Hi all, I am a new guinea pig owner and this evening one of my guinea pigs was making a clicking noise when she was being held. Just wondering if this is normal or should I contact the vet?
She is only 4 months old
She is only 4 months old
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Clicking noise
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Please have any clicking from the chest or clicky breathing checked out by a vet. Chest sounds or noisy breathing can be a sign of an infection and should always be checked by a vet as a priority. It becomes an emergency if there is any respiratory distress (sucking in of sides etc) and needs to be seen immediately.
Any whistling or sound coming from the nose is usually hay dust in the airways. Piggies have narrow airways and any obstruction is more audible. In this case, a sneeze usually clears it quite promptly. (In the event a sneeze didn’t clear it or if it clears and then comes back, then vet advice should be sought).
The fact you specifically say clicking, means it is is something which does need to be checked by a vet promptly.
While you get an appointment, it would be wise to switch from the routine weekly weight checks and instead weigh her every morning. This enables you to monitor hay intake more closely and step in with syringe feeding if she loses weight.
In the case of a respiratory infection, then they can find eating harder given the need to breathe comes first, and then they can need feeding support.
I’ve added in our weight monitoring guide to help you
Please have any clicking from the chest or clicky breathing checked out by a vet. Chest sounds or noisy breathing can be a sign of an infection and should always be checked by a vet as a priority. It becomes an emergency if there is any respiratory distress (sucking in of sides etc) and needs to be seen immediately.
Any whistling or sound coming from the nose is usually hay dust in the airways. Piggies have narrow airways and any obstruction is more audible. In this case, a sneeze usually clears it quite promptly. (In the event a sneeze didn’t clear it or if it clears and then comes back, then vet advice should be sought).
The fact you specifically say clicking, means it is is something which does need to be checked by a vet promptly.
While you get an appointment, it would be wise to switch from the routine weekly weight checks and instead weigh her every morning. This enables you to monitor hay intake more closely and step in with syringe feeding if she loses weight.
In the case of a respiratory infection, then they can find eating harder given the need to breathe comes first, and then they can need feeding support.
I’ve added in our weight monitoring guide to help you
