Gillian D
New Born Pup
What typical greens and how much should you give guinea pigs, to stop bloating. Will reducing their green intake reduce the bloating?
Thank you for the advice. It's much appreciated.Hi. Greens like Kale, spinach, cabbages and broccoli id limit to twice a week with the exception of spring greens which can be fed daily. An inch wide strip the length of your thumb is a good starting point if you're worried about bloating. Greens and veggies in general are an important part of their diet and I wouldn't remove a food from that as it can provide a piggy with various vitamins and minerals. Our aim as piggy parents is to give them a balanced and varied diet.
Here's our guide on veggies which you may find useful: Edible And Forbidden Veg And Fruit List With Vitamin C Grading
Thank you. my little girl has seen the vet on 2 occasions and he doesn't seem to concerned. I did read on the internet that you could use 'Infacol' but I am very wary about giving his this and I am trying to reduce the bloating via her diet. My other little girl eats the same things and she is fine.Bloat can be a very serious and potentially fatal issue so please see a vet if your piggy has bloat to get the treatment s/he needs.
If your piggy is suffering with bloat then you should completely remove all veg from the diet until the bloat has settled. You must also step in with home support of daily weight checks and syringe feeding.
Removing veg alone won’t necessarily stop the bloat as bloat can be a secondary health issue meaning the primarily health issue must be dealt with.
1 Not eating (anorexia) and the importance of syringe feeding fibre
2 Soft poos and runny diarrhea
3 Acute bloat (severe dysbiosis) - blockage - twisted gut - persistent milder bloating
4 GI stasis (no gut movement)
Severe runny diarrhea, bloat, blockage or a twisted gut, GI stasis and excessive salivating in guinea pigs that are not eating are absolute life and death emergencies that need to be seen ASAP by an out-of-hours vet at any time of the day or night or that should be seen by a vet as soon as you can get an appointment outside the UK...
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Certain veggies such as brassicas are known to lead to bloat so those should always be kept limited for every piggy.
Thank you. my little girl has seen the vet on 2 occasions and he doesn't seem to concerned. I did read on the internet that you could use 'Infacol' but I am very wary about giving his this and I am trying to reduce the bloating via her diet. My other little girl eats the same things and she is fine.