found this on a post that someone was describing a guineas possible heart condition now Basil has nearly all of these on and off
- Inactivity - she's a sedentary pig, always has been, and very quiet in character;
- Bouts of grumbly breathing - previously put down to allergy but questionable for heart problem;
- Not laying down - she will not lay down as every other pig does, instead hunching up on her feet to sleep and her breathing rocks her back and forth;
- Deep, heaving breathing from her sides;
- Changing ear colour - when stressed her ears go very pale (in the bath this morning, they were tinged with yellow right on the edges), and when sedentary they range from pale pink to deep red/purple;
- Pale nose and mouth - sometimes a vivid pink colour, but increasingly variable, more often pale;
- Weight loss - over the course of the last year she has had bouts of losing a little weight, then stabilising for a few months, losing again and stabilising etc.
- "Pot belly" appearance - thin elsewhere on her body, but quite a chubby (soft) abdomen.
I've also noticed what I think is the beginings of bumblefoot on basils front pad :/ how do I treat this :/
I'm going to take him back to the vets if he is no better next week! x
- Inactivity - she's a sedentary pig, always has been, and very quiet in character;
- Bouts of grumbly breathing - previously put down to allergy but questionable for heart problem;
- Not laying down - she will not lay down as every other pig does, instead hunching up on her feet to sleep and her breathing rocks her back and forth;
- Deep, heaving breathing from her sides;
- Changing ear colour - when stressed her ears go very pale (in the bath this morning, they were tinged with yellow right on the edges), and when sedentary they range from pale pink to deep red/purple;
- Pale nose and mouth - sometimes a vivid pink colour, but increasingly variable, more often pale;
- Weight loss - over the course of the last year she has had bouts of losing a little weight, then stabilising for a few months, losing again and stabilising etc.
- "Pot belly" appearance - thin elsewhere on her body, but quite a chubby (soft) abdomen.
I've also noticed what I think is the beginings of bumblefoot on basils front pad :/ how do I treat this :/
I'm going to take him back to the vets if he is no better next week! x
Basil has on and off days! some days hes all perky and the next he looks all say and depressed, he still lies down tho, and is eating more, he defo has the start of bumblefoot, noticed his eyes aren't always brightt pink they go like a dull pink/gray colour :/