Zofia
Junior Guinea Pig
Babe has always had a round tummy. She's slim round the ribs but then spherical at the back!
I took her to the vet about 6 mths ago to check she was ok. At that time her tummy was round and quite solid feeling. Weight was 950g (she's about 2 and a half yrs old). Vet said it was normal and just full of food (does not surprise me - she's top pig and gets the lions share).
I checked her at the weekend because she'd been quite sleepy (the heating was on so it could have been she was just a bit warm). Her tummy was the same shape and size as usual but is squishy now. It sort of feels like one of those squishy balls with goo and stuff in. I weighed her and she was still 950g.
Checked her again yesterday and she's the same, round, squishy and 950g. She's eating and acting normally as far as I can tell. My O/H says she feels full of air and is worried about her, especially because we had a hamster that had a massive tumour in his abdomen. I think she's just full of food like the vet said last time because she's eating ok and her size/weight has not changed - but I don't know why she's less firm than before (maybe she had more trump stuck before? Or maybe she's full of gas now?). Teeth are fine (the front ones anyway) and she doesn't seem uncomfortable if I press her tummy gently (no squeeking).
Any ideas? Is she normal? What are their tummies supposed to feel like?
Eric has a round bit to his tummy but it feels quite firm and Sadie doesn't have any round bits (she's so speedy I don't think she'll ever put on any fat weight).
I took her to the vet about 6 mths ago to check she was ok. At that time her tummy was round and quite solid feeling. Weight was 950g (she's about 2 and a half yrs old). Vet said it was normal and just full of food (does not surprise me - she's top pig and gets the lions share).
I checked her at the weekend because she'd been quite sleepy (the heating was on so it could have been she was just a bit warm). Her tummy was the same shape and size as usual but is squishy now. It sort of feels like one of those squishy balls with goo and stuff in. I weighed her and she was still 950g.
Checked her again yesterday and she's the same, round, squishy and 950g. She's eating and acting normally as far as I can tell. My O/H says she feels full of air and is worried about her, especially because we had a hamster that had a massive tumour in his abdomen. I think she's just full of food like the vet said last time because she's eating ok and her size/weight has not changed - but I don't know why she's less firm than before (maybe she had more trump stuck before? Or maybe she's full of gas now?). Teeth are fine (the front ones anyway) and she doesn't seem uncomfortable if I press her tummy gently (no squeeking).
Any ideas? Is she normal? What are their tummies supposed to feel like?
Eric has a round bit to his tummy but it feels quite firm and Sadie doesn't have any round bits (she's so speedy I don't think she'll ever put on any fat weight).