bloat

Hi, my Guinea pig coco (around 1.5 y/o) has an extremely hard tube in her belly, assumably an intestine, and it is currently 1 am. She has an appointment at 5pm however I’m not sure what to do in the meantime to ensure her survival, she has sunken crusty eyes, her stomach is flat like a pancake...

I wanted to come on here and post our experience with regards to the loss of our little boy, Rodney. Our hearts ache today having woken up yesterday morning to our beloved pig, who crossed the rainbow bridge on Saturday morning. This all started on Friday morning when we noticed that Rodney...

Hello everyone, Back in January, I posted about one of my piggies who had bloat and sadly passed away. Then, two weeks ago, another one of mine started showing signs of passing fewer droppings, though he was still eating normally. Despite that, I decided to take him to the vet for peace of mind...

Hello everyone, I need some advice and support regarding my 5-year-old male guinea pig (1kg). It all started with bloat and gut stasis. Simethicone was prescribed, but his condition didn’t improve. Unfortunately, the vet went on vacation, so I had to find another doctor. One of the vets...

I’m sorry if I posted in the wrong section, as I just joined and am not fully familiar with how things work here. However, I still wanted to post to seek help from everyone. My piggy passed away a few days ago. Before that, I had taken him to the vet, where he was diagnosed with severe bloating...

Hi all! My old man (Tyler) is 7 years old and very recently he has started becoming bloated after eating pretty much any veg so he is currently on hay, pellets and water (and some critical care) just to sort of factory reset his tum. I'm making him walk around the house to get the gas moving...

Penelope had her teeth trimmed last week. Took her awhile to “bounce” back from it and she has now been experiencing pain of sorts. Sitting puffy a lot. She is acting normal except when in her sleep area. She sits very puffy. I should add that she’s not always puffy when sitting. It is very off...

My vet, when I asked him about using mcp + emeprid, said I can't use mcp for more than 3 days because with longer use there is a risk that the pig's intestines will refuse to work when you stop giving it. I've read the general guide on bloating and in truth quite a few threads and haven't seen...

Hi all, My piggy Theo was diagnosed with GI stasis and bloat about a month ago. We dilligently syringe-fed him and gave him antibiotics, metoclopramide, metcam, and other assorted medicines the vet prescribed for over three weeks, and last week he seemed to be getting better and we were told to...

Hello, My wee Guinea pig Thor for the past week has haven to be syringe fed and watered (he was 1.2kg). He was doing huge clumpy poops (I made a previous post). We went to the vet and he had bloat. They thought they felt a mass so he got an ultrasound and X-ray. When the results came back it...

Hi everyone! 👋 I'm Lydia from Longmont, Colorado. Firstly, I would like to thank you all because although I just registered and this is my very first post, I have been looking at this forum on and off for tips on guinea pig care, creating DIY fleece liners, understanding piggie behavior...

Hello! I wanted to post here to ask for advice on caring for a older guinea pig with recurring health issues. I want to make her as comfortable as possible in the time she has left with us. Some background: She adopted as an adult from Craigslist and likely 1-2 years old in 2018. I have had...

Hi All Last week I rushed one of my guinea pigs to an emergency vet appointment because it sounded like he was having some breathing difficulty (breaths were deep and quite laboured). The vet had a listen to his heart and chest but thought they sounded fine, she also had a feel of him and said...

Hello everyone, One of our guinea pigs (rescued January 2022) has been suffering from a chronic bloating issue since our adoption of her. She's been to the vet at least 6-7 times for a bloating issue since January of last year, and I am beginning to worry about her long term gut health as a...

Hi! So my guinea pig bea has been battling bloat for almost 5 months now. It’ll get better after weeks of emeprid, then all of a sudden she’s got those horrible stringy poops again. I’ve had so many trips to the vets it’s getting embarrassing. The cycle goes, bloat, meds, off meds, slowly...

Hello, we had a 1yr 6 month old male guinea pig named Luquorice who showed symptoms of bloat, but had been eating normally, pooping and running around the hour before. Within 20 minutes of the first sign of swelling, we took him straight to the vets. The swelling got worse and he was in immense...

Hi! So I was just wondering how to wean Bea, my piggie who has just recovered from bloat, back on to veggies? I’ve been trying to give her bits of corriander and must’ve given her a little too much and saw one of those horrible stringy poops. Has anyone got any advice on how I can wean her...

Hi! For those who know about Bea’s situation, I want to thank you again, she’s put back on 100g and is eating more than our other two combined! A hay rich diet really is helping her. But I noticed today, our usual hay supplier has really been letting us down, it’s Helmes Hay if any of you UK...

Hi Guys! Our lovely 4 year old sow Bea is having a bit of trouble at the moment with some pretty nasty bloat! We rushed her over to the vet last night and she’s had two injections, metacam and another antibiotic forgive me I’ve forgotten the name of and she’s on a course of Emeprid and...

Hello, My Elizabeth is a 3.5 years-old girl. She started to have a lower appetite and fewer poops from Sunday and stopped pooping on Monday at noon (later, only two poops during the afternoon). We got medication of meloxicam, metoclopramide syrup, and vitamin C on Tuesday morning and...