my pig has lost her whistle?

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hi, everybody!

I'm new to this forum and have two piggies biscuit and treacle and i absolutly adore them!
i have a problem with biscuit (1yr old) usually when i pick up their food bowls to feed them in the morning they whistle like mad, especially biscuit who is loud and for the past two days she has attemted to whistle but no sound comes out but air, if * know what i mean, and she looks frustrated and looks like she is trying really hard to get it out? all her other behaviour is normal has anyone else experianced this?

thanks!
*** kristie x
 
Hi Kristie and welcome to the forum.

You have certainly come to the right place for advice on piggies. We are all piggy mad on here and many members have lots of experience with guinea pigs.

I have a couple of piggies that try to squeak but it just doesn't seem to work. It comes out as a half-hearted noise, kinda like you say an air blowing noise. My pigs are fine otherwise. Some squeak and wheek madly really loudly, others don't.

I am sure other members will follow with their views shortly.

Have fun on the forum!
 
i know what you are saying but this time is different because its every time she tries to squeak and she is usually really loud and nothing is coming out every time and she looks like she is trying but its not coming out?
 
Hi there i have experienced this a few times and it is a bit worrying.kind of like a raspy wind noise like they have lost their voice.In my experience the voice never comes back and it may be a respiratory thing.I have not investigated this any further as they continue on as normal.both the sows here with the non voices were badly over bred before they got here and were previously on mouldy hay.i think this could have damaged the larynx some how and so they just squeek
 
yes it is a raspy noise and is worrying me quite a bit now it only started 3 days ago and iv had her for a year an a half and they dont sleep on hay but on fleece?
is it normal for it just to occur suddnely? and do you think i should take her to the vets?

thanks
 
i was wondering if this is a respritory problem whether it could be caused by a recent increase in heat in the room they are in?
 
Perhaps a check-up at the vet would be a good thing to put your mind at rest. It could be the dry air but it might not be. If it is a chest infection, piggies can go down hill very quickly and if it has come on quickly, best to be safe than sorry.

Hope all is ok - keep us posted to how things go.
 
Hi my sow Morgan is like this too, she seemed to lose her wheek a few years back and it just never returned she manages a bit but its more air wheeks than high pitched squeaking.

She is 7 year old now i think she lost hers about 2-3 years ago and is healthy so i think it just happens with some pigs.
 
thank you all for your comments!
couldnt really sleep last nite for worrying and i think I'm gona take her to the vet just to make sure there is nothing wrong its worth the money to make sure she is ok

thanks x
 
hi everybody!

Took biscuit to the vets today, good job i did as she does have the beggining of a respitory infection as the vet said her chest was wheezy.
the vet has given me antibiotics to give her for the next ten days and a bit extra incase my other piggy starts showing signs of the infection!

i would welcome any tips on how to help her fight this infection other than antibiotics?
 
i was wondering also if this could of been caused by the fact i use wood shavings (dust extracted) in their cage (however i use fleece on the level where they sleep)?

iv looked at vet bed but it does seem expensive, and i would need 45 x 30, does anyone in the uk know where i could get this amount for cheap (i live in manchester)
 
yeah i posted a thread about this earlier. one of mine squeaks very loudly and when he trys to go loud you hear this awful airy noise coming from his nose.

i even heard pumpkin do it once but not since then.

its sad but i dont think it hurts him =[
 
Yes, that trip to the vet was certainly worthwhile.
As I said earlier, a chest infection can make a piggy go downhill really quickly.

Fingers crossed that all is uphill now.
 
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