Mormel
Active Member
Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Jul 28, 2009
- Posts
- 29
- Joined
- Jul 28, 2009
- Messages
- 29
My older cavy, Worf, of almost 4 years is lately losing his wheeking voice. It has come to the point he can't properly wheek anymore. I just hear air passing failing to make the wellknown wheek. Most other sounds are getting hoarse too.
He has been examined by 2 independant vets and they notice nothing wrong with him. Normal temperature. Good sound when breathing. nothing remarkable in his throat...
I've been weighing him and he gained a little weight lately. Which is a good thing because he lost some while mourning his departed brother who died some months ago.
Also I notice his new companion, Giovanni, now 4 months old is getting a little hoarse sound in his wheek too.
He's also found to be perfectly healthy and grows well. I can't weigh him because he just can't sit still but he's growing visibly.
The last vet suggested that it might be overuse of the wheeking.
Now it happens to be that Worf used to be a very proud begger that loved to shatter my eardrums. (Imagine how frustrated he must be now) And Giovanni is also a very fanatic begger.
But also...the way we live now we have bad aircirculation in a pretty much polluted area..
What could really be happening here and ofcourse apart from moving, which I'm working on, what can I do about the hoarseness?
At least the cavy-equivalent of the tea with honey would be a step forward I imagine.
He has been examined by 2 independant vets and they notice nothing wrong with him. Normal temperature. Good sound when breathing. nothing remarkable in his throat...
I've been weighing him and he gained a little weight lately. Which is a good thing because he lost some while mourning his departed brother who died some months ago.
Also I notice his new companion, Giovanni, now 4 months old is getting a little hoarse sound in his wheek too.
He's also found to be perfectly healthy and grows well. I can't weigh him because he just can't sit still but he's growing visibly.
The last vet suggested that it might be overuse of the wheeking.
Now it happens to be that Worf used to be a very proud begger that loved to shatter my eardrums. (Imagine how frustrated he must be now) And Giovanni is also a very fanatic begger.
But also...the way we live now we have bad aircirculation in a pretty much polluted area..
What could really be happening here and ofcourse apart from moving, which I'm working on, what can I do about the hoarseness?
At least the cavy-equivalent of the tea with honey would be a step forward I imagine.
