What are the symptoms of how you can tell if your guinea pig is sick or getting sick?

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What are the symptoms of how you can tell if your guinea pig is sick or getting sick?

Answer 1

There are different things that guinea pigs can get, but the best way to keep your guinea pig healthy is to give it lots of vitamin C. Veggies and grain isnt enough, they need the vitamin C drops that you put in their water, too. you can tell if they're sick if they have a lot of goop in their eyes, but this isnt always a symptom.. Mange mites are pretty common among guinea pigs, so just check behind their ears sometimes, and if they have bald patches that are big then they probably are getting sick with mange mites.

Hope i've helped !

Answer 2

if u really care about ur guinea pig read this whole thing...

there are many ways u can tell, runny nose/eyes,stops eating or drinking completely,labored or rabid breathing,congestion,not moving,wincing,hunched in a corner, sorness when handeling, tilting or unsusual moving of its head,different or changes of its dropping and or urine, straining when trying to realeve himself, bloat, diarrhea, other discharge of its rear area. If any of these symptoms affect your guinea pig contact the medical vet emediatly.):

Answer 3

i have a guinea pig.

well first tell the symptoms or tell us why u think something might be wrong ...or you can take it to the vet,that always helps.

Answer 4

Well there are a few ways to tell if your pig is sick. One way is if your pig does not eat or drink. If they don't make any noises like usual, or if they shake and shiver (they may not be just cold). When your pig has a runny nose, it is okay for a few days but if the "sniffles" continue for a week or so, then he or she needs to be taken to the doctor. also you can tell if they lose and gain weight constantly, or shed more than normal. one bad sign is if your pig starts to get a lot of "gunk" in their eyes, that won't go away.

Answer 5

the vest way by far to tell if its sick is to weigh it every week and if it starts losing weight then you will know he's sick