Why is my guinea pig unwell?
Symptoms
Is he hunched up, and miserable, fluffed up coat, tight around belly and/or not eating? This could be Bloat.
Does he have weight loss, slobbering, difficulty in eating? This could be a dental problem.
Is he hunching his back, and squeaking intermittently when peeing? This could be Cystitis.
Does he have dry, scaly skin, is he scratching and/or fitting? This could be a fungal skin infection.
Does he have a “V” shape on his back, is he scratching and possibly fitting? This could be Mange.
Is he hunched up, with sunken eyes and has runny poo? This could be diarrhoea.
Is he quiet, miserable and biting at his own body? This could be flystrike.
Is he down on his belly, shallow panting and has hot ears? This could be heat exhaustion.
Does he have laboured breathing? This could be a respiratory problem.
Is there a muscle tremor, with low head carriage? This could be poisoning.
Is he in a collapsed state with jerking eye movements? This could be a Stroke.
Are his quarters weak or paralysed? This could be a calcium absorbency problem.
Syringe feeding
How to give supplementary feeding with a syringe here
How to administer medication using a syringe here