Megan Davidson
New Born Pup
Hello everyone. So lately I have noticed my guinea pig has been having a hard time passing stool at some moments. Every couple of days for maybe the past two weeks I have been hearing her grunt while passing stool or letting out a small squeal like she is in pain. It goes on for about maybe 20-30 min each episode and has happened a handful of times now. I have called my local vets and got mixed opinions. So, she is eating, drinking, and moving around completely normally like her happy little self. No behavioral changes. But sometimes her stool is not normal. Today it looked like the usual little pellets, but a couple of days ago they were longer, thicker, and mushier. Now, vet #1 set me up an appointment on Wednesday at the earliest. The next vet I called, which I would prefer to go to over vet #1 due to reputation, said they may have time available Monday. This appointment is not a guarantee though, as the one vet there is doing surgery that day. They also recommended that I should go to an emergency vet, which is farther out. I wouldn't be able to make it to Sunday at least, so my question is would this be worth a trip to the emergency vet? She is doing well and if anything changes, I will obviously go to the emergency vet, but as long as all is well behavioral and eating-wise, could I just wait for my local vet appointment on Monday or Wednesday?