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Old 03-21-2008   #1
 
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Guinea Pig Question

So I've had my guinea pig (koho) for about 8 months now. I make sure he gets a good amount of exercise and eats a healthy diet that is backed with a lot of vitamin C, which guinea pigs need.

Last night my dad came home around 3 a.m. drunk and left the front door wide open. It probably got down to single digit temperatures last night and my guinea pig is out in the living room. When I woke up and noticed the door open I headed straight for koho. He seemed fine but I heard him sneeze once and i guess that not good so we went to the vet today at 10 am est. The vet said he was healthy and showed no signs of upper respiratory infection. We only have to bring him back is he keeps sneezing a lot, or he stops eating and/or drinking.

Since we have been home he has sneezed two more times but other than that he seems to be fine. He is alert, his diet hasn't been effected, and his urine/feces looks normal too (not to be disgusting).

I guess I don't know what my question is, I guess I'm writing down more of my concerns. Any other guinea pig owners have any comments or suggestions they would be muchly appreciated.
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A Guinea Pig that catches a chill, or has a Vitamin C deficiency may show signs of respiratory problems; bacterial or viral infections. These can lead to pneumonia. Watch for signs of coughing, sneezing, breathing difficulties, or other signs of respiratory trouble. Get it to a vet immediately.
Found that on a Guinea Pig site. If I were you I would keep an eye on the little guy or girl make sure it has plenty of heat and food/water. If he keeps sneezing after a couple days or looks worse bring him back to the vet.

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Sniffling, wheezing, sneezing, runny nose: These signs are typical of upper respiratory tract disease. Other signs include blood stained crusts around the nose, discharge from the eyes, and difficulty breathing. Common causes include bacterial infections, allergy, and irritation due to inhalation of smoke, fumes or odors from cedar/pine shavings. Do not use cedar or pine as bedding. These woods contain aromatic oils that are very irritating to the mucous membranes of the eyes, nose, throat and lungs.
I would not jump to conclusions and stress out just watch em.
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It's only sneezed two more times? Damn you pay a lot of attention to this little guy. I say give him a little longer. Two sneezes doesn't sound like a big deal.
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Found that on a Guinea Pig site. If I were you I would keep an eye on the little guy or girl make sure it has plenty of heat and food/water. If he keeps sneezing after a couple days or looks worse bring him back to the vet.

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I would not jump to conclusions and stress out just watch em.
Pan, thank you man. Like I said before he is eating and drinking as he normally would. I have another appt. tomorrow with an exotic vet to ease my mind more. I understand it's a guinea pig but he is also a part of the family and like any other member of the family when they are sick or in trouble the normal person would should care/concern. I can see how reading that may make me sound like a ****, but that's not how I'm trying to sound, hard to type emotions. Anyhow, thank you pan for showing your concern with looking something as little as that up, I greatly appricate it, and it gives me other things to look for.

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It's only sneezed two more times? Damn you pay a lot of attention to this little guy. I say give him a little longer. Two sneezes doesn't sound like a big deal.
Well since guinea pigs normally don't sneeze it's kind of easy to catch. Also, I'm very nervous about his health even after the vet saying he is extremely healthy, so I've been hanging out with him and keeping a closer than usual eye on him. Also, with guinea pigs and upper respiratory infections you can't "give him a little longer" I know your intentions are good but guinea pigs don't have a very good immune system, when they get sick, even the littlest of colds can be life threating to a guinea pig.
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Hows the little fuzzy rat doin?
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He's good, the other vet pretty much said the same thing as the first one. He's not sneezing anymore and all is well :smile:.
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