Thank you for the information @Wiebke. It's still a bit concerning though because she had a hay poke a while back. (Head Tilt After Hay Poke) I don't know if those are related because there was a slight head tilt while it was healing. I believe head tilts can be neurological, right? Since her face has been vibrating, the top and bottom eyelids have joined in. Her weight was within 14 grams of last week though.
I'll make sure to get a video. I'll keep monitoring her throughout the day and will provide an update if it stops. Thank you for the help.Hi
The time to see a vet is when it is happening fairly regularly and you also have a good recording to show your vet. I can't see the hay poke connected to the head tilt and any potential neurological issues; that would be rather coincidence. Right now, there is not much you or a vet can do, to be honest.
PS: the difference between a full and an empty bladder is about 10g, just to put the weight difference into perspective.
The difference between pre-dinner and post-dinner is 30-40g - and that is also the normal daily weight swing over the course of 24 hours. That is why we speak of weight loss only from 50g onwards.
Update:
It has been three days since the twitching first began and it has not stopped. Since then it has traveled to her ear (still only on the right side) which was not seen in past videos.
I have weighed her daily (morning) and everything has been stable. The only change was by 20 grams.
Her eye (same as hay poke) has become slightly smaller due to the eyelid looking heavier. It is noticeable droopy on the bottom toward the nose. I have put some artificial tears from the emergency kit in her eye since noticing it. It looks a bit better, however, there is some of her normal eye fluid near the tip of the eye and up to the top of her eyelid.
She has developed the tiniest head tilt that is only noticeable when she is sitting still.
The biggest thing is that she is now deaf. I watched Saskia’s latest video of the clap test and decided to try it out on all three girls. The youngest two have reactions (ears moving) and can clearly hear it. My sick piggy is not phased at all and does not hear a thing. Previously, she used to notice the clap when I did it a few months ago. She can see just fine out her her left eye though.
I think she may have Calcified Bullia Syndrome. I am scheduling a vet appointment tomorrow for next week.
). I thought she had an ulcer cornea, and the veterinarian confirmed my suspicion. She was prescribed an Ofloxacin Ophthalmic Solution .3% for ten days. It seems to be working very well with me dropping some in her eye every two hours during the day. I had also been giving her Terramycin every morning since she developed it from our emergency kit. I brought it along with me for her exam and we were told to continue it along with the eye drops until her eye healed.
) and is still a bit larger than her other one with a red ring. It's definitely healing though!
The eye drops and Tyrimaicin seems to be still working great. It's a small yellow circle in the center of her eye now (used to be a literal dent in her eye
She seems really tired all the time now. Out of six hideouts, she is always in the same one (which is fine). It feels like all she does all day is sleep. Due to her being deaf (the majority of the reason) and her eyes hurting which might make them close when she sleeps, I feel it definitely is more calming. It also might be from the Calcified Bulla (allegedly since I was told it is very very likely she does). The pads on her feet are also turning just the slightest bit pinker due to the lack of mobility. Thoughts?
Her weight has also dropped by now 50 grams in the last month (was around 40, and just changed to 50 this morning). I read through all the guides I found on the forum. She just got checked a few days ago and when I brought it up to the vet, there was no definite answer. I've just been following the topping-up/support-feeding part of the article here since this morning with Emeraid.
She had some softer poop yesterday as well so I’m cutting off the veggies for the next couple of days (read that guide also). That could contribute to the loss of weight.
Also, thank you so much @Wiebke for all the help. It means the world to me.
I would like to say that she is now doing so much better! Her eating and weight have improved with her Emeraid along with the eye healing up. Her feet also look vastly better since she does not spend all day hiding anymore and the cage is being spot-cleaned twice a day. Nothing is back to normal by any means, but it’s a significant improvement.
I am emailing the vet office tomorrow morning as it will be day ten of her eye meds and it's still not healed up at all. The eye looks way better than it did before we started, however it is still cloudy and enlarged. Hopefully, they will just tell us to continue with the eye drops or Terramycin so that we don't have to go back in. When I email them, should I ask if the eye ulcer is related to the Calcified Bulla? I saw that that was one of the symptoms in the forum support guides. Could the bacteria from in the ear be in the eye also causing this to last longer? I have no understanding about stuff like that.
Thank you
I will absolutely do that then.
Would it be useful if I asked the American guinea pig forum if they have ever seen it?
No, her eyes were perfect besides a hay poke in the same eye a while back.
I'll add if any of these things could be it in the email. Also, I guess the cornea looks a bit scratched.
My piggy has stumped the all-knowing, all-mighty, all-powerful Wiebke!
Not that you could ever diagnose anything, but you have given me more information about this problem than I would ever be able to find by myself.
I will absolutely do that then.
Would it be useful if I asked the American guinea pig forum if they have ever seen it?
No, her eyes were perfect besides a hay poke in the same eye a while back.
I'll add if any of these things could be it in the email. Also, I guess the cornea looks a bit scratched.
My piggy has stumped the all-knowing, all-mighty, all-powerful Wiebke!
Here is a photo. I don't know why I did not prove one earlier. The camera made the red tint around the iris nonexistent, so keep in mind that's there.
And their slaves.......I don't know if it's relevant but on a couple of occasions when I've had an injured finger or hand my boys have been very attentive to the area. They have been wanting to lick/groom the area affected. Once when I had a small cut Master Boris whipped the scab off and ate it before I could stop him
At her last check on Tuesday her eye looked sooo good. My mom came to see her and we think that next time she's at the vet (three days) we just get more pain meds to keep her comfortable.
Do you mean CBS as in calcified bulla syndrome? Is that what you're asking how she got it?
