Vet said she’s fine?

[SnowballandSmores]

So I brought my Guinea pig to the vet for a check up because I’m concerned that her breathing is a very audible sniffing sound (I’m a New Guinea pig parent and just adopted two) my other Guinea pig u cannot hear her breathing at all. The vet said she seems healthy and unless I notice discharge she seems fine… is this normal to hear a Guinea pigs breathing? I’m worried she’s wrong

 

[Dollyx]

Guinea pigs breathing should not be silent and you shouldn't be able to really see them breathing, either.

One of my girls, Dolly, is sometimes very audible in her breathing, almost sounding like theres a clog in her nose. (vet says its in the lungs) My vet says it would be more uncomfortable for Dolly if we treated it, and as she's not doing it recently anymore, theres not anything we can/or should do.

If it sounds more like sniffling, like a cold, for your girl, I'd say to keep a close eye on her to see if there is discharge coming out of the nose/eyes, because then it would be important to get her treated. My other girl Pigeon did have this happen to her, all the while I had my window open and fan on in the room that the pigs are in for days, and after I closed the window, turned off the fan, after a couple days Pigeon was back to normal, so perhaps whatever room your pigs are in are too drafty?

 

[Dollyx]

Guinea pigs breathing should not be silent and you shouldn't be able to really see them breathing, either.

One of my girls, Dolly, is sometimes very audible in her breathing, almost sounding like theres a clog in her nose. (vet says its in the lungs) My vet says it would be more uncomfortable for Dolly if we treated it, and as she's not doing it recently anymore, theres not anything we can/or should do.

If it sounds more like sniffling, like a cold, for your girl, I'd say to keep a close eye on her to see if there is discharge coming out of the nose/eyes, because then it would be important to get her treated. My other girl Pigeon did have this happen to her, all the while I had my window open and fan on in the room that the pigs are in for days, and after I closed the window, turned off the fan, after a couple days Pigeon was back to normal, so perhaps whatever room your pigs are in are too drafty?

I'm sorry, the breathing SHOULD be silent!

 

[Piggies&buns]

If her chest is clear then that is good news.

Piggies have narrow airways so any small obstruction, hay dust for example, can make the breathing noisy. However that is a temporary thing - a few hours and a good sneeze and that should clear any obstruction and the noises should stop.

If you are worried, you are certainly able to get a second opinion

 

[Free Ranger]

My girl Flora had what I can only describe as bouts of 'honky' breathing for several days. It wasn't super-loud but she looked embarrassed. It was only for a few minutes each time and then it stopped. One morning she did it on and off for about half an hour and I took her into the vet - by which time she was silent (of course) but we had video evidence. She had no discharge. I took some ABs home thinking to start them anyway the next time it happened but she's never done it since! I was also keeping an eye on her breathing rate in case there was a heart problem - but it's just the same as the other 2. She may just have had something stuck in her nose which eventually shifted. No idea. But we did manage to establish that it was on the out-breath rather than the in-breath... apparently that can mean different things. It's still a mystery. Keep an eye on Mrs Snuffle and maybe try and get a video if she does it again. The vet may just accept this rather than you having to make a return visit if she's been in once... they never 'perform' for the vet!