What to do if a guinea pig is limping?
If your pet is having a hard time walking or an obvious leg injury, it should be taken to your exotics vet as soon as possible. If your guinea pig is not eating then this should be treated as an emergency situation to prevent ileus from developing as a secondary result of the pain from the leg injury.
When do guinea pigs get back leg problems?
Guinea pig back leg problems are prevalent. Every guinea pig will face this problem once in a lifetime. It happens when guinea pigs grow older. Illness and distressing injury can also soar these issues. The wear and tear of muscles and bones are not the only concern.
Why does my guinea pig walk with a limp?
If we do not supplement vitamin C enough we can have painful joint erosions and bleeding and they may not walk normally. Trauma is another possibility for sudden lameness. Look for any signs of a puncture wound, swelling, or redness and try to determine if the affected leg is bent or angled differently then the leg on the opposing side.
What to do if your guinea pig has paralysis?
Your vet will probably start with an exam to see if your guinea pig has any feeling in his legs. An X-ray will reveal if the legs have been fractured and can identify spinal injury. A guinea pig that has an injured or broken back can recover, but it will depend on the location and extent of the damage.
Is there something wrong with my guinea pig?
Some conditions in guinea pigs still haven’t been well-researched. Hind leg paralysis is one of these conditions. Even experienced exotic vets are often stumped. Extensive, expensive testing often reveals nothing wrong with the guinea pig, and they are otherwise happy, going about their normal tasks. Eating. Pooping.
What happens when a Guinea Pig loses its legs?
In many cases, they will start to stabilize in a few hours. Your guinea pig may regain use of his legs slowly over the next few days to weeks. Sometimes they are left with a slight head tilt, but go on to live otherwise normal lives.
Some conditions in guinea pigs still haven’t been well-researched. Hind leg paralysis is one of these conditions. Even experienced exotic vets are often stumped. Extensive, expensive testing often reveals nothing wrong with the guinea pig, and they are otherwise happy, going about their normal tasks. Eating. Pooping.
What to do if your guinea pig is limping?
Look for any signs of a puncture wound, swelling, or redness and try to determine if the affected leg is bent or angled differently then the leg on the opposing side.
Your vet will probably start with an exam to see if your guinea pig has any feeling in his legs. An X-ray will reveal if the legs have been fractured and can identify spinal injury. A guinea pig that has an injured or broken back can recover, but it will depend on the location and extent of the damage.
