Re: Weird breathing?

by AnonymousMouseOwner on Wed 29 Jun 2016, 4:12 pm

@MouseLover wrote:Glad she's doing better. Sounds like she isn't too afraid of you. She could be finding it stressful being a lone mouse for the first time in her life, maybe that's it?

Didn't think of that, that could be it, if so, she'll be happier in a few weeks. Smile

by AnonymousMouseOwner on Wed 29 Jun 2016, 5:40 pm

I have another concern. When I was taking pictures of her next to a quarter she peed on some newspaper and it was yellow, usually it's clear with my other girls, could this be anything? I saw they were feeding them giant slices of oranges in PetCo and that kind of concerned me, could that be related to this? Just wondering. Anyway, here are the size comparison pictures. Again, sorry for bad quality pictures.

by MouseLover on Wed 29 Jun 2016, 7:08 pm

I think my girls' pee is slightly yellow. Perhaps if she hasn't been drinking much she could be a little dehydrated and her pee could be darker cuz it's concentrated? She's so cute Smile

by River on Wed 29 Jun 2016, 7:31 pm

My girls pee is a little yellow as well. I wouldn't worry about it too much. In fact, I think it should always be a little yellow - as long as it very dark or orange, it should be fine.

by Rodents rock! on Wed 29 Jun 2016, 8:09 pm

Aww she sure is a cutie!!

by CinnamonPearl on Wed 29 Jun 2016, 9:05 pm

She looks quite small, but she certainly looks to be over four weeks of age. Sorry, I have no idea how old she is after that.

by AnonONIagent on Fri 01 Jul 2016, 9:44 am

I think mousey respiratory systems sometimes need to adjust to the air quality of a new environment. Both of my girls were fine when they were at the pet store, but when I brought them home they were all sniffly and sneezy. They were otherwise healthy, though, and their breathing cleared up after a week or two.

by AnonymousMouseOwner on Fri 01 Jul 2016, 12:48 pm

@AnonONIagent wrote:I think mousey respiratory systems sometimes need to adjust to the air quality of a new environment. Both of my girls were fine when they were at the pet store, but when I brought them home they were all sniffly and sneezy. They were otherwise healthy, though, and their breathing cleared up after a week or two.

That's an interesting theory, I guess it could be many things. Smile

by River on Fri 01 Jul 2016, 2:27 pm

Late! Sorry. I'm no expert, but she looks somewhere around 4 weeks - maybe closer to five or six. Either way, she's very young! Definitely not any younger than 4 weeks, though.

by Rodents rock! on Fri 01 Jul 2016, 2:29 pm

I'm glad to hear Violet is doing better. She is a beautiful girl and her name really fits her look! Two Thumbs

by AnonymousMouseOwner on Wed 06 Jul 2016, 4:58 pm

Ok, so, it's been a while, and the strange breathing is still continuing. I've noticed she will act completely normal like a healthy happy mouse but then she'll just freeze and start breathing like that. Does anyone know how I can host a video? I took a video of it and it's much better than the GIFs.

by MouseLover on Wed 06 Jul 2016, 5:01 pm

Not sure how to host a video... could you upload it somewhere else (e.g. youtube) and then post the link here?

Does she freeze and breathe strangely when she spots you? Or is this when she doesn't realise you're watching?

by AnonymousMouseOwner on Wed 06 Jul 2016, 5:05 pm

She does it no matter what, if I'm here or if I'm not. I got her on my hand today and she didn't want to crawl from hand to hand, she just sat there breathing heavily. Then I put her in a ball so she could get some exercise, and she just sat there breathing. So I just put her back in her tank and she's still doing it. Poor thing. I'll try to make above new Youtube account so I can post the video.

by CinnamonPearl on Wed 06 Jul 2016, 5:14 pm

Sorry, I forget, have you brought her to a vet? Maybe some baytril could help her, or even doxycycline if it's really bad.

by AnonymousMouseOwner on Wed 06 Jul 2016, 5:21 pm

No, I'm not rich enough to take her to a vet, she doesn't appear to be in any pain though, so I'm not sure...

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