He won't eat his carrot which he normally BEGS for- and he's making the noise of a bird's cooing. What does this mean for Teddy? :-(
2006-09-10 11:46:17 · 7 answers · asked by runyan345 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
I'm sorry to announce that Teddy passed away last night...:-( thank you for your answers.
2006-09-11 11:02:15 · update #1
I'm not sure what the problem is, but you should probably take him to the vet. If a guinea pig stops eating, it could die very quickly. Make sure to give him vitamin C - always.
2006-09-11 10:54:34 · answer #1 · answered by Crushgal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guinea pigs don't live much past 3 years. Is Teddy that age yet? He could also have tooth problems, an abscess or a cavity that is making it painful to chew. I know the one guinea pig I had used to make a lot of different noises all the time. I'm inclined to think that cooing may be it's form of comforting itself. Make sure Teddy has lots of water and fresh food daily, even if he isn't eating much of it.
You could try an experiment of softening some of his pellets with water. See if he'll eat those. Make sure they're not a gluey mess on the bottom of a bowl. Try piling the soft food in a mound to make it more appealing.
And think of getting Teddy to a vet, if he loses too much weight. After all, there's not much there to begin with, right?
2006-09-10 11:57:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guinea pigs make different noises as they get older, don't worry about it when they throw new ones at you.
As for the carrots - take a look inside his mouth. How do his teeth and lips look? he might have a growth on/in his mouth which is making eating difficult. Also, carrots are hard to chew, so if his teeth are in bad condition he may be unable to eat carrots.
If you don't notice anything wrong that you can diagnose yourself, and if this has been going on for more than a few days, take him to you vet. Guinea pigs are really fragile, and it's better to be safe than sorry.
2006-09-10 12:27:39 · answer #3 · answered by fuzzygumdrop 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
remember, it ought to be exciting and sensible too. Legos does not be so with the aid of fact airborne dirt and dust and different debris can get caught interior the cracks of the lego wall. additionally, guinea pigs tend to gnaw, so wood isn't too sensible. wood can splinter and injury their mouths, too. i exploit a multilevel ferret cage, actual. I keep the ramps as much as each point low so the guinea pigs can climb it. they seem to rather savor it. i think of the only flaw is they might fling their stuff over the sides of the systems. i've got heard of kiddie swimming pools getting used as cages, which isn't too undesirable. stable luck.
2016-11-07 01:39:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry for your guinea pig and for you, and I hope he's okay. Here's a few excellent websites on guinea pigs, hope they give you some good info -
http://www.russelrabbit.com/languages/suk/36.htm
http://jackiesguineapiggies.com/guineapigbehaviour.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/guinea_pig - this Wikipedia site's page has got lots more links down the bottom of the page, too. Hope they all give you some good advice and more contacts too.
2006-09-11 02:55:15 · answer #5 · answered by Lea 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
- he might not be hungry
-try feeding him some oatmeal mixed in with his regular food
- how old is he because they usually dont live past 20
2006-09-10 12:20:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
poor teddy..
could he be a she and be pregnant?
2006-09-10 11:49:03 · answer #7 · answered by senacia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋