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My Guinepig is ill

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Hi guys, i need help :(
My boy suddenly pooping like diarrhea then he stopped eating drinking, his eyes are watery, he's in pain I'm sure about that. Sad thing is i cant take him to vet asap.They dont care about guineapigs in my country, can someone help me? what should i do :( he's dying :(
 
I’m so sorry your piggy is unwell. I really hope you can find a vet that will see guinea pigs. It must be awful not having good vets available where you live. Hopefully the guides attached above will help you.
 
I'm so sorry for your situation. Diarrhoea is not something we have any 'home cure' for. Is there anything he might have eaten or drank to trigger this? How long has he been bad with it?

I had one girl who I had been bathing her feet in a salt solution (something called 'Epsom salts') because she had a foot sore. Then suddenly she drank a few sips. Epsom salts is sometimes used by people as a laxative and it did give her very runny poop and gut pain but only for a day or so (it was all over the feet so it didn't help the sore). I was relieved when she started to feel better, but this happened on its own - it just had to pass through. Sometimes pigs are given antibiotics and they can upset the gut too. Sometimes they gorge on vegetables which are starting to go bad, or something else that can upset the stomach - too much fruit perhaps, which isn't good for them because of the sugar in it. It will cause pain, and they might not want to eat hay but if you can encourage them to eat a little syringe food or softened pellets just to reassure yourself that something is going in the top end to help the gut try and stabilise.

There are more serious metabolic issues that will end up in gut disturbance but the first thing to consider is could it simply have been something he has eaten. Hopefully then it might pass through his system with a little assistance. If you have no painkiller for him (such as metacam or loxicom, not a people painkiller) you could perhaps try and make a warm surface for him to lie on to ease the gut. It is cold here in the UK right now so we use heat pads, or rubber hot water bottles wrapped in a fleece or towel, butif you could just warm a rolled-up towel so he can lie on it he might get some relief. Don't bath him, but if the fur at the bottom end gets very poopy try and wipe with a damp cloth or if you have to dip his bottom in warm water (no soap) and dab it dry that is also fine. We try not to do this in the evening as it's not nice to go to bed damp!

I hope it's just temporary x
 
Oh no I’m so sorry to hear that. Sending you a hug.
 
I'm so sorry. Rest in peace little man x
They are very good at hiding their illnesses so often we don't spot something is wrong until right at the end. And sometimes they are doing OK until something goes seriously wrong, and then it can be very quick. You have been such a caring owner to try and get help for him but it's likely that nothing could have been done even if there was a vet who was prepared to try. He passed in his home where he felt safe. We know on here how upsetting it is to lose a piggy. That's why there is a 'Rainbow Bridge Pets' section where people can post tributes to their little companions if they feel like they want to tell their story.
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It hurts because we give them a little piece of our heart, and they take it with them when they go 💕
 
So sorry, they go downhill so fast and sometimes it seems like you have a healthy pig one minute and then they're gone the next 😢 I hope you are ok. It hurts so much when we lose them.
 
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