What Is Wrong With My Guinea Pig? And What Is This Poop?

[Bemagnificentt]

ok so my guinea pig is almost a year old ( i think ) and recently ive noticed hes been under my bed alot, i let him roam free ( i make sure my room is clean ) and hes always been fine. but recently hes not been exiting my bed. now he has (about 3 days ago) and i see hes very very sick. here are his symptoms

- Crusty eyes, his eyes are watery and have white milky stuff in them, its very crusty and nasty but it never sticks his eyes to where they cant be opened.

- i heard him sneeze yesterday ( only time )

- i havent seen him eat, but he must be because if he didnt he wouldve starved t death already i think

- he seems to want to drink water, but seems to be too weak or unable to because he goes for the water but then doesn suck on the metal thingy. i have to squeeze on the water tube to force water out for him to drink.

- he made some weird sheep "baa" like noise the other day, never made it again. i dont know what it means

- he will walk around some but usually stays in one place, whne he does walk he walks a little then stays in place for like 3-5 minutes then starts again

- he seems very weak

and just now i walked to check on him and i saw a weird poop behind him.

it looked like jelly, it was nasty. it was reddish brownish mix and it looked like someone dropped jelly on the carpet and just left it there for days, it was nasty. i didnt think it was poop at first but when i went to clean it with toilet paper it smelled it ( just to make sure it was poop) and it smeled like poop, it was nasty. i can usually never smell uinea pig poop but i could smell that!

i googled yesterday and URI kept popping up, the thing is, he first started getting symptoms 3-4 days ago, everyone says URIs kill in 2 days, so shouldnt he be dead already if its a URI? also hes drinking too so it might not be.after looking at the poop I'm thinking its dihareah? I'm not sure.

hes not making any sounds or being all jolly as usual, the only sound he akes it the whine when i try to pick him up.

i have another uinea pig who seems to be just fine, ive seperated the 2 just to be cautios, 1 is in the cage the other is running around my room.

pleas ehelp

 

[Deleted member 114675]

I think you should get your guinea pig checked by a vet

 

[DM030819]

He 100% needs to see a vet.

You can't be certain that it isn't a URI just because it hasn't killed him yet. Death in 2 days is not a guarantee.

If you take him now then he could be saved.

He could have eaten something bad under the bed, he could have gotten dusty. How do you feed an water him if he's under there?

 

[Wheekallweek]

It does sound like a URI to me, too.
He needs to see a vet as an emergency!
If you can, please try to syringe feed him with either critical care, or if you haven't got any, some of his nuggets mushed up with water until you can get ito the vet.
It's important to keep his tummy moving!

 

[PiggySlave<3]

ok so my guinea pig is almost a year old ( i think ) and recently ive noticed hes been under my bed alot, i let him roam free ( i make sure my room is clean ) and hes always been fine. but recently hes not been exiting my bed. now he has (about 3 days ago) and i see hes very very sick. here are his symptoms

- Crusty eyes, his eyes are watery and have white milky stuff in them, its very crusty and nasty but it never sticks his eyes to where they cant be opened.

- i heard him sneeze yesterday ( only time )

- i havent seen him eat, but he must be because if he didnt he wouldve starved t death already i think

- he seems to want to drink water, but seems to be too weak or unable to because he goes for the water but then doesn suck on the metal thingy. i have to squeeze on the water tube to force water out for him to drink.

- he made some weird sheep "baa" like noise the other day, never made it again. i dont know what it means

- he will walk around some but usually stays in one place, whne he does walk he walks a little then stays in place for like 3-5 minutes then starts again

- he seems very weak

and just now i walked to check on him and i saw a weird poop behind him.

it looked like jelly, it was nasty. it was reddish brownish mix and it looked like someone dropped jelly on the carpet and just left it there for days, it was nasty. i didnt think it was poop at first but when i went to clean it with toilet paper it smelled it ( just to make sure it was poop) and it smeled like poop, it was nasty. i can usually never smell uinea pig poop but i could smell that!

i googled yesterday and URI kept popping up, the thing is, he first started getting symptoms 3-4 days ago, everyone says URIs kill in 2 days, so shouldnt he be dead already if its a URI? also hes drinking too so it might not be.after looking at the poop I'm thinking its dihareah? I'm not sure.

hes not making any sounds or being all jolly as usual, the only sound he akes it the whine when i try to pick him up.

i have another uinea pig who seems to be just fine, ive seperated the 2 just to be cautios, 1 is in the cage the other is running around my room.

pleas ehelp

White milky stuff in their eyes? I'm pretty sure guineapig tears are white

 

[DM030819]

White milky stuff in their eyes? I'm pretty sure guineapig tears are white

Yep, the cleaning fluid is white.

 

[Lady Kelly]

mucousy poop is a big indicator of dehydration I believe. The simple fact is that without vet treatment you are leaving him to die a prolonged and painful death

 

[Tiamolly123]

Take your piggy to the vet ASAP, take the other one 2