Hi, so my guinea pig, his name is Charlie, has been very weak lately. he doesn't come and beg for food like he usually does or play
w/ my rabbit. He still eats but in small portions. he is always lying down in his hut... sometimes he is in such a position he looks dead... When you pick he
up he starts to squeak... not the usual happier squeak but sort of a depressed one if you get what i am saying. He tends to start squeaking also if u start to
touch him around his ribs or his stomach. taking him to the vet is a problem b/c i dont want to put him thru more suffering and my parents dont want to have to
put him thru that either being he is soo weak. If any1 knows what could be the matter with him please help me!!!!!!!! I really want to know what has happened
or what i can do to help him. Thanks in advance if u have helped!
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My guinea pig is really sick... won't do anything!!!!!
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Posts: 2 10/20/09 06:30 PM |
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Posts: 4114 10/20/09 08:33 PM Moderator |
He needs to be seen by a vet immediately. He's obviously under respiratory duress. As traumatic as a vet visit may be, it doesn't sound like he'll
make it long without some medical treatment. Could be his heart, or it could be an upper respiratory infection. Both are treatable, but the longer you put off
bringing him to a vet, the less likely it is that he'll survive.
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Posts: 2 10/21/09 04:44 PM |
Thanxs a bunch for that. Ya I am not sure if this would change anything but Charlie is only a year old. I don't know if that has any relevence to his
sickness but that is how old he is. Thanxs for all the help! I'll see about the vet.
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Posts: 4114 10/21/09 05:12 PM Moderator |
Oh, so young! if anything, that gives him more of a chance to recover if given proper treatment. But you still have to get him to a vet immediately. The longer
you delay, the worse his chances are to recover.
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