My guinea pig is starting to get quite soft poo’s, I’m going to remove veg and see if that helps but also wanted to ask about probiotics incase I need to use them. I usually buy fibreplex but had read that Avipro plus is also recommended. The one I’ve found says “for dogs” but is it also suitable for other animals? Also how much of this would you dissolve in how much water if giving by syringe? Thank you in advance
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Probiotics
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Siikibam
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I’m afraid I’ve no idea. Dogs and guinea pigs have different nutritional needs so I don’t know if they do one you mention would be suitable.
Have c a look at the guide below for other directions. I think the packaging should have directions for how much to dissolve. Hope your piggy feels better soon.
Complete Syringe Feeding Guide
Have c a look at the guide below for other directions. I think the packaging should have directions for how much to dissolve. Hope your piggy feels better soon.
Complete Syringe Feeding Guide
A dog one won’t be suitable.
Its absolutely fine to stick to the Fibreplex if you can get that one more easily
Its absolutely fine to stick to the Fibreplex if you can get that one more easily
Of course, I won’t buy something I’m not sure about so will probably just stick with fibreplex
Yeah I didn’t think so, and yeah I’ll stick to that seen as it’s what I usually buy
Hi
Please stop feeding any fresh food for a day or two until at least 24 hours (longer in a serious carse of diarrhea). That should hopefully do the trick.
Digestive Disorders: Diarrhea - Bloat - GI Stasis (No Gut Movement) And Not Eating
Please get a probiotic for herbivores if possible; pro C from a UK pet shop is as good as any of them. Fibreplex and Bene Bac have added ingredients and are more effective; especially when you are struggling with ongoing bloating/diarrhea issues.
If you have a healthy companion, then 'poo soup' (i.e. live healthy microbiome transfer) if made correctly is as effective a any probiotic product. It mimics natural behaviour in recovering guinea pigs.
You can find more information on probiotics, including the 'recipe' for poo soup, in this link here: Probiotics, Recovery Foods And Vitamin C: Overview With Product Links
Thank you, I’d planned to stop feeding fruit and veg but thought I should get more probiotics as a back up as I’ve ran out. Think I’ll go to pets at home and get some Pro C for now
Thank you, I’d planned to stop feeding fruit and veg but thought I should get more probiotics as a back up as I’ve ran out. Think I’ll go to pets at home and get some Pro C for now
Please stop feeding fruit altogether - it should never be more than an occasional treat in a small amount.
Guinea pigs have not evolved on eating lots of fruit, and the sugar in them when fed too often can increase the risk of dysbiosis (overgrowth of the wrong kind of gut bacteria, resulting in diarrhea or bloating). They are sugar junkies like humans but it is not doing them much good if you overdo it. The closer you keep the diet to a natural one, the more you actually promote longer health and a longer life span; cutting down on carrots, regular fruit and processed treats/ the amount of pellets you feed can add 1-2 years in my ow experience and take more piggies from the lower end of the average life span to the upper end or beyond.
Plenty of fresh grass can cause soft poos, too. Just leave off any fresh food in the evening and problem should solve itself - the rich fresh spring grass counts more towards the veg portion than the hay portion.
Long Term Balanced General And Special Needs Guinea Pig Diets
Sorry that was actually incorrect of me and a mistype, they hardly ever get fruit just vegetables. I seem to have a habit of typing fruit and veg as an automatic thing sorry about that
They don’t get pellets daily but when they do get them it’s only a tablespoon each, and yes if they have carrot it’s once in a good while and only a small piece. Thank you for all the info and sorry if I worried you there with that typo
Sorry that was actually incorrect of me and a mistype, they hardly ever get fruit just vegetables. I seem to have a habit of typing fruit and veg as an automatic thing sorry about that
Thank you for putting that right.
It's just so ingrained... and all the pictures of colourful large plates on social media don't help, since it is humans that should eat the rainbow and piggies all the green stuff that grows around the pot of gold at the end of it.
Oh I totally agree, some of the photos I’ve seen in the past are just crazy, the amounts of it aswell are always huge
Those pictures are sadly still around; especially with long term owners. It should actually be grass and herbage...
I have far more piggies - even some from really bad places and backgrounds - living to 6 years and longer since I changed my own diet in 2012. Before, most were only living to 4-5 years. You can never get all piggies to live a long life because of are acute illnesses and genetic issues but you can really make a big difference with the healthy ones.
I hope that yours will have a good long life span - not that it is any easier because you have so many more shared memories but the guilt trip is a bit less when you know that you have been able to give them a happy life and have been blessed to make it a long and hopfully healthy one.
Anyway, soft poos are just a very mild hiccup and nothing to really worry about.