Sick HELP! Sneezing a lot

Paige312515 · Jul 28, 2014

Hey guys it's Paige my guinea pig pig Cleo has been sneezing a lot it!!! We been using her bedding food and hay since we got her 2 months ago she is haven't any allergy to it she also a little stuffy! PLEASE HELP
~ Cleo and Paige

MrsGuineaPig · Jul 28, 2014

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Does she have snot around her nose? Is there discharge around her eyes?

Princess_Piggie · Jul 28, 2014

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Hi Paige!

It sounds like Cleo has a URI. Guinea pigs don't get colds just like humans, they get Upper Respiratory Infections. That means she needs to see an exotic specialist vet, not a small animal vet. She'll be prescribed an anti-biotic, and you should ask for a pro-biotic too so as the other meds don't make her go off her food.

Paige312515 · Jul 28, 2014

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MrsGuineaPig said:
Does she have snot around her nose? Is there discharge around her eyes?

I don't here's no snot around her nose and and no discharge around her eyes and she has been eating perfectly as she always dose and sneezing every now and then

Princess_Piggie · Jul 28, 2014

Is she sneezing a lot, or every now and then? It does make a difference, because putting her through the stress of a vet visit and the physical stress of anti-biotics isn't warranted by occasional sneezing. If she's sneezing very regularly, I'd advise weighing her daily, the same time every day, preferably before breakfast. Keep a written record and see if she's loosing weight steadily, that may help you figure it out, as weight loss is often the first symptom of illness.

StarTaleMaddnes · Jul 28, 2014

I don't know if this will help at all, but my youngest girl Pip tends to sneeze when we get to the bottom of our 18 gal hay container that I keep in the house due to the fact it gets a little crumbly and dusty towards the bottom. Or if I miss a day of sweeping out there cage. Do you notice any pattern to when she starts to sneeze? Does it start up after you vacuum the house, or after a cage cleaning which can throw dust up in the air? Weighing as princess_piggie suggested is a good idea as well.

Paige312515 · Jul 28, 2014

StarTaleMaddnes said:
I don't know if this will help at all, but my youngest girl Pip tends to sneeze when we get to the bottom of our 18 gal hay container that I keep in the house due to the fact it gets a little crumbly and dusty towards the bottom. Or if I miss a day of sweeping out there cage. Do you notice any pattern to when she starts to sneeze? Does it start up after you vacuum the house, or after a cage cleaning which can throw dust up in the air? Weighing as princess_piggie suggested is a good idea as well.

I did just clean her cage yesterday that could be it tho we are not at the bottom of a hay bag to.sometimes she will sneez when she eating and there's a lot of dust in her food because where almost out thank you so much for your help

StarTaleMaddnes · Jul 29, 2014

Paige312515 said:
I did just clean her cage yesterday that could be it tho we are not at the bottom of a hay bag to.sometimes she will sneez when she eating and there's a lot of dust in her food because where almost out thank you so much for your help

No problem, Keep an eye on it though just to be safe.

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