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Baby boy is poorly

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Dee1981

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Goodmorning all. My name is Dee, new to all this...in need of some help.
We have a 14 week guinea pig the last week he has slowly stopped eating as much as he used to and his poop went from pellets to really soft and now its just very hard. He occasionally has nibble of dry food and cucumber here and there and eats his hay sometimes.
We took him to the vet on Monday and again on Tuesday as i was really concerned they said he may have gut Statis and bloating but looks very healthy. They gave him an injection and prescribed Emeprid along with critical care which we try and give him (he hates it) How long does this last and what can i do? I hate seeing him like this. He is our first pet and my kids are distressed seeing him like this. Please any help welcome.
 
You will need to keep going with the syringe feeding. When they aren’t eating hay then your syringe feeding is entirely replacing the hay he isn’t eating for himself.
Switch from weekly weight checks to instead weighing him daily so you can more closely monitor that he is getting enough food - any weight drops then he isn’t eating enough. Feed him little and often throughout the day and weigh him each morning
How long it lasts depends on what is wrong with him.

When a piggy has soft poop it’s due to their guts being out of balance. You need to stop giving veg and instead just feed hay so that the guts can rebalance and then reintroduce veg very slowly.

Is he alone? Guinea pigs are highly social animals and must be kept in pairs at all times, it’s even more important for young piggies to be with another piggy. While medical issues must be looked into first, if he is lonely, then not eating might be down to that. They aren’t wired to by by themselves And babies particularly are desperate to belong

Not Eating, Weight Loss And The Importance Of Syringe Feeding Fibre
Complete Syringe Feeding Guide
Weight - Monitoring and Management
 
I’m glad he seems brighter.
Continue to syringe feed and weigh daily until he is eating enough that he can maintain his weight by himself.
 
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