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- Little or no feces and/or urine output
- Sores on foot pads
- Swellings or lumps or bumps
- Mouth and/or lip sores
- Not able to eat or not eating
- Hair loss
- Head tilt
- Walking in a circle
- Fight injuries
- Hopping
- Hunched up
- Diarrhea
- Strong odor
- Wet rear end
- Dropping food
- Weight loss
- Sudden weight gain
- Excessive scratching
- Difficulty with delivery
- Unkempt or roughed up coat
- Loss of balance; falls over
symptoms
If you have any doubt whatsoever as to whether or not your guinea pig needs to be seen by a vet, then the answer is "Yes, you do need to see a vet", sometimes ASAP if the situation is an emergency.
Guinea pigs are like any other living species whether two-legged or four-legged. All areas of the body can have problems or concerns that need to be evaluated, in the case of guinea pigs, by a qualified exotics vet who regularly and successfully treats guinea pigs. Below are some examples of symptoms that would or could require a visit to the vet.
- Difficulty breathing
- Noisy breathing
- "Hooting" when breathing
- Discharge from eyes and/or nose
- Crusting around the nose or eye or crusted-closed eye
- Bulging eye
- Bleeding from any part of the body
- Sneezing and/or coughing
- Dragging any limbs
- Limping
- Not moving
- Seizure
- Flaky skin
- Clouded or white eye
- Drooling and/or wet chin or neck
- Swollen abdomen
- Passing blood clots or red urine
- Making noise when urinating
- Sitting hunched up or facing corner of cage
- Dull eyes
- Doesn't respond when interacted with
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