Impaction is a condition that happens to mostly older boars when the muscles in the anus weaken don't push enough; by far not all older boars will get it!
Especially younger boars also need to have a weekly check for sperm rods (dried semen) in her penis, which can be very uncomfortable. It would be good if you gave their bits and grease gland a weekly check and clean any muck with a
gentle wipe and if necessary a little bum bath with hand warm water. Please do not bathe piggies too often; it's not good for their skin.
Here are our tips on how to clean overactive grease glands:
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/...inea-pigs-including-ears-grease-glands.47314/
I'm reading so many mixed reviews on boy cleaning, Ive been giving mine a weekly check and a wipe with cotton pad and hand warm water but I read this on a facebook page was a bit shocked!
what do you think?
While this might all be resolved by now, for future reference or for anyone else experiencing the same thing, I am going to put this in point form:
1. the little boar has a prolapse penis (as you all know)
2. there is also a lot of swelling (as you all can see)
3. the penis needs to go back in (common logic)
4. but before you can do this with success, the swelling needs to be reduced. Otherwise, the penis will continue to prolapse, over and over again.
5. you can reduce swelling by soaking his genitalia in sugar water - this will remove the excess fluid build up in the tissues of the prepuce and penis by osmosis.
6. after soaking for 10 minutes or so, and the swelling is reduced, you can rinse off his boy bits with plain water, then lubricate the penis with KY jelly (personal lubricant) and the penis will slide back in (and shouldn't come out again...)
And for good measure...anal sack cleaning. If I ever meet, face to face, the person who came up with the idea of regular cleaning of anal sacks in all boars, I will personally clean their "anal sacks" with a 12 gauge shot gun. I am sick to death of hearing and seeing this splashed all over the internet on 'how important it is to clean a boars anal sack". Not only is it NOT important, it is NOT necessary, and it is UNHEALTHY. The smelly white secretion that lines the anal sack is vital for healthy guinea pigs - it contains many vitamins and minerals critical to their well being. These are ingested when the guinea pigs eat their caecal pellets (poops). Idiots who suggest that the anal sack should be cleaned on healthy boars....well, like I said - 12 gauge shotgun if I ever meet you! You are doing much more harm than you are good....
