CraigGlasgow
Junior Guinea Pig
Hello all,
My pigs (Weasley, the long haired one and Potter, the short haired one) have had a massive mood swing this evening and have gone from sleeping peacefully in the same igloo to suddenly trying very aggressively to dominate one another. Seperated them for a few minutes then brought them back together for a shared meal and they seem to have settled. However both are now being very lethargic (a lot more so than they have before after any dissagreement) and are pulsing from their lower left sides. The larger one is also popcorning every so often and has sneezed a few times. I checked and his nose is dry and there does not appear to be any mucus build up nor any eye/ear leakage that would lead me to expect an infection.
They have pulsed before which I put down to deep breathing, and had the larger one at the vet a few days ago for similarly aggressive behaviour (he ripped a good chunk of correx off the cage whilst I was at work and was still chewing away at the bars behind when I got home) and they couldn't find anything up with him.
Both are eating and pooping fine, but both play with their bottle so not sure if drinking has increased as most often ends up on the floor, seems a normal amount when observed though, and have never pulsed this badly before (it's happened in the past but much molder and I just put it down to heavy breathing whilst asleep) so I'd considered bloat as Weasley has had thia before but they show no discomfort with their bellies being touched.
I've tried to attached a wee video of them having a wee rest just now but it won't upload. Either way, is this something I need to be worried about? I'm just concerned they've done each other some harm but there are no visible injuries and I'd want to get them to an emergency vet asap if this is a sign of anything.
Thanks all in advance!
My pigs (Weasley, the long haired one and Potter, the short haired one) have had a massive mood swing this evening and have gone from sleeping peacefully in the same igloo to suddenly trying very aggressively to dominate one another. Seperated them for a few minutes then brought them back together for a shared meal and they seem to have settled. However both are now being very lethargic (a lot more so than they have before after any dissagreement) and are pulsing from their lower left sides. The larger one is also popcorning every so often and has sneezed a few times. I checked and his nose is dry and there does not appear to be any mucus build up nor any eye/ear leakage that would lead me to expect an infection.
They have pulsed before which I put down to deep breathing, and had the larger one at the vet a few days ago for similarly aggressive behaviour (he ripped a good chunk of correx off the cage whilst I was at work and was still chewing away at the bars behind when I got home) and they couldn't find anything up with him.
Both are eating and pooping fine, but both play with their bottle so not sure if drinking has increased as most often ends up on the floor, seems a normal amount when observed though, and have never pulsed this badly before (it's happened in the past but much molder and I just put it down to heavy breathing whilst asleep) so I'd considered bloat as Weasley has had thia before but they show no discomfort with their bellies being touched.
I've tried to attached a wee video of them having a wee rest just now but it won't upload. Either way, is this something I need to be worried about? I'm just concerned they've done each other some harm but there are no visible injuries and I'd want to get them to an emergency vet asap if this is a sign of anything.
Thanks all in advance!