guinea pig with funny feet...

Question
When my guinea pig "lays down", his head goes down but his rump stays up and his feet sometimes stick out. Also, he rarely walks anywhere around the cage and is very lazy, but when he DOES walk anywhere, his back feet "hop" more than "walk". What's wrong?

Answer
Hi Jessica

There may be nothing wrong. One of my piggies lays exactly like a cat. I guess he's just comfortable.

However, I would get his feet checked as there is a foot infection called pododermatitis, or bumblefoot which can cause pain.

andy