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Post by cherrytitch on Jul 11, 2010 10:36:47 GMT
heya peeps
im vicki im new here i have 8 guinea pigs i dont breed them it was pet shop m :-Xistake but wouldnt change any of them for the world . 1 of my guinea pigs at the min is coughing and when he does it sounds like he is choking do any of you no what could be wrong with him
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Post by Orlaith on Jul 11, 2010 11:44:49 GMT
Does he just do this when he's eating? When he's breathing, can you hear any crackling or clicking in his chest?
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Post by cherrytitch on Jul 11, 2010 19:02:32 GMT
he tends to do it more when he isnt eating and it sounds like he does have a wee clicking noise
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Post by luvcats22 on Jul 12, 2010 6:35:37 GMT
i would get him checked by a vet, as it could be a respiritory infection. xx
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Post by cherrytitch on Jul 12, 2010 10:18:44 GMT
his breathing is ok but some of the others have done it and they are ok but they wernt as bad as the way dusty does it and when i lift him out of his box he sometimes as wee cold feet
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Post by Orlaith on Jul 14, 2010 21:00:51 GMT
If in doubt, definitely get him to a vet as pigs can go downhill very fast. Put him right up to your ear and have a good listen to his breathing. If there's crackling or wheezing then as luvcats said, it might be a respiratory infection. As for his feet, I've never heard of pigs having cold feet, but saying that, none of mine have particularly warm feet!
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Post by cherrytitch on Aug 11, 2010 12:20:40 GMT
thank you he seems 2 be getting better i hadnt noticed but he had a pigloo in his house and he had chewed alot of the plastic off it i have took it out and he doesnt seem 2 be coughing as much now
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