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guinea pigs (not sadie)

Sadie

Every time we get guinea pigs (we always get 2) they live for a few months maybe a year and they die. They don't eat or drink much if at all, their eyes become dull and sink in and they eventually lay on their side with shallow breathing. They blead through their but as we discover when we go to burry them. They got clened out every 3 days. We have a rabbit inside as well as Zebra Finches and a dove. They all are in one room. We tried disenfecting the cage and even let it sit for a year and a half before getting any more. Our rabbit isn't affected at all. Any ideas what might be happening and is ther any point to getting new ones?

Symptoms: Breathing, Lethargy, No Appetite & Anorexia, Eyes

• Experienced Advisor Selena Carnell says:

  December 27th, 2007 at 03:14 PM

  This seems very odd. But sounds like it could be diet related. What food do you give them? Guinea Pigs need Vitamin C added to the diet, so need plenty of greens, and veg. Like Leafy greens, such as kale, parsley, spinach, and chicory Cabbage Red and green peppers Asparagus Broccoli Peas Tomatoes Dandelion greens (no pesticides, fertilizer, or herbicides) Kiwi Oranges Without Vitamin C they develope scurvy. Symptoms of this include: Loss of appetite Depression Ruffled fur Weight loss Swollen and painful joints and ribs; lameness Poor bone and teeth development Nasal discharge Bleeding gums and hemorrhages under the skin and into the joints. Guinea pigs should not be fed Commercial Rabbit food as it does not contain the Vitamins they require. What are they housed in? and where? It certainly sounds diet related. Have you had their teeth checked too? as their teeth continually grow, and they need plenty of good quality hay to keep their teeth in shape and not to become over grown. I hope this helps. Selena

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