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My guinea pig is wobbly and dragging his back legs. What's wrong?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Other | Unknown - Other | Male | unneutered

My guinea pig is wobbly on his hind legs/can barely walk with them it's very hard for him to walk without his hind legs shaking and kind of dragging

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on June 17th, 2017

It sounds like Boo is very ill, it could be a gastrointestinal condition that is causing this. you must take him to the vet urgently in order to get it checked and treated as by the sound of his condition he might not survive if you wait the weekend.

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