in a sense to myself and my husband. He is a very special little guinea pig and showers us in kisses, especially on our noses!Has anyone else here been through the same or similar experience with their guinea pig?
If he is still dragging his legs a month from now, would a little wagon of some kind be advisable for a piggy with a spinal injury? I saw the RoxyRoller but noticed that the guinea pig it was made for was suffering from a leg problem, not spine.Any advice that anybody can offer me would be greatly appreciated.

Please help.

I did not find the right solution from the internet.

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