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Guinea pig seizure?

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My 7 years old guinea pig was shaking and crying, it was only like 5 seconds but I don't get what happened. It was sort of like his whole body was twitching, what happened? He seems fine now, but he does have smushy poop but I'm pretty sure that's becouse I gave him to many veggies.
 
Oh also my teenage guinea pig who shares a cage with him has been very agressive today and yesterday due to hormones, could my senior guinea pig be hurt and that's why he was crying?
 
This is true. It's not cruelty, it's just nature. If your older boy is (was) the dominant one and he's unwell the underpig can make a play to be top boar. It's how I knew there was something wrong with my Harvey many years ago. Harvey had something we couldn't cure and we ended up having to separate the boys to stop Casper picking on him but they kept contact through the bars and were happy until Harvey passed.

Keep an eye on the poops but typically poops run a day or so behind intake so smushy poops today can't always be linked to veggies he's just eaten. A vet check is the way to go - he's an old boy and he might be having stress.
 
Free Ranger said:
This is true. It's not cruelty, it's just nature. If your older boy is (was) the dominant one and he's unwell the underpig can make a play to be top boar. It's how I knew there was something wrong with my Harvey many years ago. Harvey had something we couldn't cure and we ended up having to separate the boys to stop Casper picking on him but they kept contact through the bars and were happy until Harvey passed.

Keep an eye on the poops but typically poops run a day or so behind intake so smushy poops today can't always be linked to veggies he's just eaten. A vet check is the way to go - he's an old boy and he might be having stress.
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My younger guinea pig has always been dominant, he just has some days when he gets more agressive. Is it likely that it's becouse the older one is sick or could it just be normal? I'm not sure yet if I should bring him to the vet becouse I tend to over react about stuff like this.
 
He's sleeping right now and I just saw his eyes shake alot, and I saw the reds of his eyes a bit, he was twitching also. I'm really worried now, does that ever happen in rem sleep or is something really wrong?
 
Best option is definitely to see a vet. Even if the visit simply rules out any health concerns. I had one with similar symptoms due to an inner ear infection.

As a forum we can't diagnose based on descriptions. Can you make your boy an appointment with a local vet?
 
Bradshaw Piggies said:
Best option is definitely to see a vet. Even if the visit simply rules out any health concerns. I had one with similar symptoms due to an inner ear infection.

As a forum we can't diagnose based on descriptions. Can you make your boy an appointment with a local vet?
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Ok thank you, I'm going to try to see if I can get him to the vet, I really hope everything's fine.
 
Your teenager will have some days when he's more aggressive than others if he's that age. Watch them carefully - piggies that got on well a few months back can fall out when someone hits the teenage years and if a bond is broken (ie, a fight with biting) they won't 'make up'.

Just seen your post about twitching and shaking eyes - if he was mine I'd be on the phone for a vet appointment. It might be something like a stroke but it's not necessarily the end, he might have something quite treatable with medication and painkillers. He needs some professional help there. Seizures can be caused by inner ear infections or even itching skin from mite infestation - both completely treatable. Good luck x
 
I just check him over and I found a lump. I'm pretty sure it's not related, does anyone know what it is? I attached a pictures, it's near his butt.
 

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Definitely worth getting him to the vet to have it checked. All lumps need a hands on vet check
 
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