Anna
Foraging Degu
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Post by Anna on Jul 25, 2005 9:17:10 GMT
Every now and then my youngest degu gets hiccups. Is it normal? I've never heard the other one do it.
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Post by Aimeelou on Jul 25, 2005 11:22:58 GMT
I once thought one of mine was hiccuping, but i think it was more of a "beep" over and over again. Its hard to describe to other people what noise it is!
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Post by diet otaku on Jul 25, 2005 12:16:01 GMT
i've heard my degus sneeze, so i don't see why they couldn't get hiccups.
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Post by shigatsu on Jul 25, 2005 12:39:36 GMT
I have wondered about hiccups as well. I looked up if rodents could get hiccups but can't find anything, so I looked up hiccups themselve..... sounds like it could be possible.... Here's two excerpts I found:
"Hiccups are gulping sounds caused by involuntary spasms of the diaphragm. The diaphragm is the muscle that separates the chest and abdomen and helps with breathing. Hiccups can be triggered if you eat too much or too fast, consume very hot or cold foods and beverages, or drink carbonated beverages. Other causes include cold showers, entering or leaving a hot or cold room, sudden excitement, and stress."
"Hiccups are caused by a sudden jerk in your diaphragm that causes you to breathe in air very quickly. The diaphragm is the muscle in your chest that is located just below your lungs. When you breathe in, the air travels in your mouth and nose, through your windpipe and into your lungs. When your diaphragm jerks and you suck in air very quickly, the quick air flow causes the flap at the top of your windpipe to snap shut. This quick inflow of air and the snapping shut of the flap on your windpipe is the sound of hiccups."
hope this is helpful!
^_^
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Anna
Foraging Degu
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Post by Anna on Jul 26, 2005 1:51:17 GMT
Yeah, I was just making sure. It kinda worried me because I never heard the other one do it.
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Post by Aimeelou on Jul 27, 2005 8:28:40 GMT
Yeah, if they can sneeze and such like, they must hiccup too, i wonder if they can cough......
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northernstar40
Foraging Degu
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Post by northernstar40 on Jul 28, 2005 19:23:14 GMT
Ok I thought mine had the hiccups but later found out it was a like a mating call only it was to tell us that her mate was a sucess and later we found out that he/she was pregnet. We made this sorta a chirpy squeal all the time for several days. Nothing seemed to help. she even was making the noise while eating and drinking. do you have more than one? and are you sure they are of the same sex?
Peg
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Post by diet otaku on Jul 28, 2005 21:00:39 GMT
i suppose the question is whether the degus made noise or not. if the sneezes are any indication, a degu hiccup would probably sound much different from the mating call - probably shorter and more high-pitched. or there might be no noise at all.
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Post by Sunshinemeg on Jul 28, 2005 22:05:04 GMT
I have heard all the sounds mentioned. Hiccups, sneezes and coughs. Although the funniest is when you have a pile of sleeping degus, and the one on the bottom gets the hiccups! they dont like it very much, and everyone higher up soon buggers off!
the sneezing always makes me a bit worried, as I had a Jerd that started with sneezes, progressed into a bad cold, and eventually died, even though she was seen by a vet about it. But Gromit occasionally sneezes and hasnt changed much, so Im guessing its ok.
meg ;D
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rusty
Newborn Degu
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Post by rusty on Oct 29, 2005 19:36:17 GMT
my degus sneez often is this a problem
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Post by deguqueen on Oct 31, 2005 5:11:28 GMT
Im having the same problem now Rusty. My Degus sneeze a lot at night and I was told it could be many different reasons. It could be allergies or even a cold. Im making an appointment with the vet to be sure. Make sure your Degu is away from any drafts, fans, heaters or radiators.
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Post by bluefatso on Nov 11, 2005 19:50:47 GMT
One of my Degus is doing something that hes been doing for quite a while. I guess it could be described as hiccuping but im not sure. Can some one tell me what there hiccups sound like and how long they do it for!?!? Thanks
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Post by bluefatso on Nov 12, 2005 23:38:58 GMT
Hi its me again. Will someone PLEASE help me!! My Degu(Fatso) stopped hiccuping but now hes acting really weak! He cant even chew!!! I cant afford a vet so does any one have any ideas of whats going on? I can tell that hes hungy cause he took the raison but he didnt chew it! Please help! Im really worried.
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Post by worthym on Nov 13, 2005 0:21:49 GMT
I really don't know what to say to help you... Without knowing exactly whats wrong I can't advise much personally - its very difficult to diagnose a problem from such long distance, could be so many things - teeth, stomach problem etc. Really, I cannot stress enough, if your degu is sick you NEED to take it to the vet. I am on an extremely limited budget myself here, as a student, but I will always find a way to take my animals to the vets. Please do not take this as an insult - I just really think that it is an important consideration, and at a time like this there is no better opinion than that of a vet. The other thing is, you really shouldn't be feeding raisins - too much sugar, so try not to give any of those to him. My advice to you would be if he is not able to eat to check his teeth. Are they orange in colour? Or do they look white? If they are white it is likely that he is very sick, there may be nothing you can do... If they are orange - are they damaged at all, too long etc? If so, he will need to go to vet, but you may be able to hand feed him, by soaking some food in water till it is slightly soft, you may be able to syringe feed/dropper feed him that way. If there is nothing externally obvious, then it will require a vet visit for definite, and rapidly. Small animals will go downhill very fast, so I can only urge a vet visit as soon as possible!!
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Post by bluefatso on Nov 13, 2005 19:14:28 GMT
Thank you. Fatso is doing much better know. There room was quite cold and i think this was the problem. I warmed him up and gave my Degus lots of extra blankets. he will drink from the seringe and is slowly starting to eat. His teeth are orange!
~Thanks for your help~
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Post by ra on Nov 14, 2005 18:23:39 GMT
Glad he's doing much better but I'm still concerned he may have a dental problem that keeps him from properly chewing his food and instead of hiccuping he may be choking. If he should repeat his earlier behaviour I would be very worried about him possibly choking. That would leave him weak especially if his breathing is somewhat obstructed. By moving him and feeding with a syringe you may have dislodged whatever was stuck.
Hopefully, I am wrong and he never repeats those particular actions again.
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Post by bluefatso on Dec 16, 2005 5:07:04 GMT
Thank you for your concerns! He has been completly normal for the past severall weeks and i really hope and think he is fine!!
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