Skunks_n.bees
New Born Pup
*bolded stuff is the most important & the rest is mostly extra info
Hi, I’m a new piggie owner, and one of my girls has been making a small whistling sound when she breathes, like when your nostril is blocked a bit so it whistles.
I plan on checking on her tomorrow to see if she’s still making the sound, but I was wondering what you’re supposed to hear when you hold them against your ear? I was reading some other stuff on this & they said to hold the guinea pig(s) against your ear and listen to if their breathing sounds odd, but I don’t exactly know what’s normal, so I can’t tell if something’s wrong or not.
I’m extra anxious about this since my last pet (a rat) died from a URI that I caught too late. I’d feel awful if that happened again, so I’m trying to make sure I look out for anything wrong with my pigs & check out what’s going on, but the thought of a URI is very stressful, but I can’t afford to take them to the vet unless
necessary.
If anything I hear from her sounds off (or if the whistling persists), I’ll make sure to take her to the vet, but I just wanted to know what I’m meant to hear for future reference (and for now!).
Thank you.
Hi, I’m a new piggie owner, and one of my girls has been making a small whistling sound when she breathes, like when your nostril is blocked a bit so it whistles.
I plan on checking on her tomorrow to see if she’s still making the sound, but I was wondering what you’re supposed to hear when you hold them against your ear? I was reading some other stuff on this & they said to hold the guinea pig(s) against your ear and listen to if their breathing sounds odd, but I don’t exactly know what’s normal, so I can’t tell if something’s wrong or not.
I’m extra anxious about this since my last pet (a rat) died from a URI that I caught too late. I’d feel awful if that happened again, so I’m trying to make sure I look out for anything wrong with my pigs & check out what’s going on, but the thought of a URI is very stressful, but I can’t afford to take them to the vet unless
necessary.
If anything I hear from her sounds off (or if the whistling persists), I’ll make sure to take her to the vet, but I just wanted to know what I’m meant to hear for future reference (and for now!).
Thank you.