Leeni
Junior Guinea Pig
Please tell me some good advice and your experiences on bloat, I desperately need it! I live in Finland and there are not a lot of bloat experience on guinea pigs here. I feel so sad and alone and I am afraid I might lose my Mimmi who I love so much 
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So: my 5-year old girl Mimmi stopped eating and drinking completely yesterday afternoon. I started syringe feeding immediately (it could have gone on for maybe 3-5 hours before I noticed) and suspected a bloat which came later more evident with tummy filled with gas. Her guts make a little bit of gurgling noises every now and then but not much. The situation has stayed more or less the same for more than 24 hours. We visited vet today and she gave these meds: Ranixal (Ranitidine), Primperan (Metomotyl) and Disflatyl. I already had most of these meds at home so I already had started medication with painkillers, Disflatyl and Metomotyl.
I'm feeding her with Supreme Science Recovery Plus and some pineapple juice which was reccommended and of course water every two hours or so. I've been using quite a watery solution of SSRP because she seemed dehydrated from not drinking on her own. She takes 5-10ml during one session, is this too much?
Also I've been massaging her tummy, she takes it quite well so I suspect she is not in big pain. She is eating from syringe quite well but not much is coming out.. Some very small fairly normal sized poops have been seen but not much. There can be many hours without any poop.
Can bloat cause this severe refusal to eat or drink? She doesn't want to move either. I can get her to move when removing her from the place she likes to rest in to get back in there. Should I make her move or let her rest? She is very lethargic in the cage but more active in my lap, I think she is in surprisingly good condition considering the situation.
And also is this gut stasis or bloat? She is not severely bloated but there is definately a good amount of gas. Can she survive after this long time without improving? She doesn't seem to be in a lot of pain just quite apathetic.
.So: my 5-year old girl Mimmi stopped eating and drinking completely yesterday afternoon. I started syringe feeding immediately (it could have gone on for maybe 3-5 hours before I noticed) and suspected a bloat which came later more evident with tummy filled with gas. Her guts make a little bit of gurgling noises every now and then but not much. The situation has stayed more or less the same for more than 24 hours. We visited vet today and she gave these meds: Ranixal (Ranitidine), Primperan (Metomotyl) and Disflatyl. I already had most of these meds at home so I already had started medication with painkillers, Disflatyl and Metomotyl.
I'm feeding her with Supreme Science Recovery Plus and some pineapple juice which was reccommended and of course water every two hours or so. I've been using quite a watery solution of SSRP because she seemed dehydrated from not drinking on her own. She takes 5-10ml during one session, is this too much?
Also I've been massaging her tummy, she takes it quite well so I suspect she is not in big pain. She is eating from syringe quite well but not much is coming out.. Some very small fairly normal sized poops have been seen but not much. There can be many hours without any poop.
Can bloat cause this severe refusal to eat or drink? She doesn't want to move either. I can get her to move when removing her from the place she likes to rest in to get back in there. Should I make her move or let her rest? She is very lethargic in the cage but more active in my lap, I think she is in surprisingly good condition considering the situation.
And also is this gut stasis or bloat? She is not severely bloated but there is definately a good amount of gas. Can she survive after this long time without improving? She doesn't seem to be in a lot of pain just quite apathetic.
. However, she hasn't started eating on her own though she shows signs of interest in food. She doesn't have much appetite but she tries and can get bites out of things (I offered her a tiny piece of cucumber just to see how her chewing movements are) but then just chews it forever. Is this kind of behavior common in bloat? 
(she sits on top of one when feeding her because of the upset tummy) .. i think it’s because of the fibre, but I’m feeding her lots of fibre already so I don’t think she is deprived. I’m feeding her cage mates’ poop alongside meds, (also metacam twice a say) and support. She is real champion eating the support food so I’m happy about that.
! It took us 12 days and it felt like hundred years but I hope that now we are slowly getting there. There is still a possibility of an ulcer, so she is still on Ranixal and getting vitamin E for her liver but otherwise is medication free already. 