Today my guinea pig was in a car for between an hour and a half to two hours. He was extremely restless the entire time, trying to find positions to sleep in and then instantly changing his mind. I thought perhaps heat was causing it and that once he got home he'd be calmer.
However when he got back into his cage he became very floppy and laid on his side. He also appeared to be dragging his back legs around but that stopped after a few minutes. He went to his bottle a few times to drink but kept giving up each time he lifted his head (he has a tilted head which causes him to drink in an awkward manner). I've had a fan on towards his cage, have left him completely still, put water in a bowl for him and have given him water through a syringe. He seems a little bit more active (he was cleaning himself now and then) however he still hasn't gone to drink or eat on his own and is still mostly lying down. Its been about 3 and a half hours, I've just now used a small rodent food that goes in a syringe but so far hes still laying down. I also haven't noticed him using the toilet at all. Should I be worried or should I wait until morning to begin to worry?
However when he got back into his cage he became very floppy and laid on his side. He also appeared to be dragging his back legs around but that stopped after a few minutes. He went to his bottle a few times to drink but kept giving up each time he lifted his head (he has a tilted head which causes him to drink in an awkward manner). I've had a fan on towards his cage, have left him completely still, put water in a bowl for him and have given him water through a syringe. He seems a little bit more active (he was cleaning himself now and then) however he still hasn't gone to drink or eat on his own and is still mostly lying down. Its been about 3 and a half hours, I've just now used a small rodent food that goes in a syringe but so far hes still laying down. I also haven't noticed him using the toilet at all. Should I be worried or should I wait until morning to begin to worry?