'poop Soup'...

[Finkyfoo]

Hello all. I've been a reader of this wonderful forum for a very long time.
I have a wonderful little boy, Jeff, who lost his brother about three months back. He has been very happy on his own (owner of pigs for 30+ years, some of them, like humans, just like being alone).
About three weeks ago one of our friends surprised us by bringing their toddler in the house, it was not planned. The toddler was noisy, bouncy and probably germy. Long story short after that Jeff got very ill. He's over the worse of it, but his poos are not right. Today I went to the local pet shop to get poop for poo soup. Thank goodness it was an independent shop, they had two 8 week old lads, and they let me raid the cage. So, long long story... Get to the point! I made poop soup, spooned Jeff some of it, he was very receptive, BUT here's the question, I had a lot left over, I froze three sachets of it to keep it fresh as I know probiotics die quickly. Has anyone else been mad enough to freeze it?

 

[Wiebke]

Hello all. I've been a reader of this wonderful forum for a very long time.
I have a wonderful little boy, Jeff, who lost his brother about three months back. He has been very happy on his own (owner of pigs for 30+ years, some of them, like humans, just like being alone).
About three weeks ago one of our friends surprised us by bringing their toddler in the house, it was not planned. The toddler was noisy, bouncy and probably germy. Long story short after that Jeff got very ill. He's over the worse of it, but his poos are not right. Today I went to the local pet shop to get poop for poo soup. Thank goodness it was an independent shop, they had two 8 week old lads, and they let me raid the cage. So, long long story... Get to the point! I made poop soup, spooned Jeff some of it, he was very receptive, BUT here's the question, I had a lot left over, I froze three sachets of it to keep it fresh as I know probiotics die quickly. Has anyone else been mad enough to freeze it?

Sadly, no! It is difficult when you have lost the companion and your piggy is not keen on a new friend.
I would also continue to be generous with probiotics or consider giving fibreplex (which do contain probiotics) to help rebalance the guts. I would rather recommend to repeat your pet shop raid if that is possible. Putting some rough brown cardboard in the cage can also help; guinea pigs seem to crave this when their digestion is off from an operation or an illness.
Probiotics, Recovery Foods And Vitamin C: Overview With Product Links

 

[Finkyfoo]

Sadly, no! It is difficult when you have lost the companion and your piggy is not keen on a new friend.
I would also continue to be generous with probiotics or consider giving fibreplex (which do contain probiotics) to help rebalance the guts. I would rather recommend to repeat your pet shop raid if that is possible. Putting some rough brown cardboard in the cage can also help; guinea pigs seem to crave this when their digestion is off from an operation or an illness.
Probiotics, Recovery Foods And Vitamin C: Overview With Product Links

Excellent advice about the cardboard. Jeff was trying to gnaw his way through a Dominos pizza box a few days ago, and the christmas presents under the tree have taken a bit of a battering. Found a clean brown box for him this morning. The poop soup has done absolute wonders for his poop consistency, so no problem with going to the pet shop again in a few days to raid their pigs.