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Guinea pig coughing noise

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Izzie913

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Hi,

My guinea pigs (Winter and Pickles) have been with me for about 4 months now. Recently over the past few weeks, I have noticed that both of them have been making strange coughing noises. Sometimes I may walk into the room and it may just happen then randomly, and sometimes it happens after they have eaten food. I have found a youtube video link that sounds very similar to my guinea pig's coughing:
Guinea pig coughing noise

Could anyone please advise what this coughing might mean and what I should do about it.
Thank you in advanced!
 
Piggies do tend to cough when they eat or drink too fast. I think if it persists I would get them checked out.
 
If coughing is associated with eating, then this is usually because they have guzzled food (or shoved too much into their mouths at once). But if you hear coughing when they aren’t eating, then perhaps it would be a good idea to get a vet to check them over.
 
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