Calliope141
New Born Pup
I haven't posted much, but I got Peanut about 2 years ago. He was already about 4 or 5 so he is 6 to 7 years old now so he is an older guinea pig. He isn't very well socialized and is very skittish. I have gotten him to the point where I can pet him if I move very slowly. Picking him up causes freak-outs so I have respected his limits. There have been no problems that I noticed with his health until this morning. He is bloated and lethargic and does not want to move. He did eat this morning but not a much as usual. I have read that this can be bloat. If that is what it is, it seems to be a serious case.
Unfortunately, where I live, we have no small animal vets. I called every vet within driving distance; none of them see exotics or small animals. They see only cats, dogs, horses and farm animals. We had one small animal vet in the area and they recently retired and left.
So I am looking for options to try and help him. I gave him .3 ml of Simethicone about 30 minutes ago. As I understand it from what I have read, I should do this every three hours I temporarily moved him to a smaller enclosure. He is a warm quiet place with timothy hay and water. I also gave him a probiotic in his food. I may be better off mixing it with water and giving it to him via syringe however.
I understand that with serious cases of bloat, the prognosis is not always good so I am open to any suggestions and ideas that you guys might have.
Unfortunately, where I live, we have no small animal vets. I called every vet within driving distance; none of them see exotics or small animals. They see only cats, dogs, horses and farm animals. We had one small animal vet in the area and they recently retired and left.
So I am looking for options to try and help him. I gave him .3 ml of Simethicone about 30 minutes ago. As I understand it from what I have read, I should do this every three hours I temporarily moved him to a smaller enclosure. He is a warm quiet place with timothy hay and water. I also gave him a probiotic in his food. I may be better off mixing it with water and giving it to him via syringe however.
I understand that with serious cases of bloat, the prognosis is not always good so I am open to any suggestions and ideas that you guys might have.