Help with Bloat Colic in my Guniea Pig

[Ally77]

Hi. I'm a first time gp mama, and after 2 weeks am fighting gastrointestinal stasis due to my not properly educating myself on a proper diet. Luckily it is "air" and the vet said she thought she would be fine. Since I wasn't prepared to suddenly become a gp mom, I DEFINATELY wasn't prepared for the $200 bill they gave me last night and when I couldn't afford to pay it ( although can this week) the vet said that they had donations and she would hook me up. However, somehow it didn't get relayed to the tech who began trying to wrangle it out of me and then suddenly was offering to give her subcutaneous fluids. I heard her screaming all the way out into the waiting area. The tech brought me back a guinea pig that was practically crying so hard she was convulsing and said that too bad I didn't have the $200 because she would have had pain meds if I did. Obviously that is another matter but does anyone have any practical advice for her aftercare, such as diet or OTC pain meds, or just random thoughts of how to best handle these few days until she is well.

 

[Wiebke]

Hi. I'm a first time gp mama, and after 2 weeks am fighting gastrointestinal stasis due to my not properly educating myself on a proper diet. Luckily it is "air" and the vet said she thought she would be fine. Since I wasn't prepared to suddenly become a gp mom, I DEFINATELY wasn't prepared for the $200 bill they gave me last night and when I couldn't afford to pay it ( although can this week) the vet said that they had donations and she would hook me up. However, somehow it didn't get relayed to the tech who began trying to wrangle it out of me and then suddenly was offering to give her subcutaneous fluids. I heard her screaming all the way out into the waiting area. The tech brought me back a guinea pig that was practically crying so hard she was convulsing and said that too bad I didn't have the $200 because she would have had pain meds if I did. Obviously that is another matter but does anyone have any practical advice for her aftercare, such as diet or OTC pain meds, or just random thoughts of how to best handle these few days until she is well.

Hi and welcome
I am ever so sorry. Poor piggy and poor you! Piggies can scream their heads off at the vets just from being handled by them but it can be very upsetting for a loving owner. Vet fees are unfortunately sky-high and there is less support around in the USA compared to here in the UK.

Here is our detailed and practical care guide for guinea pigs with digestive problems (including stasis): Digestive Disorders: Not Eating - Diarrhea - Bloat - GI Stasis (No Gut Movement)

Our emergency/crisis care guide: Emergency and Crisis Care as well as Bridging Care until a Vet Appointment

And here is our support feeding guide, including tips on how to improvise in a pinch: All About Syringe Feeding and Medicating Guinea Pigs with Videos and Pictures

Please take the time to read the guide links. They contain all the practical advice and how-to tips that we cannot type out in full in every post, considering we are all doing to this for free in your own time. My fingers are firmly crossed.

PS: I am moving your thread into our monitored Health and Illness section. This section should be normally locked for member posts.