I have 2 pigs, one isn't with me right now, because I bought her from the store sick! I like to think I am getting good at telling if my guinea pig is sick. I was able to tell that pip (the sick one) was sick right away, she wasn't moving very much (didn't always run for cover, as a brand new young guinea pig should), had a small bit of eye crust, and sneezed a lot, I put her up to my ear and she was congested. She is now back with Petco, they are gonna fix her up (URI). But this isn't about Pip, this is about the best guinea pig I have ever owned her name is Bear.
I had bear 2 weeks before I got pip. I did separate bear immediately after I noticed Pip was ill. But I have noticed recently that bears eye has been weird. She doesn't seem to like keeping one of her eyes open, she seems very healthy, I caught her a tad congested but a negligible amount. I also caught her sneezing, but only once. She is very active as usual, she is eating. But her eye seems to want to be shut, she actually blinks because of this. I will try to get a picture later.
Her eye still is usually fully open, but when she isn't running and playing, it seems to kind of want to close. Does anyone have experience with this problem? It might be a hay poke, but doesn't that cause the eye to be half closed almost all the time (while injured). Her eye looks perfectly fine, just every now and then wants to close. NO CRUSTIES, are there.
I had bear 2 weeks before I got pip. I did separate bear immediately after I noticed Pip was ill. But I have noticed recently that bears eye has been weird. She doesn't seem to like keeping one of her eyes open, she seems very healthy, I caught her a tad congested but a negligible amount. I also caught her sneezing, but only once. She is very active as usual, she is eating. But her eye seems to want to be shut, she actually blinks because of this. I will try to get a picture later.
Her eye still is usually fully open, but when she isn't running and playing, it seems to kind of want to close. Does anyone have experience with this problem? It might be a hay poke, but doesn't that cause the eye to be half closed almost all the time (while injured). Her eye looks perfectly fine, just every now and then wants to close. NO CRUSTIES, are there.