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Sneezy guinea pigs.

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smurfgirl · 23/12/2008 14:12

My pigs sneeze a fair bit is this normal?

They all do it, at least once/twice a day.

They live inside and have fleece and carefresh as bedding and we use dust removed timothy hay. I am worried One of them coughed before as well

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smurfgirl · 23/12/2008 18:55

Anyone?

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JingleBellaAllTheWay · 23/12/2008 18:56

They can get colds, but hay can also make them sneeze. Is there any discharge from their noses or eyes?

smurfgirl · 23/12/2008 19:52

No they seem fine and very perky.

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whispywhisp · 25/12/2008 20:39

This is, imo, perfectly normal.

All my pigs sneeze occasionally and have the odd cough...normally when they're grooming or eating.

I would only be concerned if the pigs had discharge coming from the nose or eyes.

Otherwise...nothing to worry about providing they are eating well and don't appear poorly.

I've got an albino pig who kept getting a sticky runny eye and sneezed a lot...he went to the vets and was put on penicillen. Didn't get any better so took him back and put him on eye drops. Whilst he was having his medication I decided to change his bedding and gave him meadow hay rather than the processed stuff you can buy from Pets at Home. Since then he has been fine. Turns out he had runny eyes/sneezed due to the excessive dust in the PAH hay so I would definitely keep your pigs on Timothy or meadow hay. I find Timothy hay quite expensive so tend to use meadow hay which is green and lush.

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