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i just took bob to the emergency vet (and paid £70 to see a vet who "didnt know much about guinea pigs" but anyway) i took him because he was acting very strange, his head was on one side, twitching side to side, and both his eyes were twitching one worse than the other. at first he started hitting his head against the entrance to his bedding space, then he laid down and started wriggling, his head twitching violently. i called the vet straight away and took him, by the time i got there, his twitching had almost stopped, he was huddled up, and not responding or acting normal at all. strangely by the time we got into the vet, the symptoms gradually disappeared, and he started acting normal, apart from a few slow reflexes. after checking him over, the vet sent me on my way, saying to monitor him carefully, as he "could" possibly have epilepsy, that what i described sounded like he had a fit, and as i had changed nothing in his diet, and he hasnt had hold of anything that he could have been poisoned by.
his eyes are still looking funny, one looks like its "spaced out" so I'm going to monitor him all night, and see how he is tomorrow.
I'm posting as i would like advice for a start, has anyone had this with a piggy before?
can piggies have epilepsy? or is there something else it could be?
I'm very very worried about him now, and am not letting him out of my sight tonight
his eyes are still looking funny, one looks like its "spaced out" so I'm going to monitor him all night, and see how he is tomorrow.
I'm posting as i would like advice for a start, has anyone had this with a piggy before?
can piggies have epilepsy? or is there something else it could be?
I'm very very worried about him now, and am not letting him out of my sight tonight