I. Symptoms of guinea pig cold
There are two main causes of guinea pig cold Species: One is the sudden drop in temperature, which is caused by guinea pigs catching a cold; the second is caused by excessive temperature difference between day and night, which is caused by guinea pigs being stimulated.
The main symptoms of guinea pig cold are: lack of energy, anorexia or fasting, increased body temperature (over 40°C), slightly cold ears and nose, sneezing, runny nose or coughing, etc. The above are common symptoms of guinea pig cold, but not all of the above symptoms will appear when they have a cold, and individual symptoms may not be displayed or not obvious.
2. Symptoms of guinea bronchitis
guinea bronchitis Disease is generally caused by further infection of the bronchi. Therefore, the reasons for the formation of guinea pig bronchitis and guinea pig cold are basically the same, except that some other factors can also cause guinea pig bronchitis, such as foreign body stimulation, environmental pollution and so on. Bronchitis can also occur if a guinea pig chokes on the bronchi while drinking or eating. In general, however, the common cause of guinea pig bronchitis is the proliferation of harmful bacteria in the respiratory tract caused by colds.
The symptoms of guinea pig bronchitis, there will be many cold symptoms, but the actual symptoms are more serious.
The differences between guinea pig bronchitis and cold symptoms are as follows:
1. Guinea pigs have a cold, and the symptoms of cough will be less, and generally dry cough. And bronchitis is mainly from a short-term dry cough at the beginning to a long wet cough in the later stage.
2. The symptoms of bronchitis usually include dyspnea, while colds rarely cause dyspnea.
3. The symptoms of runny nose in colds and bronchitis are different. In colds, the runny nose is mainly watery and fluid. The nasal mucus caused by bronchitis is mostly pulpy at the beginning, and then becomes purulent nasal mucus in the middle and late stages.
4. Bronchitis usually has rales in the lungs, and mainly dry rales, but there are also moist rales. Generally, this symptom indicates that the guinea pig has is likely to be pneumonia.
Three, symptoms of guinea pig pneumonia
Guinea pig pneumonia is mainly caused by The lungs are caused by bacterial infections, of which pneumococcus is the most common. In addition, the disease may also be caused by foreign bodies in the lungs of guinea pigs, resulting in foreign body pneumonia.
Symptoms of guinea pig pneumonia: Guinea pig pneumonia has similar symptoms to colds and bronchitis, but there are also certain differences.
1. Severe symptoms of dyspnea. The breathing rate is significantly faster and the breathing is superficial. In severe cases, the neck is stretched and the head is raised to facilitate breathing.
2. Pulmonary rales were enhanced and manifested as obvious moist rales. This symptom is the key to the diagnosis of guinea pig pneumonia by clinical auscultation.
3. Inflammation shadows can be seen in the lungs of guinea pigs through X-ray examination.
4. The total number of white blood cells and neutrophils in guinea pigs can be seen in the routine blood test. Although this symptom can also occur in guinea pig bronchitis, it is not as obvious as the pneumonia data. This step Mainly used to determine whether there is a bacterial infection.
