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Lindsay asked in PetsRodents · 10 years ago

my 8 week old guinea pig is sick help?

My guinea pig has not eaten or drank since late this morning and now has diarrhea. Not alot well i don't think it is. I have tryed to feed him water is is not interested in anything. His brother in fine in and out eating and drinking doing what guinea pigs do best. I am really worried he just seems very tired and not running away when i went to lift him. I have put lots of hay in the cage but he is not eaten it. What do i do????????

Update:

o.k Thanks also i only got him on 2 days ago.

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  • 10 years ago
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    Two words VET NOW! You have a very sick pig on your hands. If you do not get him help from a guinea pig savvy vet right now he will almost certainly die very soon.

    IMMEDIATELY separate him from your other pig. It wouldn't hurt to take the healthy pig to the vet too since the vet might want to start a preventative treatment on him.

    Source(s): 40+ years raising ands showing uginea pigs and a PhD in Biology/Microbiology
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    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    No, a guinea pig won't be ready to capture a chilly from a human, yet they could capture bacterial respiration infections. in case you have a chilly, that's ultimate to no longer carry your guinea pig till you get greater effective. in case you do observe your guinea pig is sneezing or coughing or shows the different signs and indications of being ill, take it to the vet. Is pass over Daisy a male? I even have heard that some adult males do spray, in spite of if i haven't had any guinea pigs that have completed this(male or female). i do no longer think of it fairly is something to difficulty approximately, yet possibly you ought to offer pass over Daisy's vet a decision, merely to work out what his veterinarian thinks.

  • 10 years ago

    You need to bring your guinea to the vet straight away if it continues tomorrow, because diarrhea is very very serious in guinea pigs and they can become very ill from it unfortunately

    Source(s): owner of piggies for 5 years
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    Lv 5
    10 years ago

    Diarrhea is very serious for guinea pigs. You need to get him to a vet asap. You also need to get him away from his brother in case whatever he has is contagious.

    Source(s): mommy to 2 guinea girls
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