Strange noise

[fall3n-ang3l]

Hello,
I took willow and holly to the vets a couple of weeks ago as they was making a strange noise, the vet did all the checks, listening to there hearts and lungs and found nothing, I also recorded the sound so he could hear it, he gave me 2 lots of meds, after 2 days the noise went, but still carried on for the 5 days as the vet told me to carry on for the full dose, anyway, the noise has come back in one of the pigs, gonna phone the vets up when they open up in 10 mins, but does anyone know what the sound could be?
I am trying to add the recording but it won’t do it, it’s only a 10 second clip and it fully uploads it, but when I press save, it’s not attached

 

[Piggies&buns]

What kind of noise was it?
I going to assume the sound was coming from their noses given the lungs were clear.
If so then that is usually because of dust irritation - usually hay or bedding dust. A sneeze usually clears it.
Piggy airways are very narrow which makes even the smallest bit of dust quite audible.

The other possibility for nasal irritation is perfumes, air fresheners, candles - that kind of thing. Or the air being too dry.

What meds were you given?

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[fall3n-ang3l]

Ok so won’t let me edit my orig post or delete the post, as just seen that it won’t upload the vid as it’s not a pdf,or jpeg etc, so won’t be able to upload the vid, so you won’t be able to help properly

 

[fall3n-ang3l]

What kind of noise was it?
I going to assume the sound was coming from their noses given the lungs were clear.
If so then that is usually because of dust irritation - usually hay or bedding dust. A sneeze usually clears it.
Piggy airways are very narrow which makes even the smallest bit of dust quite audible.

The other possibility for nasal irritation is perfumes, air fresheners, candles - that kind of thing. Or the air being too dry.

What meds were you given?

Video needs to be uploaded to YouTube and then a link to it posted here. We cannot host video directly on the forum.

Thank you, that was really helpful, managed to upload, so here is the link

 

[fall3n-ang3l]

Sorry trying now to make my account not private

 

[fall3n-ang3l]

Ok, all sorted
So when you hear the noise, after a bit, they will do like a cough or maybe a huge sneeze to clear it and then it’s all fine for a bit.
The medicine was baytrill and Rheumocam, yes the sound is coming from the nose

 

[Piggies&buns]

Ok, all sorted
So when you hear the noise, after a bit, they will do like a cough or maybe a huge sneeze to clear it and then it’s all fine for a bit.
The medicine was baytrill and Rheumocam, yes the sound is coming from the nose

Ok. Check your hay for dust, check your room for sprays etc.
You can also put a steaming bowl of water next to their cage and see if adding moisture to the air helps.

So they’re an antibiotic and anti-inflammatory. an antibiotic will only help if it was a bacterial infection.

 

[fall3n-ang3l]

Hay is probably dusty, as they do sneeze when we put new hay in, only spray I use is polish, when I a, dusting. Will defiantly try the steaming bowl as well. Thank you

 

[Piggies&buns]

I would put polish on the cloth outside of the piggy room just to be sure

 

[fall3n-ang3l]

I would put polish on the cloth outside of the piggy room just to be sure

Will do, thank you! Now looking at dust extracted hay

 

[Wiebke]

Hi and welcome

I agree that funny sounds followed by a sneeze or cough is not likely to be a respiratory infection but a sensitivity to hay dust. Guinea pigs are not much in the way of mouth breathers so any little obstruction in the very small and narrow nasal cavities is very audible and can sound alarming but is essentially harmless.

If it helps you, hold you ear against the nose, then the throat and then against the chest so you can judge where the noise is coming from. The lungs are the worrying one.

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[fall3n-ang3l]

Hi and welcome

I agree that funny sounds followed by a sneeze or cough is not likely to be a respiratory infection but a sensitivity to hay dust. Guinea pigs are not much in the way of mouth breathers so any little obstruction in the very small and narrow nasal cavities is very audible and can sound alarming but is essentially harmless.

If it helps you, hold you ear against the nose, then the throat and then against the chest so you can judge where the noise is coming from. The lungs are the worrying one.

We are not part of social media and our forum is entirely run by voluntary member donations; the much higher band width we'd need for a supported video upload is unfortunately beyond our possibilities. But your video upload has worked.

Thank you, I’ve ordered some dust extracted hay, to see if that helps, also will use a damp cloth when I dust from now on. Will be a little tricky to keep it down as much as I would like, I have a newfoundland dog, who is always dirty, even though I give him a shower once every 2 weeks, he’s just a dirt magnet!