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New guinea pig with crusty nose and sneezing

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I just got a female guinea pig at petsmart worst idea ever; i saw that it had long hair and got so blinded by it that i just got her with out a second thought when i got her home i realized she had a bit of crust in her nose and she has sneezed a couple of times she also sounds like shes sniffing at me her eyes seem to be clear and she seems to be fine other than that but i am worried cuz no vets around my area treat guinea pigs i had an awful experience with my first guinea pig he got a really bad respiratory track infecction and when i finally found a vet that would treat him they just gave him some wormer and that was it not only that but they laughted at me for taking him to the vet I'm really worried about this girl and I'm going crazy with worry i have no trust in vets where i live since recently i lost my dog to a very bad vet.

Ps. I have no clue how old she is she seems to be about 4 to six months that would be my guess
 
Aranel frost said:
I just got a female guinea pig at petsmart worst idea ever; i saw that it had long hair and got so blinded by it that i just got her with out a second thought when i got her home i realized she had a bit of crust in her nose and she has sneezed a couple of times she also sounds like shes sniffing at me her eyes seem to be clear and she seems to be fine other than that but i am worried cuz no vets around my area treat guinea pigs i had an awful experience with my first guinea pig he got a really bad respiratory track infecction and when i finally found a vet that would treat him they just gave him some wormer and that was it not only that but they laughted at me for taking him to the vet I'm really worried about this girl and I'm going crazy with worry i have no trust in vets where i live since recently i lost my dog to a very bad vet.

Ps. I have no clue how old she is she seems to be about 4 to six months that would be my guess
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get her to a vet asap
 
It could be a respiratory infection, or it could be a fungal infection. She does ideally need to be seen by a vet as if it is respiratory that can be fatal. Are there any exotics vets around? I understand a lot of countries aren't as lucky as us with vets so it can be very difficult. Some more experienced members will be able to tell you what sort of medications you would need for these infections so you could go to your vets knowing what you would need.

Although, thinking about it, it could just be cheilitis from lack of vitamin c in the diet. Here are some links you can have a look through:

http://www.guinealynx.info/cheilitis.html
http://www.guinealynx.info/uri.html
http://www.guinealynx.info/fungus.html

P.S. Is there any chance you could post a picture?
 
Lil-Ninnibig said:
get her to a vet asap
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I would if i could find one with experience in the subject last time i took one to the vet the just gave him some dewormer and that was it i force feed him and had to watch him die. Vets here have no experience with small animals cuz people here just let them die untreated
 
How is she in herself? Is she eating and pooing? Is she puffing up her hair? Could you get a close up pic of the crust on her nose?

If it's fungal (ringworm) it's treatable, you just need to get some fungal shampoo and canesten cream. Cheilitis can also be treated by adding vitamin C to the diet and applying daktarin oral gel. If it is something more sinister then it will need veterinary treatment, which is a shame due to your circumstances.
Did you have a look at those links? Does it look anything like any of them?

I wish I could help a bit more :(
 
Shellza said:
How is she in herself? Is she eating and pooing? Is she puffing up her hair? Could you get a close up pic of the crust on her nose?

If it's fungal (ringworm) it's treatable, you just need to get some fungal shampoo and canesten cream. Cheilitis can also be treated by adding vitamin C to the diet and applying daktarin oral gel. If it is something more sinister then it will need veterinary treatment, which is a shame due to your circumstances.
Did you have a look at those links? Does it look anything like any of them?

I wish I could help a bit more :(
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well shes active seems to be eating well and her poop is normal as for the nose she only had a dry nose with a little mucus that i cleaned with a wet towel the noise she makes is extremely weird it doest sound like it comes from her lungs its sounds like teeth chatering and it comes trough her nose and mouth so i assemed it was a URI but its very diferent from the sounds my other guinea pig used to make
 
i looked at the pics no it looks nothing like it its just looks like she has a dry nose thats all ive only had her for less than 24 hours i dont want to have to give her back to the store cuz god know what might happen to her
 
Oh, how frustrating! It's stupid that they will sell those animals there but the vets don't train in how to treat them. That's just the typical "Oh it's only a guinea pig, just buy another one" approach :(

I hope someone more knowledgeable can come on soon and give you some more suggestions!

Good luck with the little girl.
 
Shellza said:
Oh, how frustrating! It's stupid that they will sell those animals there but the vets don't train in how to treat them. That's just the typical "Oh it's only a guinea pig, just buy another one" approach :(

I hope someone more knowledgeable can come on soon and give you some more suggestions!

Good luck with the little girl.
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The thing is that they are mostly sold as snake food here its practically imposible to find a breeder
 
Ahh yeah, thats true :(. Just bumping this up to see if anyone else can give you any suggestions. How is she today? Any better or still the same?
 
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