Is my guinea pig bloated or just fat?

[JjMun8]

Hi!

So, I just rescued two new guinea pigs on Sunday. One is a male and he looks perfectly healthy. The other is a spayed female, and she looks a little bloated or fat. I'll put some photos down below. She is eating just fine and is pretty active. I haven't yet seen her poop though. I've seen my male poop, and I'm kinda worried about her. She was big in the tummy when I got her, and the lady I got them from said that Star (the female) has always been a little bloated.

I dont know if shes bloated or fat, or just like that because she is spayed. And I cant really check and tap her tummy or squeeze it because she isnt super comfortable with me yet.

I am a brand new guinea pig owner.

Sorry for the bad photo angles.

 

[Janey]

If she is eating well and active, I wouldn't think she was suffering from bloat - just my opinion though. I don't think she looks fat, but I did used to have a piggy who was more pear shaped.

 

[Livia Rabideau]

Looks like a gorgeous healthy piggy to me!

 

[JjMun8]

Hi!

So, I just rescued two new guinea pigs on Sunday. One is a male and he looks perfectly healthy. The other is a spayed female, and she looks a little bloated or fat. I'll put some photos down below. She is eating just fine and is pretty active. I haven't yet seen her poop though. I've seen my male poop, and I'm kinda worried about her. She was big in the tummy when I got her, and the lady I got them from said that Star (the female) has always been a little bloated.

I dont know if shes bloated or fat, or just like that because she is spayed. And I cant really check and tap her tummy or squeeze it because she isnt super comfortable with me yet.

I am a brand new guinea pig owner.

Sorry for the bad photo angles.

Edit- I just saw her poop, so that's good.
Also another thing: my male is rumblestrutting a lot. Is that a sign of stress or is he just a super alfa?

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[Siikibam]

He may just be asserting dominance or showing off.

 

[Wiebke]

Hi!

So, I just rescued two new guinea pigs on Sunday. One is a male and he looks perfectly healthy. The other is a spayed female, and she looks a little bloated or fat. I'll put some photos down below. She is eating just fine and is pretty active. I haven't yet seen her poop though. I've seen my male poop, and I'm kinda worried about her. She was big in the tummy when I got her, and the lady I got them from said that Star (the female) has always been a little bloated.

I dont know if shes bloated or fat, or just like that because she is spayed. And I cant really check and tap her tummy or squeeze it because she isnt super comfortable with me yet.

I am a brand new guinea pig owner.

Sorry for the bad photo angles.

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Hi!

Here is information on bloat and its symptoms. You cannot diagnose bloar from a picture. Bloat is a tightening of the belly, which turns hard like a drum in places or all over apart from a distinct ballooning up. A normal belly should feel soft. Even in an acute (and very painful) bloating attack, this happens in waves.
Digestive Disorders: Diarrhea - Bloat - GI Stasis (No Gut Movement) And Not Eating

Adult sows often have a normal pear-shaped figure. You always feel the individual BMI or 'heft' (i.e. the weight/size ratio) for over- or underweight around the ribcage and not at the bum, the form of which is often breed specific.
Weight - Monitoring and Management

You may find our our new owners guide collection very helpful as it makes a great resource in learning what is normal and what not, as well as learning more about guinea pig behaviour and their very complex social life.
Getting Started - New Owners' Most Helpful Guides