My guinea pig seems to be dieng :(

[danilee222]

He is 3 years old on 11th April. And for about a week he hasn't been himself, just all of a sudden. He has lost alot of weight, he doesn't seem to be drinking or eating properly, he will only eat veg that is soft!
He seems really weak, he hardly moves unless he has to! We checked his teeth and there not over grown, even though he is dribbling... Any ideas on what could be wrong? Or maybe just old age?

Dani

[wiggal]

Old age is 5 or 6, and some rare ones live to 8 and 10. But usually a guinea pig doesn't make it past 3.5 to 4.5, due to illness, even if protected from the avoidable ones (pneumonia, scurvy).

You should take him to the vets to see what could be the problem

[bensmum]

Have you checked towards the back of his mouth? They can sometimes get an infection so it's best to let a vet have a look. The problem with guineas is that they need to eat and can go downhill quite rapidly if they don't eat regularly.