Please help me.

[theoandgizmo]

Hi everyone,
I just made an account purely to see if anyone knows what’s wrong with my guinea pig. I have had my guinea pigs coming up to 4 years now (2 boar, males) and something isn’t quite right.
This past week, Theo (the dark grey one) has been making very strange noises. His posture seems to be different. He’s distanced himself from the other piggy & has been trying to bury himself with anything he can. I had a bad feeling that he was coming to the end of his life but I catch him jumping around at times and his appetite is still very good.
His wee has hints of blood in it sometimes and I’m worried that he’s in pain…
His squeaking is very loud and persistent

 

[RedLoredAmazon]

I am so sorry to hear that your piggy is unwell. It sounds like you need to take him to the vet. Hoping that you can get him in to see the vet quickly.

 

[A Guinea Pig]

I’m sorry I don’t know what the problem it is. If he is peeing blood, not sitting normally, and avoiding being touched then something hurts and needs to be treated by a veterinarian.

I would start weighing him daily.

 

[Piggies&buns]

He is not necessarily coming to the end of his life, your piggy is still very young - he may simply have a very treatable condition. Please have him seen by a vet. We can’t know what is wrong with him, legally only a vet can diagnose and prescribe treatment.

Please switch from the routine weekly weight checks and instead weigh him daily so you can monitor hay intake (you cannot gauge hay intake by eye). This will also enable you to step in with appropriate syringe feeding and stop any weight loss. Please do see a vet.

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[Wheekallweek]

He definitely needs to see a vet ASAP. It sounds like he could be in pain

 

[Betsy]

Please take your piggy to a vet. Only a vet can let you know what is wrong and prescribe treatment. Let us know how you get on

 

[Bill & Ted]

I agree, please see a vet, it is probably something easily treatable

 

[Wiebke]

Please have your boy seen by a vet as soon as you can; he is in major discomfort. He may have a bladder or urethral stone.

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[Merab]

Echoing the advice to see a vet and offering you support