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Hooting whilst breathing

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Hi all.

Please see video and if you can offer any advice on whether this noise is an urgent thing or not that would be appreciated. Happy weekend to all
 
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How long has your piggy had audible breathing?

Piggies have narrow airways and most nasal breathing is due to hay dust or irritation in the airways. Usually a good sneeze will clear it. That kind of nasal breathing should last no more than a few hours. However, if you are at all worried about nasal/potential airway irritation, it’s lasting too long or continually returns please do also see a vet for a hands on check.

Any clicking from the chest, wheezing from the chest is more concerning and potentially a URI , it requires a vet check and potentially seeing an out of hours vet.

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Hi. Thanks for you reply. 3 hours so far, but that's only how long I've been awake. I'll keep an eye out for that chest clicking/wheezing. It is unusually loud tbh. She has had it a few times before, very briefly, but never this loud.
 
If you put her to your ear you should be able to hear where the sound is coming from - whether it’s nose or chest.

If you are worried though, do call a vet this morning - breathing concerns are obviously something which should not be left unchecked
 
one of my girls makes a sound called complaining whenever she is grumpy or when I haven't cleaned out the cage.
But you should still see a vet to confirm its nothing serious.
 
My Elizabeth often makes a hooting noise but she’s been checked by 3 different vets who couldn’t find anything wrong and it’s just part of her physique. But I would have your piggy vet checked just to make sure
 
This might sound silly but can you tell if it's the in-breath or the out-breath (or both?) because apparently it can mean different things.

They can get bits stuck in their nose, in which case if it stops it shouldn't happen again. If it happens again try and get a video. Look for any unusual discharge from the nose or eyes, or coughing or sneezing. It won't be a 'cold'... guinea pigs don't get colds.

Dicky breathing can indicate a respiratory infection (urgent, but treatable) or possibly heart issues (which you can't correct, but can be medicated to improve things). Or sometimes something totally unexpected. I had a weird 'honky' noise from my little girl which seemed very loud but which lasted only a few mins at a time. After the 3rd time within about 10 days I took her to the vet. They couldn't hear anything at all in her lungs but I'd videoed it and they said it was very pronounced. But the next time she went in, the vet found large ovarian cysts and we wondered whether they were just giving her a bit of aggro sometimes. We discussed a spay but currently she's got no symptoms so she's on a small amount of painkiller twice a day and she's being monitored by eating, pooping and weight maintenance (as a general anaesthetic is a risk for them). We've not heard it since. Flora doesn't give anything away so we're just going day by day!
 
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