Is it true that u can use Metoclopramide for maximum three days?

[bachuxd]

My vet, when I asked him about using mcp + emeprid, said I can't use mcp for more than 3 days because with longer use there is a risk that the pig's intestines will refuse to work when you stop giving it. I've read the general guide on bloating and in truth quite a few threads and haven't seen anyone mention it.


The bloating started after 10 days of using baytril + fibreplex. For the first 9 days of bloating I used simethicone with some herbal based support (it's a German drug called Rodicare Akut). Unfortunately this did not solve the problem, so following advice from this forum I asked my vet about mcp and got a dose for 3 days, which unfortunately ran out this morning. Generally over these 3 days of use the piggy's condition has improved, but the bloat is still noticeable and the piggy eats very little on its own, needing CC from the syringe all the time. I am worried that now without the mcp her condition may worsen again.

Should I keep giving her cisapride without mcp?

In addition to the medication I am also using an electric toothbrush, could you give me some suggestions on how to massage effectively? Should I also massage her on the lower abdomen or mainly on the sides?

Greetings.

 

[Wiebke]

My vet, when I asked him about using mcp + emeprid, said I can't use mcp for more than 3 days because with longer use there is a risk that the pig's intestines will refuse to work when you stop giving it. I've read the general guide on bloating and in truth quite a few threads and haven't seen anyone mention it.


The bloating started after 10 days of using baytril + fibreplex. For the first 9 days of bloating I used simethicone with some herbal based support (it's a German drug called Rodicare Akut). Unfortunately this did not solve the problem, so following advice from this forum I asked my vet about mcp and got a dose for 3 days, which unfortunately ran out this morning. Generally over these 3 days of use the piggy's condition has improved, but the bloat is still noticeable and the piggy eats very little on its own, needing CC from the syringe all the time. I am worried that now without the mcp her condition may worsen again.

Should I keep giving her cisapride without mcp?

In addition to the medication I am also using an electric toothbrush, could you give me some suggestions on how to massage effectively? Should I also massage her on the lower abdomen or mainly on the sides?

Greetings.

Hi and welcome

I am very sorry. Bloating is not at all easy to deal with since the most effective gut meds are steroids which cannot be given to rodents.

Please keep on giving her the cisapride and contact your vet again as soon as you can if there is a deterioration.

I have never been prescribed emeprid or metoclopramide (they are essentially the same thing) for just 3 days or been warned about longer term use. In fact emeprid has been part of my prescribed long term treatment for IBS like symptoms from a thickened lower bowel which Pili Pala developed after a full GI stasis event. She lived for nearly another year thanks to her medical support.

 

[Wiebke]

PS: Toothbrushes are not the most effective - nothing works reliably, to be honest - but you use it all over the bloated belly from the ribcage to the pelvis and the sides to help vibrate the guts. Aim for half hour long sessions.

 

[bachuxd]

Yes, unfortunately it seems that the issue of the maximum 3-day use of mcp is a kind of myth here in Germany. Because on forum and guinea pig websites the same information is commonly given as a something u cannot forget about.

I hope it will get better, because it is always hard to argue with a vet.

Thank you @Wiebke u are super nice and always very helpful.

 

[Wiebke]

Yes, unfortunately it seems that the issue of the maximum 3-day use of mcp is a kind of myth here in Germany. Because on forum and guinea pig websites the same information is commonly given as a something u cannot forget about.

I hope it will get better, because it is always hard to argue with a vet.

Thank you @Wiebke u are super nice and always very helpful.

I am keeping my fingers very firmly crossed for you nd your poorl girl.