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Puffed up and not looking well, please help

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Evening everybody,
can you give me some advice on one of my Male Piggy Chalk. He is 10 months old and this is the first time he has been ill. He lives in the house in a cage with another male piggy called Cheese but he is fine.

Chalk is puffed up (not bloated body, fur sticking up) sitting in the corner with no interest at. I'm not sure if he is eating or drinking as i havent seen him as yet. He has been like this for at least 24 hours.


Any Advice would be great.


Many Thanks

Trinity
 
He definitely sounds ill.:( If you hold him can you hear him wheezing or is his nose running at all? Have you looked if he is pooing and weeing okay?
 
Welcome to the forum Trinity. I am sorry Chalk is poorly. Guinea pigs do present such an appearance when they are ill, Chalk needs to be seen by a vet or rodentologist ASAP to determine the cause. Anything from pain or cystitis, to respiratory infections or dental trouble, can cause a piggie to sit puffed up in a corner. It's one of those fairly universal symptoms unfortunately!

If he is not eating and drinking, he needs syringe-feeding and hydrating. Make sure the vet/rodentologist shows you how to syringe-feed.
 
Have you made a vet appointment? If this has been going on for a day, he should be seen as soon as possible.

You can mush up some pellets with some water and try to syringe it.
 
thanks for the response,

His nose is ok and breathing is ok as well, poo is ok as well.
His house mate is running around as normal happy as can be. Chalk is just sitting their all puffed up just not looking his self. and no interested in anything. they both have had their normal food so nothing new to up set him.
 
OK folks, thanks for the help and advice. this is the first time one of my piggys has looked ill.

again big thanks for the helpful replies
 
It is difficult to make a diagnosis with signs that are so vague, so it's better if he's see by a vet. If you haven't got one, you can have a look in the "recommended vets" section at the top of this section and see whether there is one near you.
 
Hiya,

Yep I would take to the vet, could be the start of some kind of infection, or other illness. Sooner you can stop it the better. I have a similar problem with my almost 4 year old sow Bupu she has lost some weight and is a little puffed up, she is eating but we are off to the vets tomorrow for a check up, it can't hurt. I think either it is the teeth with her or stress and depression.

Good luck with the little fella, keep us posted on how he is.

Louise
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Hi guys, Just to keep you informed i lost my Chalkie a week today:...:.... I took him to the vets, it was his teeth. He had an opperation and brought him home and i took him back to the vets as there was no improvement and there wasnt anything more the vet could do he had lost so much weight.

I'm gutted.

RIP Chalkie x
 
I'm so sorry to hear your sad news. You did all you could for Chalkie. Piggies hide illness very well and by the time they show symptoms it is often too late. He will be running free at Rainbow Bridge now and will be watching over you and his cagemate. Sending hugs...
 
OMG I'm so sorry RIP Chalkie, My god what happening this month everyone seems to be loosing there piggies, sounds like just the way my marble went actualy. xx
 
The vet said his mouth was deformed inside and it was only a matter of time. His teeth had grinded away at such an angle that it made his tongue so sore. and they did what they could for him. I miss him so much he was the character of my group :...:...

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Just caught up with this thread. I am so sorry to read about Chalkie.
Yes, piggies do hide illnesses really well and sometimes it is only when they are so bad that you spot a problem. You obviously did all you could when you spotted he was unwell.

RIP Chalkie xx
 
It would be extremely unlikely that dental problems were the primary cause of death.
More possibly an infection made him unwell so that he did not want to eat.
Whatever his problem was it is regretable he only had such a short life.
 
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