My little nacho

Question
My piggy is about 1 year old.. i swtiched his beding to a differant brand about a week ago. now in the last 3 days i noticed he was not drinkin nor eating, and today when i came home from work his eyes are all mated and he wont move around much. I was able to get him to drink his water. Also he is sheding more then normal also.. what can i do?

Answer
If he is on cedar bedding then it will need to be changed immediately. It sounds like he has an upper respiratory infection, but he also could be having an allergic reaction to the new bedding because hairloss typically does not come with URIs. If he is not eating or drinking then he will need to see a vet immediatly to get antibiotics and supportive care. There are some things listed on my website that may help him some, but guinea pigs that do not eat or drink will usually die with in 48 hours. My website is http://woopets.bravehost.com , look under guinea pig information, then upper respiratory infections.
Brittany