Illness query for a friend

[Logiebear]

I don't have a clue but here is what she said to me.

"Have you ever had a piggy with a drinking problem? Water is getting very dirty in bottle. He is all wet under the chin and is losing some of the wet fur"

Any ideas please?

Suzanne

 

[Wiebke]

Have his teeth been checked?

 

[alcesterpigs]

Keep the bottle filled with clean water, besides checking his teeth!
Check the spout on the bottle.

 

[Laura-CCC4]

The dirty water thing is relatively normal, you just have to scrub the bottle and spout clean daily.

It could be a simple case of him playing with the water. My Franklyn is terrible for this; he'll spit all his food up the spout and into the bottle while letting the water run out of his mouth...he's been known to drain the bottle in a day, just by playing with the water.

If the chin gets wet enough, the hair will come out. Determining the cause of the wetness is the important thing here; your friend needs to consider if the pig could be dribbling (which would indicate a dental or oral problem) or he could just be spilling the water down his front as he drinks.

 

[Layla - NSGPR]

As previous posts have mentioned wetness around mouth can indicate teeth problems. Has your friend noticed any weight loss or problems the guinea may have eating?