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Guinea Pig Sad After Vet

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I took my guinea to the vets on Wednesday to get her nails done as she doesn’t like to be picked up. It was super stressful and upsetting for her. She didn’t eat or drink at all that day due to stress. Since then, she hasn't really been eating or drinking and trying to get her to move is a struggle. Today she came running out when I got her veg and luckily she ate it all but still not eating hay or drinking water. I am very concerned as she also hasn’t been pooping but I know this is due to her not eating properly. Pls give advice x
 
Wiebke

Thread 'Not Eating, Weight Loss And The Importance Of Syringe Feeding Fibre'

- Not eating and the need to eat fibre
- How much to feed a very ill guinea pig?
- Important advice for syringe feeding


Not eating and the need to eat fibre

If your guinea pig goes off any food or suddenly eats noticeably less, then it is seriously ill and needs to see a vet for a diagnosis and treatment for whatever problem is causing the loss of appetite. In many cases, it is either the need to breathe (which comes before the need to drink or the need to eat), the inability to eat or swallow (like problems with the teeth, especially those at the...
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I've linked the syringe feeding guide for you which gives good explanations of how and why you need to syringe feed. The health experts will be off line now but hopefully one will be along in the morning.

You may also find these guides helpful.

Wiebke

Thread 'All About Syringe Feeding and Medicating Guinea Pigs with Videos and Pictures'

Introduction
1 Choosing the right place to medicate/feed your piggy
2 Guinea pig whispering and asserting your authority
3 Recovery products and emergency improvisation
4 Syringe recommendations
5 Weight monitoring: your biggest ally
6 Weight loss guidelines and when to step in with feeding
7 Syringe feeding amounts/frequency advice
8 Practical medication and syringing tips
9 Medicating and feeding cooperative guinea pigs (videos)
10 Medicating and feeding uncooperative guinea pigs (hold pictures and tips)
11 The line between life and...
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Wiebke

Thread 'How to Improvise Feeding Support in an Emergency'

1 Feed
- Important crisis management resources
- When is improvising necessary?
- Which food group am I replacing with my feeding support?
- How much and how often should I feed and water?
- What can I use that I have already got at home?
- Other possible easily available foods with their pros and cons
- How do I prep a syringe for rougher pellet fibre?
- What can I do without a syringe?
- The role of lukewarm water
2 Probiotics
- Probiotic products...
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I’m sorry to hear this.

Please do step in with syringe feeding urgently as per the guides Piggieminder has linked in. It is essential the hay fibre is replaced by a recovery feed or mushed pellets.
As poop output is 1-2 days behind food intake, then it means her food (ie hay) intake has already been too low for too long - please syringe feeding every 2 hours as you need to keep her gut functioning.
Make sure you are weighing her each morning to ensure she is getting enough syringe feed to keep her weight stable - that is at least 60ml per day.

Unfortunately she will likely need another trip to the vet for gut stimulating medication.

I have also added in some guides below in addition to the ones Piggieminder linked

Wiebke

Thread 'Weight and Weight Loss Explained: BMI, Weighing, Poos and Feeding Support'

1 Weight and Weight Loss
- Why regular weight monitoring matters
- How weight changes over a lifetime
- How to weigh on your kitchen scales (with video)
- The weight loss rules
- How critical is the weight loss for my piggy?
- Possible causes for weight loss
2 Body Mass Index (BMI) or 'Heft'
- Why is understanding your piggy's weight so important?
- 'Average' weight vs. individual weight - the big trip up
- How to check for the BMI...
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Wiebke

Thread 'Digestive Disorders: Not Eating - Diarrhea - Bloat - GI Stasis (No Gut Movement)'

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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