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My Guinea Pig Has It's Head Tilted!

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I went to feed the little fellow today and he seemed his normal happy hungry self, walking normally, eating normally and drinking normally. With his food and water intake been normal and been no concern I began to focus on his head been tilted when he walked? is this serious? never experienced this before. Advice would be great, really worried.
 
It could be an ear infection, it could be mites or it could be something more serious. The only way to know for certain is to have him seen by an experienced vet. We have a map of some cavy savvy vets on the top bar under vet locator. It's vets recommended by forum members so isn't exhaustive. He will need to be seen asap, if it is an infection/mites he will need treatment straight away to give him the best chances of recovery.
 
Agree he needs to see the vet as it could be one of a few different issues like and ear infection, ear mites or even a stroke though I think he would be a lot more poorly if it was a stroke. There is also an infection called E-Cuniculli which can cause a head tilt but usually only occurs if they have been near rabbits.
 
My guy had a head tilt, started off ok but then started walking in circles. He got treated for an ear infection which helped (it can clear up but the head tilt remain, which they are good at adjusting to) but then he had an abscess on his head which he had drained and received more antibiotics for. He then seemed fine for a month but then declined rapidly and had to be put down in the end :(. I'm not saying this is what will happen to yours don't worry, but as the others said possible ear infection so get it checked sooner rather than later as can be cleared up really easily if just that and less likely to have lasting damage like a permanent head tilt the quicker it's treated. Good luck!
 
Thank you all for your advice it really is appreciated and I will be taking him to see a vet immediately, but I have been monitoring him and I've seen him walking in circles just feel so sorry for the little guy:( I was thinking an ear infection, but know for sure soon! just hope he is going to be okay!
 
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Thank you all for your advice it really is appreciated and I will be taking him to see a vet immediately, but I have been monitoring him and I've seen him walking in circles just feel so sorry for the little guy:( I was thinking an ear infection, but know for sure soon! just hope he is going to be okay!
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Aww poor guy, it's not nice to watch at all. I hope it's just an ear infection, if you can, then maybe separate him from the others incase contagious? Let us know what happens, fingers crossed it's something simple :)
 
glad you have decided to see the vet asap. the sooner you can work out what is wrong and get treatment started the better. fingers crossed x
 
I will let you know how he gets along don't worry thank you this really means alot, I mean I was panicking and don't want the little cutie to be in any pain, or to see the condition get any worse x
 
How is your head tilted piggy , it would be worth asking your vet to check for hay debris in the inner ear , this is the most common cause of sudden torticollis, head tilting , there are a couple of mens available vet script only , they are very effective and although a week to 10 days is recommended , it usually clears up in 2 to 3 days
might be wise to avoid things like warm olive oil, whilst this may devolve the wax, and it will com out when he shakes his head, it will also leave the iner ear sticky and it will encourage the build up of dust and wheat husks etc,

Also if it continues head ex ray would be wise , as elongated molar root is a possibility,
 
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Sorry for hijacking the thread,
hi lara b , sorry for the late reply as thanks for the loverly cake, yes Robin one of my little torty pigs is doing fine , he is hus boar to two adorable little sows , one Named Daisy, a loverrebel little torty , and Dotty not a head tilt pig , but blind due to congenertable cateacts , (they started forming when she was a pup)

WhachING them play is garanted to melt anyone's heart , as i said in the letter i sent you, they are so fragile yet they enjoy life to the full of happiness , as I said in my letter that should arrive in a Cople of days , waching there play full little anticks will put a tear in anyone eye,
 
Is there an update please?

Also can you please tell us how old your little boy is (and whether you purchased him from a certain pet shop chain recently?)

I hope he's now on the road to recovery
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