I'm going to end up taking my girl, Roxanne to the vet just to be safe because at the first sign of illness or something that's just not right I panic and rush my pigs to the vet. I just wanted to get some opinions or anyone to share whether they've experienced this type of thing or not
I guess first you'll have to know a little bit about my Roxy. She used to be integrated into my group of other females and she formed an attachment with another pig named Scarlet. Well Scarlet died about 2 years ago from a severe illness she had at birth that weakened her and it changed Roxy forever. She suddenly became fearful of the others and would scream her poor little head off or become violent if any of them came near her so we had to remove her and house her alone. We've tried over the years to reintroduce her to them, but we've had no luck. Every single time without fail a fight has broken out and we're both at the point where we don't want to try anymore because of the danger it puts the others in and the stress it puts on her. She seems to do fine by herself. She plays, loves being out with us alone and generally seems pretty happy.
I noticed a few days ago she will randomly start squealing. Nothing about her surroundings or cage has changed and the other guinea pigs are nowhere near her and she can't see them. Its the sound she used to make when a guinea pig would get too close to her and she was fearful. It sounds like pain is the best way I can describe it.
She doesn't have mites, she hasn't lost weight, she's eating and drinking and seemingly having no trouble peeing or pooping. I've felt all over her she doesn't have any sores or injuries that I can feel and doesn't squeal when I touch her. She doesn't seem to be doing it for attention because she has a different squeal/wheek for that. I've been listening for the past hour and she's done this about 5 times. Once she hears my voice she usually stops. I was thinking she might be going blind because her eyes just don't seem to be responsive. If I get near them she won't blink and I have to touch around her eyes to get her to close them and I've recently found her in weird places in her cage like in her hay rack which is something she's never done and she won't eat her daily veggies unless I put them right in front of her. She's not bumping into anything then again the layout of her cage hasn't changed in over a year so she probably has it memorized. I just don't know what to think right now. I'm getting her to the vet as soon as I can, but in the meantime some advice or shared stories would be much appreciated.
Thank you all
I guess first you'll have to know a little bit about my Roxy. She used to be integrated into my group of other females and she formed an attachment with another pig named Scarlet. Well Scarlet died about 2 years ago from a severe illness she had at birth that weakened her and it changed Roxy forever. She suddenly became fearful of the others and would scream her poor little head off or become violent if any of them came near her so we had to remove her and house her alone. We've tried over the years to reintroduce her to them, but we've had no luck. Every single time without fail a fight has broken out and we're both at the point where we don't want to try anymore because of the danger it puts the others in and the stress it puts on her. She seems to do fine by herself. She plays, loves being out with us alone and generally seems pretty happy.
I noticed a few days ago she will randomly start squealing. Nothing about her surroundings or cage has changed and the other guinea pigs are nowhere near her and she can't see them. Its the sound she used to make when a guinea pig would get too close to her and she was fearful. It sounds like pain is the best way I can describe it.
She doesn't have mites, she hasn't lost weight, she's eating and drinking and seemingly having no trouble peeing or pooping. I've felt all over her she doesn't have any sores or injuries that I can feel and doesn't squeal when I touch her. She doesn't seem to be doing it for attention because she has a different squeal/wheek for that. I've been listening for the past hour and she's done this about 5 times. Once she hears my voice she usually stops. I was thinking she might be going blind because her eyes just don't seem to be responsive. If I get near them she won't blink and I have to touch around her eyes to get her to close them and I've recently found her in weird places in her cage like in her hay rack which is something she's never done and she won't eat her daily veggies unless I put them right in front of her. She's not bumping into anything then again the layout of her cage hasn't changed in over a year so she probably has it memorized. I just don't know what to think right now. I'm getting her to the vet as soon as I can, but in the meantime some advice or shared stories would be much appreciated.
Thank you all