lillykitten
New Born Pup
I have noticed that one of my guinea pigs, Alice, seems to have an off and on limp. I first noticed it a few weeks ago, a back leg seemed to be making her walk a little awkward. I checked it over, nothing was visibly wrong nor felt off when I ran my fingers across, and she didn't react when I touched it. I figured she could have pulled a muscle playing, and within a few hours she was walking normally again.
Earlier this week, I noticed her limping, almost hopping, while holding up one of her front paws, wouldn't touch it to the ground. I once again checked it over, and still no signs something was wrong and she expressed no distress upon me touching it. I again thought maybe it could have been rough play, but kept an eye on her. The limp once again went away after a bit.
Now today during floor time, she's limping again, holding up her other front paw this time. I kept thinking before it could be rough play with her cage mates, but this seems to keep happening. I am wondering if this could be a sign of arthritis?
I'm unsure of her exact age, but we got her in may this year. I figure she's around 8-9 months old, maybe a little older. She's very social and energetic, and throughout all of this she has been acting like her normal self, playing, eating and drinking fine. She gets along great with her cagemates, but can play a little rough with them sometimes, which was what kept making me think that could be the cause.
Does anyone have any ideas what could be causing this?
Earlier this week, I noticed her limping, almost hopping, while holding up one of her front paws, wouldn't touch it to the ground. I once again checked it over, and still no signs something was wrong and she expressed no distress upon me touching it. I again thought maybe it could have been rough play, but kept an eye on her. The limp once again went away after a bit.
Now today during floor time, she's limping again, holding up her other front paw this time. I kept thinking before it could be rough play with her cage mates, but this seems to keep happening. I am wondering if this could be a sign of arthritis?
I'm unsure of her exact age, but we got her in may this year. I figure she's around 8-9 months old, maybe a little older. She's very social and energetic, and throughout all of this she has been acting like her normal self, playing, eating and drinking fine. She gets along great with her cagemates, but can play a little rough with them sometimes, which was what kept making me think that could be the cause.
Does anyone have any ideas what could be causing this?