my guniea pig is acting weird...

Question
My guniea pig, Blanquita, is not squeaking for food anymore. It's not eating or drinking as much all of a sudden. It's been like that for a few days. It's not pooping as much and it its in the corner most of the day. It can still move around but it doesnt want too. Although it is starting to poop more again I'm still worried that it is not drinking from the bottle so I put a little dish with water a little while ago because I'm worried its not able to drink from it and I don't want it to dehydrate. also, the only thing it is excited about eating are these plants that we have outside that all our guniea pigs have really liked in the past. i dont think it has anything to do with it beacuse my past guniea pigs ate it and were fine.

what do you think is wrong with it?

Answer
Hi Caroline

Its very hard to say what, if anything is wrong. It is normal for a pig to be less noisy as it gets older, but it is certainly concerning that his appetite is not as good as before.

The problem is, the behaviour you describe could mean lots of things, so it might be wise to get him checked by the vet. If any other specific behaviour occurs, please let me know.

andy