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Not eating pellets

Fearne

Fearne

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I have a guinea pig who is 7 and around 2 days ago she stopped eating her pellets. She still eats her hay and veggies and drinks a lot but has stopped eating her pellets. She is blind and has developed a lump near her eye. Should I take her to the vets and is this a warning sign of illness?
 
Have you had the lump checked out? If not take her to the vet ASAP, if you have I’m sorry I don’t know...
 
Sophie Blane said:
Have you had the lump checked out? If not take her to the vet ASAP, if you have I’m sorry I don’t know...
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It's quite small and doesn't seem to bother her but I will go to the vet this week as soon as possible
 
I’m not hoping to worry you but it could be a tumour... 😞
 
A lump could be anything. The Ever Beautiful Betsy has had a couple of fatty lumps on her for about 2 years and they haven't changed. I keep a careful eye on them at the weekly check just to make sure. Only a vet can diagnose what it is. I would take her ASAP to see the vet as she has this lump and she has changed her eating habits in the last few days.
 
Fearne said:
I have a guinea pig who is 7 and around 2 days ago she stopped eating her pellets. She still eats her hay and veggies and drinks a lot but has stopped eating her pellets. She is blind and has developed a lump near her eye. Should I take her to the vets and is this a warning sign of illness?
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Please have her vet checked by a preferably piggy savvy tomorrow; the lump can impact on her teeth and may cause uneven chewing/overgrowing of the crucial back teeth. You may be dealing with dental root abscess.

Please weigh her daily at the same time, so you can step in with support feeding as soon and whenever necessary.since hay is making up to over 80% of the daily food intake it can be very deceptive just watching her nibbling.
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Betsy said:
A lump could be anything. The Ever Beautiful Betsy has had a couple of fatty lumps on her for about 2 years and they haven't changed. I keep a careful eye on them at the weekly check just to make sure. Only a vet can diagnose what it is. I would take her ASAP to see the vet as she has this lump and she has changed her eating habits in the last few days.
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She has had this lump for a whipe but I've noticed she has lost weight
 
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Wiebke said:
Please have her vet checked by a preferably piggy savvy tomorrow; the lump can impact on her teeth and may cause uneven chewing/overgrowing of the crucial back teeth. You may be dealing with dental root abscess.

Please weigh her daily at the same time, so you can step in with support feeding as soon and whenever necessary.since hay is making up to over 80% of the daily food intake it can be very deceptive just watching her nibbling.
Complete Syringe Feeding Guide
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She had lost weight but used to be quite chubby so is not that noticeable and the lump is very small
 
Fearne said:
I will. I have just given her an apple and she is eating that at the moment
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She wheezing quite a lot but has been wheezing for a year or so and it doesn't appear to affect her
 
Fearne said:
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She had lost weight but used to be quite chubby so is not that noticeable and the lump is very small
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An abscess causes pain long before it becomes really noticeable. Please have her vet checked. Weight loss means that she is not eating as much as normal and her food into needs to be monitored. Crucial is not the overall weight but whether there is enough food to keep the guts going. ;)
 
Wiebke said:
An abscess causes pain long before it becomes really noticeable. Please have her vet checked. Weight loss means that she is not eating as much as normal and her food into needs to be monitored. Crucial is not the overall weight but whether there is enough food to keep the guts going. ;)
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Ok thank you. I will take her to the vet ASAP
 
Fearne said:
Ok thank you. I will take her to the vet ASAP
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Have her seen tomorrow during regular opening hours. Just please don't wait all week if there is a noticeable weight loss. It means that your piggy is not eating as much as she should because she is either in pain and/or not able to chew properly because of overgrowing teeth.

It is always worrying when something comes up at the great age your girl is at, as I know from my own elderlies.
 
Welcome to the forum
Hope your piggy is ok and you can get her to the vet quickly.
She’s a good age for a guinea pig.
So sorry about the loss of her sister
 
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