My Guinea pig doesn’t have an appetite and is breathe weird. "Midnight" The Midday Snoring Guinea pig breathing problem! Since you have catagorized this question under guinea pigs and pigs, I'm going to give you a list of how I think each of these animals is helpful tob humans. HELP, I think my guinea pig is overdue!! Help - please!!! Help my 7 year old guinea pig is paralysed and my vets are shut! Thus the pet store being my best option. Another cause is intestinal blockage, or a twisting of the intestines, says Guinea Lynx, a medical and care guide for guinea pigs. Hold your guinea pig close to your chest to help him to feel secure. I know buying from pet stores is not the best and should rescue or adopt when you can, but there aren’t any breeders near me. Cure: If your guinea pig is lonely because its partner-in-crime just died, then consider getting it a new guinea pig as a friend. Guinea pigs get various tumors, particularly skin and mammary tumors. Guinea pigs also get abscesses (accumulations of pus and bacteria) in lymph nodes, skin, muscles, teeth, bones, and internal organs. If your guinea pig has lost four or more ounces, see a vet immediately! To help monitor health, be sure to weigh your guinea pig weekly. Hello everyone, I have recently gotten an essential oil diffuser, and have been using it quite a bit. Guinea pigs are not able to pass any gas produced in the intestines. To help monitor health, be sure to weigh your guinea pig weekly. It started a few days ago, then stopped, started again, then stopped, and has happened one more time! Hi! If your guinea pig has lost four or more ounces, see a vet immediately! Your vet can help you determine the cause of the allergies and might suggest removing various objects from your guinea pig’s space to see if your furry friend improves. In between all that, we see Nestor himself in a roadside public park, a guinea pig for a treatment. I was convinced that my guinea pig, Wally, had been dismissed as unworthy by our newly acquired female guinea pig, Spindle. Veterinarian's Assistant: How old is Lilly? This can cause a painful and potentially fatal gas buildup, one of the main causes of guinea pig bloat. Over time, as he becomes more comfortable with you, and you feel more secure holding him, you can begin to stand up and walk around with him. Hi all, I’m not sure if this is the right subreddit to use and I’m sorry if it’s not but I’m desperate for help so if it is not please point me in the right direction.
Last Updated on May 8, 2020. So, one of my guinea pigs -Igby- has been having some noisy breathing recently. It is most commonly transmitted from one guinea pig to another when droplets are sprayed into the air by sneezing or coughing. Guinea pigs can develop tooth root abscesses--the roots of some teeth are very close to the nasal cavity and can cause upper respiratory-like signs. A two or three ounce loss may indicate the onset of a problem. Hello! One day we realised that one looked pregnant so we took 'him' to the vet and of course he was a she and she was indeed pregnant!