Antibiotics and soft poop

[Nina_kodababy]

My guinea pigs are both on antibiotics, and they both have soft pointy poos. what should I do? Is this normal? ( they both eat lots of endive and lettuce)

 

[Piggies&buns]

Some antibiotics can cause a digestive upset as they kill off the good bacteria as well as the bad. The best thing to do is stop giving all vegetables and feed them only hay and pellets. Keep them off veg until 24 hours after poops normalise. Also give a probiotic as if t can help settle the tummy. You cannot use poop soup as both your piggies are on medication
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[Wiebke]

My guinea pigs are both on antibiotics, and they both have soft pointy poos. what should I do? Is this normal? ( they both eat lots of endive and lettuce)

Hi

Antibiotics often don't just affect the bacterial infections they are used agains but also the digestive bacteria in the gut that are responsible for breaking down the tough hay and grass fibre and processing the nutritents in the gut that should make around 80% of the daily food intake and that are the mainstay of a healthy diet; not veg, I am sorry to say.
In milder cases, this can soft poos, which normalise once the antibiotic wears off; in more severe cases it can lessen or completely kill the appetite.
Long Term Balanced General And Special Needs Guinea Pig Diets

You may want to support the gut microbiome with probiotics. Probiotics, Recovery Foods And Vitamin C: Overview With Product Links

If your piggies suffer from total loss of appetite, please step in with syringe feeding support:
Complete Syringe Feeding Guide
Emergency, Crisis and Bridging Care until a Vet Appointment

What are your piggies treated for and what antibiotic have you been prescibed?

 

[Nina_kodababy]

Hi

Antibiotics often don't just affect the bacterial infections they are used agains but also the digestive bacteria in the gut that are responsible for breaking down the tough hay and grass fibre and processing the nutritents in the gut that should make around 80% of the daily food intake and that are the mainstay of a healthy diet; not veg, I am sorry to say.
In milder cases, this can soft poos, which normalise once the antibiotic wears off; in more severe cases it can lessen or completely kill the appetite.
Long Term Balanced General And Special Needs Guinea Pig Diets

You may want to support the gut microbiome with probiotics. Probiotics, Recovery Foods And Vitamin C: Overview With Product Links

If your piggies suffer from total loss of appetite, please step in with syringe feeding support:
Complete Syringe Feeding Guide
Emergency, Crisis and Bridging Care until a Vet Appointment

What are your piggies treated for and what antibiotic have you been prescibed?

Good to know! My piggies will be very upset without veggies :/ but they’re health is more important! Thank you so much! Also what kind of probiotic?

 

[Siikibam]

Have a look in this guide.
Probiotics, Recovery Foods And Vitamin C: Overview With Product Links