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Does my piggy have heat stroke?

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Help ive just been out to find my one of my piggys in the hut ,very hot and wet around the mouth and nose. We have brought her inside to cool off but I'm not sure why this has happened. Is this heat stroke? any advice please. She had a little drink when I brought her in and shes walking around.Shes 8-10 weeks old
 
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I hope it isn't but found this for you:

The symptoms of heat-stroke are that the animals will be flat on it's belly, unable to move, breathing is shallow and the pulse is rapid and very weak.

Treatment must be immediate for the animal is very close to death. Soak a towel in cold water and wrap the guinea pig in it, or get a bucket of cold water and continuously sponge the animal down. If there is one to hand, an electric fan should be played on it at top power.

If you are not too late already, recovery can be amazingly quick. The guinea pig will shakily try to get onto it's feet and it should be assisted and supported under the belly once its up. At this juncture, the water treatment should cease for it could swing the other way and chill the animal.
 
Sounds like it. You need to cool him with water.
 
Submerging the body in tepid - not ice cold water will bring her core temperature down. She may need vetinary attention. If you transport her in a car pack frozen veg around a carry case to prevent overheating again.

Paula
 
Her symptoms dont seem to match that of heat stroke, She can walk ok its just the wet around the mouth thats bothering me. I thought it could be sweat but do pigs sweat? Oh panic :0
 
From http://www.aracnet.com/~seagull/Guineas/ailments.html:
Heatstroke typically occurs when a guinea pig is housed in a cage with insufficient ventilation, or when they are caught out in direct sunlight for too long. It can also occur on extremely hot summer days, even if the cavy isn't in the sun. Typically, a guinea pig with heatstroke will have a chest that is wet from saliva. It may also run excitedly back and forth, while panting and trembling all over.

Heatstroke can kill guinea pigs very quickly, but if you can get to them in time, they can recover. First, move them to a cooler location and offer them room temperature water (drinking cold water can cause a system shock that will kill them, just as it can in humans). Dip their limbs in cool, but not cold, water, and wrap cool, damp cloths closely around the body.
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Treat Immediately for suspected heat stroke first - it's been 31degC plus down here the last couple of days........ then look to getting a dental inspection for slobbers"

Hope your piggie rallies and is OK

x
 
Shes fine, I cant beieive the change in her .Eating, popcorning. I have noticed that she stays inside the hut when its hot and I wonder if she was just sweaty.I have taken the hut out so now she cant snuggle up on hot days and get all hot and sweaty. I hope this works Thank you for asking about my piggy x

Heidi
 
Uh, you have left her some shade, right?
 
Yes plenty of shade but no hut for all the piggys to squash in lol, They have tubes that they run through and lots of shaded places to sit and lie. I'm lucky as one side of my garden is always in the shade and thats where the piggys are. Bless them they still like to squash up together and get all hot mallethead
 
Glad she is ok, could she perhaps have just had a drink before you picked her up and found her wet mouth?

It has been very warm, the only hideys my lot are allowed in warm weather are those without sides e.g. step stools. Never plastic pigloos.
 
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