Hoarding and night activity can hide normal intake, but true appetite or water loss is urgent in a hamster. Check weight, droppings, the food cache, and bottle function while watching for dental disease, wet tail, torpor, or obstruction.
A hamster’s eye may briefly stick after sleep, but persistent closure can signal irritation, a scratch, infection, dental disease or an abscess. Learn safe surface cleaning and urgent eye signs.
A guinea pig that cries while urinating is showing pain. Bladder stones, infection, sludge and reproductive disease can look similar, while absent urine may indicate a life-threatening blockage.
Rabbit head tilt can accompany middle or inner-ear disease, E. cuniculi, trauma or another neurologic problem. Learn how to prevent injury, protect appetite and obtain rabbit-experienced veterinary care.
Learn the warning signs of guinea pig dental problems, why teeth become overgrown, how veterinarians diagnose and treat them, and when appetite loss is urgent.
