"stress" grunt?

[flyingteapot]

the best way to describe the noise two of my girls make is a grunt. and it's only when they are stressed. ie: ticked that I am picking them up and wanting out of my hands, doing something they hate, etc. when I switched bedding it got worse and now one is sneezing. I am slowly ridding the cage of the bedding (I keep thinking I have the whole thing cleaned out and then I find one of Miki's stashes of the bedding. gah, MIKI.). now I'm not sure if this has triggered an allergy, URI, or what. neither are slowed down at all. I actually just had to go chase down one because she discovered how to push open my bedroom door if I don't latch it.  but it's still a grunt and I'm paranoid due to 1) new babies in the house 3) Kin having his chronic breathing issues.

due to having bad luck with genetics, I am used to the ins and outs of most respiratory issues now. (poor Kin) but this grunt is not one I've come across before!

[JR1030]

My boys grunt when they have a URI, and it's mostly when they're excited or stressed.  They're on meds now, actually.  I'd say you need some meds.

[Mands_Leanan]

One of my rats did exactly that. Our first vet said it was just a behavioral thing, but he actually had an abscess at the back of his throat and the beginnings of pneumonia. I'd get yours checked by a vet if you haven't already.

[flyingteapot]

they're going on Wednesday! (the soonest they could get in).

I'm hoping it's not a URI, but Kin does have chronic problems and had pneumonia, so he could have passed something on. thank you!