Hi all,
I haven't posted for a while, but reading the forum often.
This thread is about one of our boars and I couldn't find any similar symptoms anywhere.
2 weeks ago when I woke up he seemed normal and was waiting for his breakfast. Being active and happy.
In half hour I was cleaning the cage and giving the breakfast and all of a sudden he was in the corner of the cage, lethargic, not moving too much. He looked very tired and refused all the food I was giving him. Even his favorite snacks (carrot, green pepper). He was not being himself. Like he was completely confused and not aware of his surroundings.
So I rushed him to the vet.
By the time we got there, he was eating hay and acting normal.
They examined him thoroughly. Did X-ray as he had bladder stones in the past.
Everything was fine. They kept him for observation whole day.
I picked him up in the evening, and everything was fine for 2 weeks.
I have no idea what happened, I thought maybe he got injured in the cage or something like that.
Yesterday evening same thing happened.
We came home from work around 6pm and he was being normal, asking for treats, eating,etc..
Around 7:30pm again same thing. He was hunched in his house, not willing to eat any food or favorite treats, completely confused and lethargic.
He looked very tired. It lasted for maybe 1 hour and then slowly he came back and started being himself. Now he is again very active, eating and everything.
Did anybody experience anything similar or do you have any idea what could possibly be wrong?
This look like some kind of attacks that he is having that last for up to 1h.
I have some suspicion what might be happening, but not sure if it makes sense.
It is extremely hot in our apartment in the summer, close to 80 Fahrenheit.
When we cook the temperature often gets over 80 Fahrenheit.
Is it possible that he experienced overheating or minor heat stroke?
Our guinea pigs live in this apartment for almost 4 years and never had any problems.
My other question is, could mites cause this kind of reaction in a guinea pig?
Lately both of our guinea pigs are itching and biting their sides extensively.
So we got Revolution and planning to treat them today, and then 2 more treatments each 2 weeks apart.
Thanks for reading and any response or suggestion is appreciated.
If this attack happens again, he is going back to the vet.
I haven't posted for a while, but reading the forum often.
This thread is about one of our boars and I couldn't find any similar symptoms anywhere.
2 weeks ago when I woke up he seemed normal and was waiting for his breakfast. Being active and happy.
In half hour I was cleaning the cage and giving the breakfast and all of a sudden he was in the corner of the cage, lethargic, not moving too much. He looked very tired and refused all the food I was giving him. Even his favorite snacks (carrot, green pepper). He was not being himself. Like he was completely confused and not aware of his surroundings.
So I rushed him to the vet.
By the time we got there, he was eating hay and acting normal.
They examined him thoroughly. Did X-ray as he had bladder stones in the past.
Everything was fine. They kept him for observation whole day.
I picked him up in the evening, and everything was fine for 2 weeks.
I have no idea what happened, I thought maybe he got injured in the cage or something like that.
Yesterday evening same thing happened.
We came home from work around 6pm and he was being normal, asking for treats, eating,etc..
Around 7:30pm again same thing. He was hunched in his house, not willing to eat any food or favorite treats, completely confused and lethargic.
He looked very tired. It lasted for maybe 1 hour and then slowly he came back and started being himself. Now he is again very active, eating and everything.
Did anybody experience anything similar or do you have any idea what could possibly be wrong?
This look like some kind of attacks that he is having that last for up to 1h.
I have some suspicion what might be happening, but not sure if it makes sense.
It is extremely hot in our apartment in the summer, close to 80 Fahrenheit.
When we cook the temperature often gets over 80 Fahrenheit.
Is it possible that he experienced overheating or minor heat stroke?
Our guinea pigs live in this apartment for almost 4 years and never had any problems.
My other question is, could mites cause this kind of reaction in a guinea pig?
Lately both of our guinea pigs are itching and biting their sides extensively.
So we got Revolution and planning to treat them today, and then 2 more treatments each 2 weeks apart.
Thanks for reading and any response or suggestion is appreciated.
If this attack happens again, he is going back to the vet.