Sick Twitching guinea pig after feeding (not popcorning)

Duskie · Oct 22, 2015

Hello everyone, I need you to tell me what this means please.

https://youtu.be/LDhB-dVNyBY

This happened after feeding. I dont know why and what it is.
The guinea pig is 18 days old, hand fed (mother had to be operated, because of the tumour, 3 days after their birth (she is fine for now

))with kitty milk and last few days fed with goat milk. Weight is 235 grams.

She drinks, eats hay, carrots, bit of cucumber, bit of lettuce and bell pepper.

Sry for my english. Thank you

kairi26 · Oct 22, 2015

How long did that last, and has it happened again?

Duskie · Oct 22, 2015

It happened once and lasted about a minute. My girlfriend fed her 3 hours later and she had no problems and ate normally.

bpatters · Oct 22, 2015

My guess is that she had something caught in her throat and was trying to get it out. But do keep a close eye on her in case it happens again.

Duskie · Oct 26, 2015

We just fed her sister, the same thing happened to her, but she didnt survive, we tried massage her belly and mouth to mouth, but it didnt help. Nothing got caught in her throat, she had a new teat and nothing was bitten off from it. She weighted 284 grams at 3 weeks and 1 day

Could it be a weak hearth, or some defect maybe ? Her name was Jackie Sparrow

Heather Acosta · Oct 26, 2015

I'm sorry you lost your guinea pig. It kind of looks like it might be a seizure. The only way to know for sure would be to talk to a vet. Show them the video and let them know that you lost a piggy after they had the same symptoms. They should be able to give you better advice.

TurdineBaby · Oct 26, 2015

I've worked with orphaned guinea pigs before. It seems similar to the time that a rookie at work fed one using he wrong syringe (a much larger, stronger one) and pushed too much liquid in its mouth at once. It filled its lungs and died after having a sort of seizure...so just be careful.

Duskie · Oct 27, 2015

TurdineBaby said:
I've worked with orphaned guinea pigs before. It seems similar to the time that a rookie at work fed one using he wrong syringe (a much larger, stronger one) and pushed too much liquid in its mouth at once. It filled its lungs and died after having a sort of seizure...so just be careful.

We use a "bottle" with teat (nipple) so they suck by themselves

TurdineBaby · Oct 27, 2015

Well then I wouldn't know what happened sorry. Maybe neurological issues? :/

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