Can anyone help with suggestions of what is wrong with my guinea pig ?

[Lilly Cooper]

My guinea pig is about 5 years old and has never had a problem eating or drinking, she is usually constantly eating and always drinking her water. Whenever I change her bedding in in her cage it always ends up a mess again because she eats so much. Now this is the 5th day she hasn’t drank any water whatsoever and she hasn’t ate in 2 days now her fecies are the size of a hamster when usually there huge. Her belly is extremely bloated. I gently pressed on her belly and she screamed and tried to bite me and I did it again to see if it was just me scaring her and she screamed and ran away I don’t know what it could be can anyone help please ?

 

[Piggies&buns]

Your piggy needs to see a vet urgently. Not eating and bloat are very serious conditions. I’m going to add in some guides below, but you do need to get a vet to see her

 

[Piggies&buns]

Emergency Resources and Critical Illness Care - Contents list and subforum link

Emergency, Crisis and Bridging Care until a Vet Appointment
Not Eating, Weight Loss And The Importance Of Syringe Feeding Fibre
Complete Syringe Feeding Guide
Digestive Disorders: Diarrhea - Bloat - GI Stasis (No Gut Movement) And Not Eating

 

[Lilly Cooper]

Your piggy needs to see a vet urgently. Not eating and bloat are very serious conditions. I’m going to add in some guides below, but you do need to get a vet to see her

Your piggy needs to see a vet urgently. Not eating and bloat are very serious conditions. I’m going to add in some guides below, but you do need to get a vet to see her

Thankyou, I’m going to call the vets in the morning because she’s never ever been like this and I’m really worried she also just sits in her cage not moving at all I’ve tried everything like different vegetables

 

[Piggies&buns]

Thankyou, I’m going to call the vets in the morning because she’s never ever been like this and I’m really worried she also just sits in her cage not moving at all I’ve tried everything like different vegetables

I would urge you to not leave her until the morning to speak to a vet. If she hasn’t eaten anything in two days, then things are very serious for her. Please read the guides I’ve linked in regarding the life saving measures you need to take for her.

 

[Wiebke]

Please contact an out-of-hours vet service if you have one (the UK has got full cover). You can either google for out-of-hours vet services in your area or ring your vet clinic for a contact number. Veterinary emergencies count as necessary travel. Clinics are currently kept open as much as possible in the UK.