Wizzy
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi again all!
Pepper had an awful uri from may to august, came off antibiotics after the vet told us her lungs were completely clear. She still had a little bit of snot from her nose sometimes, but that went away with time. She seemed to have completely recovered by mid september. Changing to Haybox hay also helped significantly. However last Wednesday she had sort of crackly breathing for about an hour, coughed, and then it went away. Since then she has been fine, however, it’s after eating she’ll have slightly audible breathing and then go back to normal. In july she was around 1040g, and today she weighed in at 1196g, so her appetite isn’t affected. She does seem to cough rather a lot at night, presumably while either eating hay or sleeping. By a lot i mean about 3 times per night. Her eyes are normal and she’s acting normal. However, i had a good look at her nose and on one side she seems to have some snot on the inside. I honestly can only describe it as looking like human snot. They’re bedded on newspaper( i change the toilet areas daily) and tons of hay. She drinks a lot of water. My other guinea pig is 6.5 years old and does have bladder issues, but other than that she is fine and showing no respiratory symptoms. When i pick pepper up and listen to her breathing there is a very very slight whistle, but to be honest she’s always had this. I can’t hear anything on her chest but i might be wrong? I’m so paranoid here! We went to the vet 8 times from May to July, and 3 of those times the vet assured us her lungs were clear. I’m not sure whether this is allergies or the start of a new infection or what? It’s the nose that really worries me!
Pepper had an awful uri from may to august, came off antibiotics after the vet told us her lungs were completely clear. She still had a little bit of snot from her nose sometimes, but that went away with time. She seemed to have completely recovered by mid september. Changing to Haybox hay also helped significantly. However last Wednesday she had sort of crackly breathing for about an hour, coughed, and then it went away. Since then she has been fine, however, it’s after eating she’ll have slightly audible breathing and then go back to normal. In july she was around 1040g, and today she weighed in at 1196g, so her appetite isn’t affected. She does seem to cough rather a lot at night, presumably while either eating hay or sleeping. By a lot i mean about 3 times per night. Her eyes are normal and she’s acting normal. However, i had a good look at her nose and on one side she seems to have some snot on the inside. I honestly can only describe it as looking like human snot. They’re bedded on newspaper( i change the toilet areas daily) and tons of hay. She drinks a lot of water. My other guinea pig is 6.5 years old and does have bladder issues, but other than that she is fine and showing no respiratory symptoms. When i pick pepper up and listen to her breathing there is a very very slight whistle, but to be honest she’s always had this. I can’t hear anything on her chest but i might be wrong? I’m so paranoid here! We went to the vet 8 times from May to July, and 3 of those times the vet assured us her lungs were clear. I’m not sure whether this is allergies or the start of a new infection or what? It’s the nose that really worries me!
