congested guinea pig?

[piggiemummy03x]

had to book my girl della in for a vet trip today after noticing this morning her wheeking sounding almost a bit chesty / congested, was going to keep an eye on her over the next couple or days but have just fed veggies and its definitely something that needs to be checked out.. i’m really nervous shes not long come off antibiotics and pain meds for a UTI bless her i really hope its nothing serious

 

[Claire W]

Aw bless her Hopefully it’s nothing to worry about but it’s good you’re having her seen

 

[piggiemummy03x]

della congestion noises

 

[Wiebke]

had to book my girl della in for a vet trip today after noticing this morning her wheeking sounding almost a bit chesty / congested, was going to keep an eye on her over the next couple or days but have just fed veggies and its definitely something that needs to be checked out.. i’m really nervous shes not long come off antibiotics and pain meds for a UTI bless her i really hope its nothing serious

Hi

Please see a vet if in any doubt.

You can do a little check by holding your ear against the nose, the throat and the check as to where the congestion is mainly sitting; it doesn't replace a trained examination with a stethoscope but it can give you a bit of an idea.
Any congestion in the nasal cavities is generally more audible when eating since piggies are not much in the way of mouth breathers but it makes breathing that bit more difficult. Hopefully it is just a temporary thing. See whether a bowl of steaming water next to the cage can help ease the breathing a bit more.

 

[piggiemummy03x]

Aw bless her Hopefully it’s nothing to worry about but it’s good you’re having her seen

thankyou, we have just seen the vet who has prescribed her metacam for 5 days, so fingers crossed this clears it up!

 

[piggiemummy03x]

Hi

Please see a vet if in any doubt.

You can do a little check by holding your ear against the nose, the throat and the check as to where the congestion is mainly sitting; it doesn't replace a trained examination with a stethoscope but it can give you a bit of an idea.
Any congestion in the nasal cavity is generally more audible when eating since piggies are not much in the way of mouth breathers but it makes breathing that bit more difficult. Hopefully it is just a temporary thing. See whether a bowl of steaming water next to the cage can help ease the breathing a bit more.

hiya!
thanks for your reply, we have just left the vets who has agreed she sounds a bit congested and confirmed this by also listening to lunas breathing. she told us that one of her piggies gets like this every so often and anti inflammatory (metacam) always clears it up, so i’m hoping this 5 day course will help her recover! other than this both girls are in great health! will obviously be keeping an eye (and ear!) on her over the next coming day’s but fingers crossed all should be fine!
thanks for the advice!