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Guinea pig makes strane duck-sound noise!?

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Hi all,first time here, and hope to stick here for some time :)

so I have 2 little piggies...
Babe and Teddy
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Babe is on the left (2.5yr old girl), and Teddy on the right ( 4-5 months old boy)
Well... Teddy is having some... problems I guess?
His breed type is "teddy" or some call it "rex"
And Teddy makes this weird noise I haven't heard ever from a guinea pig, he makes it about once in 1-2 hours, it sounds like duck quack but a bit... how to say... dimmer (I hope I chose the right word, I'm not english so pardon my mistakes :) )
, his behaviour is normal, he eats normaly, he is happy overall, I haven't noticed any fur loss or such.
once I heard him making that sound 5 times in 15 minutes.
I read that some suspect of respiratory problems, and a thing that I allso noticed, well his normal squeek sounds don't sound like Babe's sound, clean and.. just normal guinea pig squeek, they sound like he is a bit hoarse, he has been making that kind of sound ever since I got him, but the duck thing started about 1 month ago.

I found 2 topics on internet where people ask about that behaviour, but no solution.

Anyone has any experiences about this?

thank you very much

Vjeko
 
Hi there, I was just wondering if the little boy had been neutered, if he is not and the female is pregnant, he could easily pass on any illness to the female and subsequent babies, this could end up a very expensive vet bill. I hope you find out the problem whith your little boy, they both look very cute.
 
Today I'm taking him to the vet...

well we are thinking of castrating Teddy, so we are keeping them separated, so she is not pregnant. (I hope), they are under constant watch when together, and there was no any sexual intrcourse between them

Wish me luck that Teddy is just a special piggy :)

I'll let you all know what happened
 
Please dont let them play together, turn your back for a second and he could have her! I'm not joking. Once hes back to his normal self, get him booked in for neutering and he can live happily every after with her 6 weeks after the op. Its much safer.

Hope he gets better soon.

x.
 
I hope your piggy is ok, but I will be VERY surprised if your female isn't already pregnant now.

Un neutered males and females should not be having any time together, supervised or not mallethead
 
ok, so I have visited the vet!

everything is completly normal with Teddy, but just in case vet-lady took his... huh I don't know what is the right term to say this... but you know a sample of his throat liquids for examination, results will be next week.

and about them being together... I saw them trying to mate only once, Teddy jumped on her back, but one second later I removed him...
I mean I can't say for sure that she is not pregnant, but how we treat them, I'm let's say 95% sure she is not pregnant... oh well the time will show the truth.. :)
 
flame146 said:
ok, so I have visited the vet!

everything is completly normal with Teddy, but just in case vet-lady took his... huh I don't know what is the right term to say this... but you know a sample of his throat liquids for examination, results will be next week.

and about them being together... I saw them trying to mate only once, Teddy jumped on her back, but one second later I removed him...
I mean I can't say for sure that she is not pregnant, but how we treat them, I'm let's say 95% sure she is not pregnant... oh well the time will show the truth.. :)
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As she is over a year old I would have everything crossed she isn't pregnant as, unless she has had a litter before, it is very dangerous for her. I'm glad Teddy is ok, even if there is nothing wrong at least you have the peace of mind of knowing you checked.

Amy
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exactly, I feel much better about the whole situation.

Babe has never had birth to little ones...

I know that guinea pig pregnancy is dangerous over 1yr of age... I mean.. she's 2.5yr...
that is why, when I let them play together, I'm in a range of 70cm from them, and they are together from 15min-30min a day, and I'm over theyr heads all the time watching.

the good thing is, when Teddy starts to sniff her behind, she freaks out, and hystericly turns to him and often she bites him a bit until he chills out... so I kinda don't see, that she wants him that much...
and when he chills out... they are a beautifull sight to watch how they are playing together :)

"- but don't worry Teddy... your hormon problems will be over soon" :D
 
It really is too risky to let them "Play together" :( Your female is too old to have an easy birth unfortunately & if you read the Pregnancy section on here there are lots of cases of females dying during or before giving birth. Is it really worth the risk?

Please for her sake keep them separate, no play time either until he has been neutered, then 6 weeks after his op he will be safe.
 
well... since you all are a lot more experienced than me, I'll take your advice and I won't keep them playing until I castrate Teddy... I must admit you kinda scared me here...

Well I just hope Babe isn't pregnant allready.

I read that births at that age can often be deadly... but you know... I'm watching over them, and I thought... what can go wrong?... but now when I read all this... I will change my approach.
Thank you all :)
 
It's great that you are putting your piggies safety first. A little nose whiffling between bars should be ok but other than that you are better to keep them apart until Teddy has been attended to! They are really beautiful piggies!

Amy
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What beautiful piggies! I hope the little one gets the all clear from the vet. Where do you live if you don't mind me asking? It's nice to get people from far away on the forum!
 
I'd be really interested to hear if anyone else can offer any suggestions as to what the funny 'duck' noise is. I've recently noticed one of my boars (Frankie) making a similar sound. It is sort of like a deep snorting noise, I suppose, but I've also never heard anything like it before! It is difficult to tell whether it is coming from his nose or his throat. Frankie doesn't make it all the time, and when I take him out of his cage his breathing seems completely normal. I only hear this funny noise coming from inside the cage!

I wondered about taking him to the vet to get him checked out, but he seems completely healthy and happy, so could it just be 'one of those things'?
 
Jerrybelly said:
I'd be really interested to hear if anyone else can offer any suggestions as to what the funny 'duck' noise is. I've recently noticed one of my boars (Frankie) making a similar sound. It is sort of like a deep snorting noise, I suppose, but I've also never heard anything like it before! It is difficult to tell whether it is coming from his nose or his throat. Frankie doesn't make it all the time, and when I take him out of his cage his breathing seems completely normal. I only hear this funny noise coming from inside the cage!

I wondered about taking him to the vet to get him checked out, but he seems completely healthy and happy, so could it just be 'one of those things'?
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My Stan makes a hooting sound that i think sounds 'ducky'. I took him to the vet to be checked over to be on the safe side, but thankfully he was ok. He does it all the time but sometimes more than others. Some days i can only hear it when he has his head right down sniffing the floor.

If you can go on youtube and type in guinea pig hooting you will probably be able to view videos of it. Hope this helps.
 
Yes, that's definitely the noise! Thanks for posting the link. I sat with him for twenty minutes earlier and didn't hear it at all, so I think he only does it occasionally. I've perhaps heard it twice in the past week. Do you think it is cause for concern? Both times I've heard it have been when he has been put back into a newly cleaned cage so could it possibly be an allergy to the bedding or the disinfectant? It could just be a complete coincidence though, I suppose, that the hooting has happened at that time :...
 
It could be what do you use? I would just keep a close eye, like i say my Stan does it and when he first started to do it i took him for a check up.
 
At the moment I use woodshavings, but I've seen the light (thanks to some wonderful advice on here) and will be changing to fleece in the next few days as soon as I've stocked up on new bedding supplies.

One of my other boars is currently suffering from some awful bladder problems so unfortunately I'm back and forth the vet almost every week. I'll certainly speak to her about Frankie, and in the meantime I'll keep an extra close eye on him.
 
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