Abnormal drops

[Namida]

My 3-year old boy has been producing poop in abnormal shape over the past two days. I took him to the vet and he said the guinea pig seems healthy. In fact, my boy has been eating and running around the cage as usual, but his drops and the fact that his weight has dropped over 150g over the past week concerned me.

I am now giving him probiotics three times a day as per the vet’s recommendation. I have reduced the frequency of giving veggies (from twice to once a day) as I concerned about his stomach, but now I am wondering if I should resume giving out veggies as usual.

Any suggestions would be super helpful!

 

[Piggies&buns]

As his poops look soft and it looks like he has a digestive upset, you need to stop giving veg altogether. Adding veg into him while he is unwell will not help his gut resettle. He needs increased amounts of fibre at this point to rebalance the gut.
Only reintroduce veg 24 hours after poops normalise. At that point you can add veg back in slowly and in small amounts. It’s recommended to start with herbs

Your piggy is losing weight because he is not eating enough hay so you must also step in with syringe feeding a recovery feed or mushed pellets. Weigh him daily so you can ensure you are getting enough syringe feed in each day to stop the weight loss.
Digestive Disorders: Not Eating - Diarrhea - Bloat - GI Stasis (No Gut Movement)
Not Eating, Weight Loss And The Importance Of Syringe Feeding Fibre
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[Namida]

As his poops look soft and it looks like he has a digestive upset, you need to stop giving veg altogether. Adding veg into him while he is unwell will not help his gut resettle. He needs increased amounts of fibre at this point to rebalance the gut.
Only reintroduce veg 24 hours after poops normalise. At that point you can add veg back in slowly and in small amounts. It’s recommended to start with herbs

Your piggy is losing weight because he is not eating enough hay so you must also step in with syringe feeding a recovery feed or mushed pellets. Weigh him daily so you can ensure you are getting enough syringe feed in each day to stop the weight loss.
Digestive Disorders: Not Eating - Diarrhea - Bloat - GI Stasis (No Gut Movement)
Not Eating, Weight Loss And The Importance Of Syringe Feeding Fibre
All About Syringe Feeding and Medicating Guinea Pigs with Videos and Pictures

Thank you for the advice. I will stop veggies for now and syringe feed him CC.

 

[Namida]

Just an update - I noticed that my boy has changed his preference on food -- (1) he now only eats fine leaves of timothy hay and actually prefers meadow hay over timothy hay; (2) he used to love pellets and now does not touch it at all; (3) he used to love biting cardboard and toilet paper but no longer has interest in them.

I had suspected he might have dental issues when his food appetite started to drop on Wednesday, but his front teeth looks completely normal and thus I did not think too much about it. I have brought him to two different vets over the past few days, and both of them said my guinea pig looks healthy. But given the aforementioned change in behaviour, I did a deeper check just now and found that there are two pointy teeth (?) behind his front teeth -- I believe this is very likely the root cause of diarrhea and weight loss.

I am going to bring him to Goddard in Ilford on Tuesday morning, which is the early appointment I can get. Meanwhile, my boy is doing OK with eating meadow hay and I string feed him CC + vitamin C to make sure his weight remains constant (around 1220g +/- 20g).

Has anyone ever experienced the same issue on their guinea pig? Please share your experience and any recommendations in vet in London (I don't mind travelling to other cities but I want to avoid giving too much stress on my baby). Many thanks in advance!

 

[piggl]

Bump, I cant really add anything aside from well wishes.
Is the vet you are going to see an exotic vet?

Good luck tomorrow x