My guinea pig breathes heavy but acts normal. Should I worry?

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Hi, my guinea pig is breathing quite heavily compared to my other guinea pig and her body is moving up and down quite fast, however she is still acting very normal, eating and running about etc, should I be really worried or not? Pet's info: Small Animal | Unknown - Small Animal | Female | unspayed

Jessica Keay, DVM · Accepted Answer

I am sorry to hear about Pea. If she is consistently having heavy breathing with noticable body movement likely due to the effort I would recommend bringing her in to see the vet. She could have something like a respiratory infection that requires treatment, and with respiratory difficulty the sooner we address the problem the better the chance of a fast and full recovery!

My guinea pig breathes heavy but acts normal. Should I worry?

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