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Guinea pig just threw up!

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Help, My ludwig hasn't been acting right all day so I have been sitting with him for the past two hours.

He's been making these weird movements like he's trying to throw up. Not lunging, coughing like when they are choking but the kind of movements people make when trying to burp or puke.

and now he keeps throwing up! I'm REALLY worried

It keeps coming from his mouth. This weird green/brown stuff! I didn't think guinea pigs COULD throw up but he is?!
 
He seems to be okay now.

He's bright, alert and no longer puffed up.

It seems throwing up really helped pass whatever it was. The vet checked him all over and he's not sure what caused it. I'm going to keep an eye on him.

Here's what he threw up.
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four times. I watched him each time.
 
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I did wonder if something got stuck in his throat as it does look like really runny poo but I honestly have no idea. It's definitely not a poo poo, but a watery one somehow.

I'm just glad he's better now. I don't want to lose him. He's my baby.
 
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You can see it here with it just under his chin. I took the photo just after he puked it out and it dripped down his chin.

(Apologies about his nails. I lost the damn cutters and I spent the last two days searching for them.) I plan to buy new ones asap.
 
Yeah I think you must be right. How strange.

It was there for a while too. At least 12 hours. Poor thing. I'm just glad he seems to be okay now.
 
It looks like chewed up pellets to me, I think that a poo would be a little darker. He might have choked on a bit of oversized pellet. Whatever it was, he's over it and your heart can slow down now.
 
So glad he is ok now
 
Thank you everyone. He's back to his perky self today, even climbing up to meet me as usual so I think he should be okay. :)
 
So glad he is OK now. Did the vet check his back teeth? Only a similar thing happened to my rabbit. It turned out he had spurs on his back teeth which trapped the food and made him choke.
 
He tried to but he said he was unable to really see them and he didn't want to sedate Ludwig just to check his back teeth.

I'm going to keep an eye on him, another of my boys has an appointment with a vet for next month and my guinea pig specialist vet has given me her number in case anything suddenly happens and I need her help.
 
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He tried to but he said he was unable to really see them and he didn't want to sedate Ludwig just to check his back teeth.

I'm going to keep an eye on him, another of my boys has an appointment with a vet for next month and my guinea pig specialist vet has given me her number in case anything suddenly happens and I need her help.
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Thats good. you could contact the Cambridge Cavy trust, they are in Huntingdon, not too far from you. They can check his back teeth without sedation, its very safe and completely painless.
 
Just wanted to make a few comments sorry if i repeat anything as i only flicked through the thread.

Guinea pigs can't really be sick as they don't have a gag reflex, similar to horses they just can't vomit. What he's producing there seems to chewed food that he's then spit out.
Guinea pigs will eat and leave food towards the back of there mouth and keep chewing, hence the way they can look like there constantly chewing and yet theres nothing visable in their mouth.

Chances are your piggy just was struggling to swallow what he had built out so tried to get it out of his mouth. When a guinea pig feels vulnerable they tend to puff up a little. My pigs tend to puff a little when they eat there veg, this puffing of the coat makes them much more sensetive to touch so they can sense danger quicker a such. You may find when your piggy is 'puffy' that they become a little jumpy and nervy. Your pig may have felt vulnerable because he was struggling to swallow and he puffed up a little for his own safety.

If your vet is struggling to see your guinea pigs back teeth but you'd like him to view them then a few tips from me would be to feed him some skinless cucumber before your vet trip and if possible flush the mouth with a syringe of water after, the chances are that this should shift the gunk from the mouth a bit more and make it easier to see.

Keep an eye on him, but it could just be nothing :)
 
So so glad he's on the mend, what a miracle that he can throw up :) as far as I was aware guineas lacked that reflex in their throat to enable them to be sick xxxxx
 
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