[Gpdd] Re guinea pig questions

[Penny Charlesworth]

Hi Mary and welcome to the GPDD.

You don't say how old your new piggy is. If he is a baby and has just been 
separated from his mother, brothers or sisters, he is probably a little too 
scared to popcorn.

I visted a friend last week, who had a mother piggy had with her 3 week old 
baby boars and they were jumping around their pen and wheeking away but once 
they are split up from the family group they will probably wonder what has 
happened and will take a while to adjust to their new surroundings.

What is more important  is whether your little one is eating well and good 
things are coming out of the other end. Sneezing is definitely not normal 
and I would find a competent guinea pig vet and get your piggy checked out, 
just in case.

Some piggies, like Joan's Lady Bug, never say anything. I have 26 piggies, 
some of whom shout for their food as soon as I come into the room. Others 
stand up at the wire, looking expectantly at me, but never wheek. They are 
all different.

Let us all know how your little one gets on.

Regards from Penny and the Piggyfriends.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Mentz" <marynwill2006 at earthlink.net>
To: <gpdd at gpdd.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 11:08 PM
Subject: [Gpdd] Re guinea pig questions


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>I am a new mother to a brindle tortoise-shell and white abyssinian cavy but 
>I have  some questions . He NEVER wheeks, tutters or makes any noise at all 
>he does coo like a newborn baby but that is it .So when will he start 
>making any noise other than the cooing \ purring ? He does not even popcorn 
>so when will he start doing that ? I am worried about a noise he makes it 
>sounds like he is constantly sneezing when he is on me almost like I am 
>taking hs breath away.PetCo where I got him and the vet said it is normal 
>but gave no reason to what it is .Can someone please help me.
>
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> Mary Mentz
> marynwill2006 at earthlink.net
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