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Guinea pig accident

Francescarevell

Francescarevell

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Hey!
So basically I have recently got 2 very energetic 8 week old sows; tonight I was just watching them run around and have fun when I saw hazel got too excited and spun around to run, but when she's done this she's banged her head on the side of one of her wooden tunnels.
So I know baby piggies are full of energy and I'm an extreme over worrier, but I'm really worrying now!
When it happened she kind of went abit dizzy and was obviously very shocked that she had done this; after about a few seconds she popped back to her normal self and carried on running around and eating, Just because of the fact she clearly did go dizzy and was very shocked has shook me!
It was obviously a hard bang otherwise she wouldn't have reacted like this, half of me is saying don't worry she's a baby and this can happen, Just keep an eye in her and the other half feels sick because I want nothing but the b3st for my babies and you can never be too careful.
If someone could put my mind at rest or give me any advice that would be appreciated!
Ps. She's still eating and playing fine, no head tilt and no sign of movement issues, she looks completely normal but I'm just a worried momma!😭😭
 
Just keep an eye on her, I’m sure she is fine. If she starts acting strange, stops moving, eating, drinking or popping, then take her to the vets promptly. They do get a bit over excited when they are babies and do the silliest of things x
 
Francescarevell said:
Hey!
So basically I have recently got 2 very energetic 8 week old sows; tonight I was just watching them run around and have fun when I saw hazel got too excited and spun around to run, but when she's done this she's banged her head on the side of one of her wooden tunnels.
So I know baby piggies are full of energy and I'm an extreme over worrier, but I'm really worrying now!
When it happened she kind of went abit dizzy and was obviously very shocked that she had done this; after about a few seconds she popped back to her normal self and carried on running around and eating, Just because of the fact she clearly did go dizzy and was very shocked has shook me!
It was obviously a hard bang otherwise she wouldn't have reacted like this, half of me is saying don't worry she's a baby and this can happen, Just keep an eye in her and the other half feels sick because I want nothing but the b3st for my babies and you can never be too careful.
If someone could put my mind at rest or give me any advice that would be appreciated!
Ps. She's still eating and playing fine, no head tilt and no sign of movement issues, she looks completely normal but I'm just a worried momma!😭😭
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Hi!

Please take a deep breath! If you girl is behaving normally then odds are that she is perfectly OK!

Keep an eye on her for the next couple of days and see a vet as an emergency in case she suddenly looks off and becomes apathetic. Make sure that you google for vets you can see in an emergency in your area (ideally 24 hour vets) and that you have got their number handy.
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Bill & Ted said:
Just keep an eye on her, I’m sure she is fine. If she starts acting strange, stops moving, eating, drinking or popping, then take her to the vets promptly. They do get a bit over excited when they are babies and do the silliest of things x
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Thankyou so much! I know how delicate they can be and I really worried myself x
 
Francescarevell said:
Thankyou so much! I know how delicate they can be and I really worried myself x
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I understand that feeling.
When my Jemimah was still a baby, on her very first floor time she managed to tear a nail out.
I have a mat with little bloody paw prints, it ruined a tee shirt, I aged 10 years and she was still running around playing
 
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