beckyxxx
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My guinea pig was squeaking all day yesterday, and he seems to have hurt his throat in the process. Now when he squeaks it sounds very crokey? Any advice? Thanks guys
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Crokey squeak?
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Squeaking? Do you mean Wheeking?
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Sometimes wheeking gets called squeaking. It's what I used to call it before I found out wheeking was the proper name for it.
OP, I have a pig like this. Her wheek seems to be non existent and has slowly stopped being a noise as she has got older. I know what she is trying to tell me, so I just go over to her when she does it just so I can let her know I've heard her. It doesn't seem to cause any problems so I wouldn't worry.
fanniephina
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I wouldn't worry either. Some little ones are very vocal (my boy sings to anything-even birds at the window) and some days they sound a little different.
Just as a little precaution, keep an eye on it in the next days and any other signs that could be an allergy or something else. If it does continue in the next day or two, it wouldn't hurt to just make certain everything is ok.
Just as a little precaution, keep an eye on it in the next days and any other signs that could be an allergy or something else. If it does continue in the next day or two, it wouldn't hurt to just make certain everything is ok.
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It does I was just checking and it can be hard to understand what people mean for all their different soundsone of our girls got a hoarse wheek as she got older
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My old lady Merab sometimes sounds as if her wheek is getting tired and worn.
So long as nothing else appears to be wrong I wouldn’t worry.
If you are concerned then get a vet to check him
So long as nothing else appears to be wrong I wouldn’t worry.
If you are concerned then get a vet to check him
beckyxxx
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Hi guys he wheeks all the time but noticed it sounded very crokey like he had a sore throat, and he was wheezy when breathing, been to the vets lungs are clear but she has given him a weeks course of anti biotics just in case it’s in the throat , that way it wont go into the lungs
Little Piglets
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Antibiotics are apparently HARD on their natural gut bacteria. My vet won't even use them unless they stop eating, loose weight, etc. Mine was going through the same thing. He said as long as she was eating her pellets and veggies, fruits, etc. to let her fight it off on her own so long as no downward spiral happened, but she was around the 4 week mark at the time, and he thought it could be risky. She seems more sensitive to bedding than a male I have in another cage that never seems phased by anything; but switching to 100% Aspen worked for her (she was sneezing a lot prior, her breathing sounding like a tiny diaphragm drum moving). Fleece, I think you need to be careful with the clothes detergent as there could be allergies from perfumes, chemicals, etc. which might even be present on what you are wearing.
She still has trouble wheeking correctly though, in that her whistle is either ABOVE 16khz (meaning I can't personally hear it as 16khz is roughly my cut-off range at 40 years old) which would cause it to only sound like wind I think, or if their tongue against the back of their teeth is required to actually wheek, she might not be physically able at the moment or teeth gap/spacing might tight, etc. (pure guessing here but possible); I can mimic the same wheek sound spot-on (I've fooled pet store employees out of sight that come running thinking something is wrong) and can get my male pig going with it, but for me it requires tip of tongue to the back of upper front teeth, pressed firmly against the gum line, while doing a pulse of air in-mouth. At times, I've had difficulty making the sound, and instead get "air" only, which is exactly what my female sounds like at the moment. I have heard her wheek "weakly" early on, but as of late, I only hear her making the wind sound.
She still has trouble wheeking correctly though, in that her whistle is either ABOVE 16khz (meaning I can't personally hear it as 16khz is roughly my cut-off range at 40 years old) which would cause it to only sound like wind I think, or if their tongue against the back of their teeth is required to actually wheek, she might not be physically able at the moment or teeth gap/spacing might tight, etc. (pure guessing here but possible); I can mimic the same wheek sound spot-on (I've fooled pet store employees out of sight that come running thinking something is wrong) and can get my male pig going with it, but for me it requires tip of tongue to the back of upper front teeth, pressed firmly against the gum line, while doing a pulse of air in-mouth. At times, I've had difficulty making the sound, and instead get "air" only, which is exactly what my female sounds like at the moment. I have heard her wheek "weakly" early on, but as of late, I only hear her making the wind sound.