Can you clarify - do you mean he has lost 45g since yesterday?
If so, then you need to try to get more syringe feed into him each day to stop the weight loss occurring.
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My piggy is not eating hay
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Can you clarify - do you mean he has lost 45g since yesterday?
If so, then you need to try to get more syringe feed into him each day to stop the weight loss occurring.
Emilylin123
New Born Pup
Yes, how much more should I feed? I around 47 ml today with him very unhappy.
I’m also thinking of taking him to another vet tomorrow and see if we can figure out what’s wrong. He tries to drink his water from the water bottle too and tilts his head but then gives up. I put a bowl in and syringe fed some water though
Yes, how much more should I feed? I around 47 ml today with him very unhappy.
He needs as much as it takes to stabilise and stop his weight loss. Currently, it doesn’t sound like you have that balance.
40ml is the minimum to keep gut functioning, with a minimum of 60ml being the amount to aim for.
I definitely would take him to another vet. It is certainly sounding like there is something medical going on.
The picture you posted looks maybe like diarrhoea?
Hi
It could be either runny diarrhea or if it is jelly-like or rubbery, it could be part of the mucus membrane at the exit of the caecum (the last and biggest of the fermentation chambers of the lower gut). It is there to catch gut microbiome from passing out of the gut. Very, very occasionally, some mucus slip through and once or twice we have seen this happen with a larger piece in guinea pigs with persistent digestive issues.
However, research into guinea pig digestion and nutrient/medication absorption and processing is only very recent and still very much ongoing. This is reflecting very recent research. Why this happens and what could be causing it are questions we can't answer but at least we know where those freak and usually one-off jelly like deposits come from.
This guide here explains the digestive tract in guinea pigs and how it works:
Please try to get as much feed into him as possible.
Emilylin123
New Born Pup
Thank you! I’ll keep checking on his weight as wellHi
It could be either runny diarrhea or if it is jelly-like or rubbery, it could be part of the mucus membrane at the exit of the caecum (the last and biggest of the fermentation chambers of the lower gut). It is there to catch gut microbiome from passing out of the gut. Very, very occasionally, some mucus slip through and once or twice we have seen this happen with a larger piece in guinea pigs with persistent digestive issues.
However, research into guinea pig digestion and nutrient/medication absorption and processing is only very recent and still very much ongoing. This is reflecting very recent research. Why this happens and what could be causing it are questions we can't answer but at least we know where those freak and usually one-off jelly like deposits come from.
This guide here explains the digestive tract in guinea pigs and how it works:
Please try to get as much feed into him as possible.
