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Post by piggiesrockmysocks on May 10, 2009 12:21:48 GMT
I just brought home my new guinea pig Shawn yesterday. He's perfect--absolutely adorable. I heard him sneeze last night, but I didn't think much of it. But when I came to check on him this morning he sneezed twice in a row. I'm a bit paranoid, but could he be sick?
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Post by wehowardjr on May 10, 2009 12:48:02 GMT
Have you given him any hay? When I put fresh hay in for my pigs, Punkin will crawl underneath the rack and eat. The dust (fine particles of hay) fall on to her head and into her nose. She'll sit under there pigging out on the hay coughing and sneezing the whole time. Few minutes after getting her fill and coming out she stops. Took me a long time to figure out what was happening with 11 pigs at the time.
That might not be the case for you. Is there a clear or yellow discharge from his nose?
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Post by Pigjes on May 10, 2009 15:15:31 GMT
A piggie sneezes as often as a human does. Not more. In case of other signs then sneezing, best to go to a vet asap.
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Post by 3piggles on May 10, 2009 15:31:01 GMT
This is the link to Guinealynx's section on upper respiratory infection (URI). Sneezing by itself usually indicates breathing in something that makes us or them sneeze. If the other symptoms start to show, get him to a vet ASAP. www.guinealynx.info/uri.htmlWelcome to Wheekers Sean and piggiesrockmysock. |
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Post by piggiesrockmysocks on May 12, 2009 21:57:58 GMT
Thanks for the help! Shawn is ok, I just got a little worried...I've never heard my other guinea pig sneeze before! You were right, it is only when he eats his timothy hay. It's sooooo cute though. ;D ;D
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Post by wehowardjr on May 12, 2009 22:22:40 GMT
Thanks for the help! Shawn is ok, I just got a little worried...I've never heard my other guinea pig sneeze before! You were right, it is only when he eats his timothy hay. It's sooooo cute though. ;D ;D Isn't that little sneeze cute? I love hearing it now, before I was freaking out. |
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Post by cdnsongbird on May 13, 2009 14:15:25 GMT
lol. I finally convinced my daughter that we didn't need to run to the vet every time a piggie sneezed. She was always sure said piggie had a cold and would go anorexic on us. It really is a cute little noise.  |
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