Mucus

[Federica93]

Good evening,
I have a problem with My six-and-a-half-year-old guinea pig....
Last week I found feces with some mucus (first Pic) The vet advised me to remove the vegetable for 2 or 3 days and indeed the situation has improved.

This morning I gave some vegetables and tonight I found very soft faces (second Pic) so I removed the vegetables again....

Otherwise she is fine, eating, playing, but what can it be? I have booked a checkup and tests for next week.

 

[Wiebke]

Good evening,
I have a problem with My six-and-a-half-year-old guinea pig....
Last week I found feces with some mucus (first Pic) The vet advised me to remove the vegetable for 2 or 3 days and indeed the situation has improved.

This morning I gave some vegetables and tonight I found very soft faces (second Pic) so I removed the vegetables again....

Otherwise she is fine, eating, playing, but what can it be? I have booked a checkup and tests for next week.

Hi

The digestive system in older guinea pigs can become quite simply more delicate; it is in effect a large organ and as such subjected to the ageing process.

Scientific research has now shown that the caecum (the biggest fermentation chamber in the lower gut in which the most poos can be found at any time) is closed by a mucus barrier which is there to retain the digestive microbiome when the poos pass on into the anus. Occasionally a bit of mucus passes with it.

Your vet may have a look at the caecum but you may find that your piggy is just sensitive to any fresh food from now on and may react better to dried forage and some vitamin C supplement instead.

 

[Federica93]

Hi

The digestive system in older guinea pigs can become quite simply more delicate; it is in effect a large organ and as such subjected to the ageing process.

Scientific research has now shown that the caecum (the biggest fermentation chamber in the lower gut in which the most poos can be found at any time) is closed by a mucus barrier which is there to retain the digestive microbiome when the poos pass on into the anus. Occasionally a bit of mucus passes with it.

Your vet may have a look at the caecum but you may find that your piggy is just sensitive to any fresh food from now on and may react better to dried forage and some vitamin C supplement instead.

Yes, even my vet suggested a diet without vegetables but with vitamin c supplementation.
We will see how the blood tests and examination go!

 

[weepweeps]

Good evening,
I have a problem with My six-and-a-half-year-old guinea pig....
Last week I found feces with some mucus (first Pic) The vet advised me to remove the vegetable for 2 or 3 days and indeed the situation has improved.

This morning I gave some vegetables and tonight I found very soft faces (second Pic) so I removed the vegetables again....

Otherwise she is fine, eating, playing, but what can it be? I have booked a checkup and tests for next week.

I hope she’s soon on the mend

 

[Wiebke]

Yes, even my vet suggested a diet without vegetables but with vitamin c supplementation.
We will see how the blood tests and examination go!

Try some dried herbs and forage mixes instead fresh food of so your piggy still gets the necessary trace elements that are not in enriched pellets. The more hay your guinea pig eats, the better, though.

 

[Federica93]

Try some dried herbs and forage mixes instead fresh food of so your piggy still gets the necessary trace elements that are not in enriched pellets. The more hay your guinea pig eats, the better, though.

Yes! Thanks