katiep
Adult Guinea Pig
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Our vets is going to be sick of the sight of me. Before I take Lucky to see him tomorrow I thought I'd ask your opinions as you all know so much.
Lucky is about 8 weeks old, a rex. He is living with Scruffy who is about 10weeks old, a very energetic abby. Lucky has always been quite quiet, but seems to be getting more and more lethargic. He is eating like mad but between eating seems to doze off - he doesn't even move or jump if Scruffy bounces past him or I go to pick him up.
When I checked him earlier I picked him up and he seemed fine, he was holding his head up as normal, he was warm, no sign of dribble of anything, no wheezing, and he seemed quite alert - just when we put him back in his cage he seems to go sleepy.
Sometimes he seems to be a bit off balance, but other times he toddles around fine. The vet noticed a bit of crust in one of his ears - could this be a sign of middle ear infection causing him to feel a bit poorly? Are there any other reasons for a piggy to be lethargic but to eat like a horse? He still feels a bit boney though.
We are at a loss - Scruffy is the picture of health so Lucky can't have caught anything from him. he has eaten everything we have put in front of him and loads of hay. Is he just a sleepy piggy? Surely he should be popcorning round with Scruffy? We are scared that he is going to get poorly like Fuzzy .. We are racking our brains - could it be that he is an albino and doesn't like the light? Could it be because he was bullied previously and wants to keep himself to himself? he was quite confident when we got him but just seems to have gone a bit sleepy.
Any advice would be very much appreciated - I am going to take him to the vets anyway but it would be nice to know what you think!
Lucky is about 8 weeks old, a rex. He is living with Scruffy who is about 10weeks old, a very energetic abby. Lucky has always been quite quiet, but seems to be getting more and more lethargic. He is eating like mad but between eating seems to doze off - he doesn't even move or jump if Scruffy bounces past him or I go to pick him up.
When I checked him earlier I picked him up and he seemed fine, he was holding his head up as normal, he was warm, no sign of dribble of anything, no wheezing, and he seemed quite alert - just when we put him back in his cage he seems to go sleepy.
Sometimes he seems to be a bit off balance, but other times he toddles around fine. The vet noticed a bit of crust in one of his ears - could this be a sign of middle ear infection causing him to feel a bit poorly? Are there any other reasons for a piggy to be lethargic but to eat like a horse? He still feels a bit boney though.
We are at a loss - Scruffy is the picture of health so Lucky can't have caught anything from him. he has eaten everything we have put in front of him and loads of hay. Is he just a sleepy piggy? Surely he should be popcorning round with Scruffy? We are scared that he is going to get poorly like Fuzzy .. We are racking our brains - could it be that he is an albino and doesn't like the light? Could it be because he was bullied previously and wants to keep himself to himself? he was quite confident when we got him but just seems to have gone a bit sleepy.
Any advice would be very much appreciated - I am going to take him to the vets anyway but it would be nice to know what you think!