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Old 07-30-09, 10:07 pm
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I've never seen her do this... is it normal?
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I was watching my girls tonight and decided to take a few videos of them, since they don't like the camera flash. But while I was taping, Bella started moving in an odd way... kind of like heaving. It is hard to describe, so here's a link to the video. It is at the very very end, so you can fast-forward if you want. She was fine a few seconds later, but I was just wondering what this action was and if anyone else has seen a pig do it.
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Re: I've never seen her do this... is it normal?
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That is strange. The only thing I can think of though is hiccups. Can guinea pigs get hiccups?
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Was she recently eating? She may have had something caught in her throat that she was working out.
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Was she recently eating? She may have had something caught in her throat that she was working out.
She had been eating hay while I was taking the video, so within 2 minutes of her acting like that. She wasn't making any noise when she was doing it, like any kind of coughing or gagging noises.
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It sort of looks like she's having contractions.......
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Most likely she was eating too fast and choking. They can't vomit but they can cough and yes they can get hiccups too.
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I totally agree. Check her mouth ASAP. And watch her closely. Did anything come out of her mouth? I hope everything will be ok but it does look like she was choking or trying to cough up something.
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I totally agree. Check her mouth ASAP. And watch her closely. Did anything come out of her mouth? I hope everything will be ok but it does look like she was choking or trying to cough up something.
She didn't bring anything up and wasn't making any coughing or gagging noises, and was fine a few seconds later. Thank you though! I was just not sure what was going on with her
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