Rescue Boar bumblefoot not eating, drinking

[Guineasmama]

Hi all

Apologies for long post:

Someone abandoned 2 male board Halloween 2019 in a field nearby. A lady who days later we found out was a doggy Guineas and rabbit breeder said one of them (Bubble) has bumblefoot and peeled off his scab. She said it bled a lot. Couple of days later he went to to vet and given metacam and baytril. I then took them from her as another lady thought this lady was dodgy.
So Bubble has been with me since and I’ve been going to to the vets every couple of weeks for check ups and more meds. He’s gained some weight (was 1.06g and he reached 1.2g beginning of January 2021).

His large scab came off New Year’s Eve and there is a thinner scab and I was advised to soak his foot in warm water and Epsom salts as it looked very dry. I was advised this on Wednesday 6th Jan. Bubble was his normal self until Friday evening when I fed him, gave his medication and soaked his foot. When he got back in his cage, after about 5-10 mins he was racing round the cage trying to hide (we have indoor c&c cages). My daughter screamed as the bedding (vet bedding) was covered in blood. I picked him up and he was drenched in blood.

I initially thought he has been injured but saw loads of blood dripping from his bumblefoot paw. The thin scab was 70% gone. I put pressure on his paw and this stopped the bleeding within a few mins but he was in obvious pain. I separated him from his cage mate into another cage and rang around emergency vets who advised that since he was already on medication that they’d put him on and bleeding had stopped, there’s no point bringing him. Throughout the night he did one or 2 wees and I saw him drinking water once. He was limping and less mobile.

Saturday morning I called my usual vet who couldn’t see him and made an appointment for Monday morning and advised to carry on with his medication. By now I noticed he wasn’t eating his nuggets or fresh veg and barely touching his hay or drinking water so started syringe feeding him critical care I have and water every 4 hours but he’s only done one wee Saturday. He’s pooped normal poops but less than usual. Saturday dinner he ate no vegetables or nuggets or hay and hasn’t been drinking water. He was cleaning himself and his right nail touched his left bumblefoot paw and it started to bleed again but I caught it quickly and put pressure on it and stopped bleed within a minute or 2 and put a gauze dressing on it to stop it getting caught and bleed again. Syringe fed him again and gave meds and gave him half a mushed strawberry.

Sunday morning (today) and I’ve upped his syringe feeding from 7ml critical care to 10ml critical care, 10ml crushes nuggets in water and 7ml water. Whilst feeding him, he did sausage like stringy poop. Normal poops but wet but all linked with a string. Gave him his antibiotic (he was changed to enrobactin 0.2ml with 0.8ml water from baytril on 19th December 2020).
Whole idea Saturday and a Sunday so far, he’s lethargic and not really moving. Just lays down. I’m guessing he’s dehydrated due to the blood loss but is there anything I can do?
I’m giving him 5ml water every 2 hours and critical care every 4 hours along with nuggets mashed in water. His vet appointment is at 9am Monday morning so 23 hours from posting this. I’ve attached photo of his bumblefoot taken on Wednesday 6th Jan, then Saturday 9th Jan and today’s poop.

Please note the bumblefoot was already on him when he was abandoned and it has got slightly better. His paw was completely swollen before and purple so has drastically reduced in swelling and purple colouration.

Any advice? Please help. Thank you

 

[Siikibam]

I’ll tag @Wiebke @Piggies&buns
I think given he’s lethargic and laying down you should get him to the vet before tomorrow.

 

[Guineasmama]

Vets are all closed today and emergency vets said there is nothing they’ll do that I’m not doing. 3 vets said the same. They said as long as he’s not bleeding and is taking the syringe food, that’s all that can be done.

 

[Siikibam]

You will need to start weighing him daily and up the syringe feeding if he’s losing weight. Your aim is for him to take minimum 60ml in a 24 hour period. That equates to 5ml every two hours.

The worrying thing is the lethargy and lack of moving around. What critical care are you giving him? I’m wondering whether the antibiotic has caused the gut imbalance. Poo output is 1-2 days behind so the stringy poops are a result of what he was eating 1-2 days ago.

Not Eating, Weight Loss And The Importance Of Syringe Feeding Fibre
Complete Syringe Feeding Guide
Probiotics, Recovery Foods And Vitamin C: Overview With Product Links

 

[Guineasmama]

He’s on oxbow critical care. Friday he ate as normal and today I’ve upped it already. Just yesterday he didn’t eat much that but vet said he could be in shock/stress so not to bother him too much. I think he’s in a lot of pain from his paw. He was fine until it bled so much.

 

[LucyP]

I don’t have any advice but I’m sorry to hear this, sounds awful for him and for you. Hope you can get him to take more food urgently and that the pain relief helps him soon. I’m sure others will have further advice. Well done for trying to help him, sounds like he’s been through it, poor thing.

 

[Free Ranger]

Poor, poor boy - he's been through such a lot and you are so great to help him out. He's already on antibiotics and although his poops are stringy they still look a decent size so if I was in your shoes I would be thinking just try to keep him going to see if he can pull himself through this. He might be in pain from that swollen foot and yes it might be shock - I think I'd just want to go to bed as well! How much metacam is he on? And is that once or twice a day?

If you offer him veg/grass before the syringe feed he has more chance of having a try of it than after. I was feeding a piggy once and then putting her back with favourite treats then getting upset that she wasn't interested but I had completely stuffed her up with slurry so no wonder. Things were better when I did it the other way around and caught her with a bit of appetite. I hope he makes it - I can't think of anything else you can do other than keeping him warm, fed and hydrated ❤

 

[Guineasmama]

I don’t have any advice but I’m sorry to hear this, sounds awful for him and for you. Hope you can get him to take more food urgently and that the pain relief helps him soon. I’m sure others will have further advice. Well done for trying to help him, sounds like he’s been through it, poor thing.

Thank you, yes poor thing was left in huge field. It took 2 days to catch both with a team of locals. Other one is fine but this one was the quiet one with bumblefoot. I can’t guess how old he is either but the other one is younger. I just hope the vet will know what’s wrong and give something to help. I think he’s lost blood and is stressed with the pain. He’s eaten another 10ml of critical care. He doesn’t enjoy being held even when before what happened Friday night so no surprise he’s not wanting to be bothered every few hours to be syringe fed. I’m exhausted. I stay awake at night to keep an eye on him and catch an hours nap morning and one late afternoon when the kids can watch him

 

[Guineasmama]

Poor, poor boy - he's been through such a lot and you are so great to help him out. He's already on antibiotics and although his poops are stringy they still look a decent size so if I was in your shoes I would be thinking just try to keep him going to see if he can pull himself through this. He might be in pain from that swollen foot and yes it might be shock - I think I'd just want to go to bed as well! How much metacam is he on? And is that once or twice a day?

If you offer him veg/grass before the syringe feed he has more chance of having a try of it than after. I was feeding a piggy once and then putting her back with favourite treats then getting upset that she wasn't interested but I had completely stuffed her up with slurry so no wonder. Things were better when I did it the other way around and caught her with a bit of appetite. I hope he makes it - I can't think of anything else you can do other than keeping him warm, fed and hydrated ❤

Thank you for the advice. Really appreciate it. He’s on 0.22 of metacam in evening. Once a day only. I’ve tried to give him parsley (which is his favourite) and he ate a few leaves only. I mushed up half a strawberry which I had to feed him it but he won’t eat anything on his own. I saw him have a bite of hay only once. He’s done a wee this morning finally and we saw him clean his mouth with his 2 paws (even though one is still bandaged but it’s the only way I can make sure he can’t catch his other paw on it and bleed again).
Will report back with that the vet days tomorrow morning. I think he’s feeling sorry for himself with the bandaged paw and pain etc. This is all started from the scab coming off and it bleeding so much. He is warm and I’m giving him 5ml water every couple of hours. Plus water in his critical care. There are other poops in his cage that aren’t stringy and normal but the stringy one started last night and ones this morning that I posted photo of. I’ll empty his cage soon and check on poops going forward now.

 

[GPTV]

Oh the poor little man, so glad you've taken him in & looking after him
Think I'd ask if you can up the Metacam to twice a day-is it the dog or cat Loxicom version?
The dog version is 3x stronger than the cat version. Expect his foot is very sore

Have you tried picking some grass & washing it off with warm water, that might kick-start his appetite & increase his water intake?

Sometimes just plain nuggets with boiling water poured on & cooled to warm is more appealing than recovery food.
None of mine have liked critical care, but love supreme recovery

I think @TAN had a bumble foot baby & had success with meds & wrapping, although if I remember rightly it was a slow progress

Make sure his bedding is soft & clean, Vetbed would be ideal.

I had an older girl (estimated 5+ yrs) that I took in with circulation problems and bumble foot, I soaked them daily in Epsom salts & put a foot cream on from Gorgeous Guineas, hers improved immensely over a few weeks, unfortunately I lost her to possible heart problems
But her feet were hardly swollen & the scab looked so much better in those few weeks of treatment.

The poops I guess are just the lack of food and should improve when he's eating better?
Pain management can also increase appetite, a guinea in pain won't eat much at all.
Maybe try giving a pre/probiotic a few hrs before or after the antibiotics to help bolster the good bacteria.

Not sure if a gut stimulant would help, ask the vet what they think.

Sometimes grated veg is more readily accepted than their usual food too?

Good luck & healing vibes being sent by the bucketload. Thank you for helping these abandoned boys too
xx

 

[Guineasmama]

Oh the poor little man, so glad you've taken him in & looking after him
Think I'd ask if you can up the Metacam to twice a day-is it the dog or cat Loxicom version?
The dog version is 3x stronger than the cat version. Expect his foot is very sore

Have you tried picking some grass & washing it off with warm water, that might kick-start his appetite & increase his water intake?

Sometimes just plain nuggets with boiling water poured on & cooled to warm is more appealing than recovery food.
None of mine have liked critical care, but love supreme recovery

I think @TAN had a bumble foot baby & had success with meds & wrapping, although if I remember rightly it was a slow progress

Make sure his bedding is soft & clean, Vetbed would be ideal.

I had an older girl (estimated 5+ yrs) that I took in with circulation problems and bumble foot, I soaked them daily in Epsom salts & put a foot cream on from Gorgeous Guineas, hers improved immensely over a few weeks, unfortunately I lost her to possible heart problems
But her feet were hardly swollen & the scab looked so much better in those few weeks of treatment.

The poops I guess are just the lack of food and should improve when he's eating better?
Pain management can also increase appetite, a guinea in pain won't eat much at all.
Maybe try giving a pre/probiotic a few hrs before or after the antibiotics to help bolster the good bacteria.

Not sure if a gut stimulant would help, ask the vet what they think.

Sometimes grated veg is more readily accepted than their usual food too?

Good luck & healing vibes being sent by the bucketload. Thank you for helping these abandoned boys too
xx

Thank you so much for the detailed advice. He’s on the cat/guinea pig metacam. I called the vets yesterday soon as they opened and asked for an appointment but she said they were fully booked. I asked if I could give more metacam as he’s limping and not trying to put weight on it. She said no, stay on same amount (my usual vet wasn’t there yesterday so this one hasn’t seen Bubble). I have given him 0.1ml of metacam top up this morning but he’s feeling sorry for himself. He’s in a smaller cage compared to what he’s used to. I’ve tried pellets in boiling water (cooked down) and he spat it out. But I ground some down and added water and syringe fed it to him and he’s taken it that way.
His coat is still healthy and eyes are normal. He’s not weeing much but I’m now looking at all the other Guineas (we have 4 in total) and they aren’t drinking as much as I thought they do! Like watching paint dry. Soon as I turn away, you can hear copious amounts of water being drunk. He’s had 30ml of syringe fed critical care and nuggets ground down since 8.30am so I’ll split 30-40ml over next 10 hours. Plus water too.
The bumble foot has shown some improvement but slow yes! Takes time I’ve been told. I’ve been doing epsom salt soaks since Wednesday evening so not sure that’s what’s caused the scab to come off on Friday evening after his soak but I’ve stopped the soaks since the epic bleed. I’ll take his dressing off in an hour and let the paw breathe after I feed him.

 

[Guineasmama]

Oh the poor little man, so glad you've taken him in & looking after him
Think I'd ask if you can up the Metacam to twice a day-is it the dog or cat Loxicom version?
The dog version is 3x stronger than the cat version. Expect his foot is very sore

Have you tried picking some grass & washing it off with warm water, that might kick-start his appetite & increase his water intake?

Sometimes just plain nuggets with boiling water poured on & cooled to warm is more appealing than recovery food.
None of mine have liked critical care, but love supreme recovery

I think @TAN had a bumble foot baby & had success with meds & wrapping, although if I remember rightly it was a slow progress

Make sure his bedding is soft & clean, Vetbed would be ideal.

I had an older girl (estimated 5+ yrs) that I took in with circulation problems and bumble foot, I soaked them daily in Epsom salts & put a foot cream on from Gorgeous Guineas, hers improved immensely over a few weeks, unfortunately I lost her to possible heart problems
But her feet were hardly swollen & the scab looked so much better in those few weeks of treatment.

The poops I guess are just the lack of food and should improve when he's eating better?
Pain management can also increase appetite, a guinea in pain won't eat much at all.
Maybe try giving a pre/probiotic a few hrs before or after the antibiotics to help bolster the good bacteria.

Not sure if a gut stimulant would help, ask the vet what they think.

Sometimes grated veg is more readily accepted than their usual food too?

Good luck & healing vibes being sent by the bucketload. Thank you for helping these abandoned boys too
xx

Thank you for the good luck healing vibes. I really do hope he gets better. He deserves to live longer and be loved. Not sure what his previous owner was like but to dump them in a field with known fox sightings and no food or water or box to hide in, I can’t imagine they were caring. Have a lovely day xx

 

[GPTV]

Edit.. Looks like TAN hasn't been active on the forum for a while.
Here's a link to a thread that might be of interest to you.
Bumblefoot

Also I found @furryfriends (TEAS) has used Zithromax antibiotics with good results & no foot wrapping.
Bandages and Bumblefoot?


There's also f10 antiseptic, antifungal barrier cream that you could ask your vet if it's worth a try when the wound has scabbed over more?
I've used it on my girls for minor injuries & if they get slightly red feet, Orca my old girl used to sit in her pee sometimes, so I gave her noodlemats under the pigloos to absorb it & keep her out of it, also using f10 cream to provide a barrier.
(Available in smaller 25g tubes too)
F10 Products Germicidal Barrier Ointment

Here's the gorgeous Guineas foot cream I used, the f&m one
Ointments

See if you can get the vet to increase the dose of Metacam/Loxicom as its only the weaker cat version. Also guineas metabolism is so fast that twice a day is usually recommended to even out the painkilling & anti inflammatory qualities making it more effective

Let us know how you get on
Xx

 

[Wiebke]

Hi!

Here is our emergency and bridging care information with care tips on what you can do until you can access vet care in a pinch; including support feeding care tips. The UK generally has got out of hours vet cover (nights, weekends, bank holidays), which continues even in lockdown in order to cover any critical emergencies. Access information is also included in our one-stop emergency guide. In urban UK areas, it is also worth googling for round the clock vet services if you need to see a vet urgently. Emergency, Crisis and Bridging Care until a Vet Appointment

Please step in with feeding support (mushed up pellets will do, provided you cut off the tip of the syringe just below where it widens to allow the rougher pellet fibre to pass and contact your vet if an antibiotic is affecting the gut microbiome as well and killing the appetite. This can happen with any antibiotic but baytril is relatively harsh and the most used (as in most countries only officially licensed antibiotic), so most cases are caused by it. There are safe unlicensed antbiotics, like zithromax (azithromycin) which is a very strong last ditch antibiotic but you will need to sign a consent form.

There is no one single totally effective treatment for bumblefoot/food infection, as it very much depends what bugs have got through cracks in the skin and are causing the infection. Treatment also depends on the severity (yours is looking admittedly rather bad).
More information on bumblefoot and various treatments; please discuss with your vet if needed: Guinea Lynx :: Pododermatitis

 

[Guineasmama]

Edit.. Looks like TAN hasn't been active on the forum for a while.
Here's a link to a thread that might be of interest to you.
Bumblefoot

Also I found @furryfriends (TEAS) has used Zithromax antibiotics with good results & no foot wrapping.
Bandages and Bumblefoot?


There's also f10 antiseptic, antifungal barrier cream that you could ask your vet if it's worth a try when the wound has scabbed over more?
I've used it on my girls for minor injuries & if they get slightly red feet, Orca my old girl used to sit in her pee sometimes, so I gave her noodlemats under the pigloos to absorb it & keep her out of it, also using f10 cream to provide a barrier.
(Available in smaller 25g tubes too)
F10 Products Germicidal Barrier Ointment

Here's the gorgeous Guineas foot cream I used, the f&m one
Ointments

See if you can get the vet to increase the dose of Metacam/Loxicom as its only the weaker cat version. Also guineas metabolism is so fast that twice a day is usually recommended to even out the painkilling & anti inflammatory qualities making it more effective

Let us know how you get on
Xx

Thank you for all the information and links. So helpful. Yes I’ll update you. Good news is he’s shown an interest for the grass but I also took off his dressing on poor. He’s given himself a good clean too! Must look good at all times!

About to give his 3rd feed of day. I’ll ask the vet for higher dose of metacam. He has lost 30g since Friday. But he barely ate yesterday. So I’ll make sure he’s full today. x

 

[Guineasmama]

Hi!

Here is our emergency and bridging care information with care tips on what you can do until you can access vet care in a pinch; including support feeding care tips. The UK generally has got out of hours vet cover (nights, weekends, bank holidays), which continues even in lockdown in order to cover any critical emergencies. Access information is also included in our one-stop emergency guide. In urban UK areas, it is also worth googling for round the clock vet services if you need to see a vet urgently. Emergency, Crisis and Bridging Care until a Vet Appointment

Please step in with feeding support (mushed up pellets will do, provided you cut off the tip of the syringe just below where it widens to allow the rougher pellet fibre to pass and contact your vet if an antibiotic is affecting the gut microbiome as well and killing the appetite. This can happen with any antibiotic but baytril is relatively harsh and the most used (as in most countries only officially licensed antibiotic), so most cases are caused by it. There are safe unlicensed antbiotics, like zithromax (azithromycin) which is a very strong last ditch antibiotic but you will need to sign a consent form.

There is no one single totally effective treatment for bumblefoot/food infection, as it very much depends what bugs have got through cracks in the skin and are causing the infection. Treatment also depends on the severity (yours is looking admittedly rather bad).
More information on bumblefoot and various treatments; please discuss with your vet if needed: Guinea Lynx :: Pododermatitis

Apparently there is no infection and the low doses of enrobactin is to prevent an infection forming. But I’ll ask the vet to assess again tomorrow morning. He’s eaten some grass now himself and shown an interest so I’m going to give some critical care now.
Not sure how long he’s had bumblefoot but it was a lot worse when he came to me. His foot his a good 30% less swollen so I know this is going to be a long process. I don’t know whether to put a dressing on him to prevent further catching the scab and bleeding out like he did Friday night and yesterday morning?
It’s the blood loss and stress of the pain that’s making him depressed I think.

 

[Guinea Slave]

I lost the guinea in my avatar to bumblefoot. Unfortunately we believe it was caused by other health issues she had (heart etc) but we managed it for well over a year with much success until other issues over took her.

First of all, she weighed 980 g but she was on 1ml dog metacam twice a day for the pain. It is a high dose but my vets view (very guinea savvy vet) was that the pain of bumblefoot is significant and her quality of life more important. Secondly, she was on antibiotics, I cannot remember which as one of them did not agree with her, but this helped a lot. Finally, I used gorgeous Guineas f and m ointment when the foot needed to be kept soft, she loved it and i gave her a paw massage at the same time, in the end she used to hold out her paw for me! I kept her on soft hay and fleece which I changed every other day.

it’s imperative to keep the infection at bay. She ended up with an infection of the bone as well and her body just didn’t respond to the treatment in the end but she was by then very old and very frail. but the point is, getting on top of the pain and infection is the absolute key. It’s a very frustrating condition for sure.

 

[Guineasmama]

I lost the guinea in my avatar to bumblefoot. Unfortunately we believe it was caused by other health issues she had (heart etc) but we managed it for well over a year with much success until other issues over took her.

First of all, she weighed 980 g but she was on 1ml dog metacam twice a day for the pain. It is a high dose but my vets view (very guinea savvy vet) was that the pain of bumblefoot is significant and her quality of life more important. Secondly, she was on antibiotics, I cannot remember which as one of them did not agree with her, but this helped a lot. Finally, I used gorgeous Guineas f and m ointment when the foot needed to be kept soft, she loved it and i gave her a paw massage at the same time, in the end she used to hold out her paw for me! I kept her on soft hay and fleece which I changed every other day.

it’s imperative to keep the infection at bay. She ended up with an infection of the bone as well and her body just didn’t respond to the treatment in the end but she was by then very old and very frail. but the point is, getting on top of the pain and infection is the absolute key. It’s a very frustrating condition for sure.

Thank you, the vet did say she the infection hasn’t gone to the bone but I’ll ask her to check his heart for murmurs. He just deserves love (which he will get from us)...

I’ll post what vet says tomorrow. I’ll get the cream (can it be used on open ulcers as the scab has come off; hence he’s in pain as there is no barrier apart form the clean dressing I’m putting on)?
Sorry to hear about your Guinea. It’s very sad when they go. x

 

[Wiebke]

Apparently there is no infection and the low doses of enrobactin is to prevent an infection forming. But I’ll ask the vet to assess again tomorrow morning. He’s eaten some grass now himself and shown an interest so I’m going to give some critical care now.
Not sure how long he’s had bumblefoot but it was a lot worse when he came to me. His foot his a good 30% less swollen so I know this is going to be a long process. I don’t know whether to put a dressing on him to prevent further catching the scab and bleeding out like he did Friday night and yesterday morning?
It’s the blood loss and stress of the pain that’s making him depressed I think.

Opinions are divided over bandaging. It is great that the infection is coming down; you are doing well and want to talk to your vet re. catching the scab and how yo best bandage the feet without causing more problems than you are solving, plus additional treatment methods.

Good that you have got critical care at home. A low dose of batril should not cause loss of appetite, so there may be something else going on.
Please accept that I have no personal experience in treating any cases of bad bumblefoot, so I cannot give any personal advice or tips in this area.

 

[Guineasmama]

Opinions are divided over bandaging. It is great that the infection is coming down; you are doing well and want to talk to your vet re. catching the scab and how yo best bandage the feet without causing more problems than you are solving, plus additional treatment methods.

Good that you have got critical care at home. A low dose of batril should not cause loss of appetite, so there may be something else going on.
Please accept that I have no personal experience in treating any cases of bad bumblefoot, so I cannot give any personal advice or tips in this area.

Thank you for replying, He’s not on baytril. For 3 weeks now it was changed to enrobactin. The bandaging is only to stop him catching his nails from other paw and making it bleed as we witnesses this helping. He can’t clean himself with the bandage (I’m using gauze and micro pore tape). Just means nothing can nick it and cause a bleed. Once vet sees him tomorrow I’ll know more. My cause for concern is that he’s not eating or drinking water on his own.

 

[Wiebke]

Thank you for replying, He’s not on baytril. For 3 weeks now it was changed to enrobactin. The bandaging is only to stop him catching his nails from other paw and making it bleed as we witnesses this helping. He can’t clean himself with the bandage (I’m using gauze and micro pore tape). Just means nothing can nick it and cause a bleed. Once vet sees him tomorrow I’ll know more. My cause for concern is that he’s not eating or drinking water on his own.

Enrobactin is a new generic brand name for baytril that has been specifically launched for use in small exotic pets, like guinea pigs. The active ingredient in baytril is enrofloxacin, so any antibiotic with 'enro-' in the name is always a form of baytril.
Virbac launches Enrobactin, the NEW oral enrofloxacin - VetReport.net

 

[Bradshaw Piggies]

Just found this thread. The poor little guy and bless you for helping him!

when my precious boy was really poorly he developed bumblefoot type sores in hospital as he was left sitting in the same place and in urine two vets told me it was incurable. 3 to 4 times a day I washed his feet, soaking them in Epsom salts at least once a day. I applied natural aloe Vera and then an F10 barrier cream each time. His bumble foot cleared up in a couple of weeks. I also found Flamazine to be useful. When he was less mobile I kept him on Vet bed and changed the squares every couple of hours so he wasn’t sat in any damp. He made a full recovery in the end

 

[Guineasmama]

Enrobactin is a new generic brand name for baytril that has been specifically launched for use in small exotic pets, like guinea pigs. The active ingredient in baytril is enrofloxacin, so any antibiotic with 'enro-' in the name is always a form of baytril.
Virbac launches Enrobactin, the NEW oral enrofloxacin - VetReport.net

Oh thank you for explaining that. I had no idea

 

[Wiebke]

Oh thank you for explaining that. I had no idea

With all the new generic brands available (and new ones coming on the scene) in recent years, it is getting a lot more confusing - especially as many countries have their own differing brand names... The actual number of safe antibiotics for guinea pigs has not really changed.

 

[Guineasmama]

With all the new generic brands available (and new ones coming on the scene) in recent years, it is getting a lot more confusing - especially as many countries have their own differing brand names... The actual number of safe antibiotics for guinea pigs has not really changed.

He’s not eating on his own still and his stringy poops are less formed and more mushed. Maybe the lack of food and still on antibiotic is upsetting his tummy.

 

[Wiebke]

He’s not eating on his own still and his stringy poops are less formed and more mushed. Maybe the lack of food and still on antibiotic is upsetting his tummy.

Please continue to syringe feed fibre, as much as he will take, but aiming at 60-90 ml of fibrous food. If necessary stop any fresh food to help the gut realign.
Complete Syringe Feeding Guide

If he has got a healthy companion, then 'poo soup' (i.e. live healthy gut microbiome transfer), plenty of probiotics etc. can help to support the gut.
Probiotics, Recovery Foods And Vitamin C: Overview With Product Links

 

[Guineasmama]

Please continue to syringe feed fibre, as much as he will take, but aiming at 60-90 ml of fibrous food. If necessary stop any fresh food to help the gut realign.
Complete Syringe Feeding Guide

If he has got a healthy companion, then 'poo soup' (i.e. live healthy gut microbiome transfer), plenty of probiotics etc. can help to support the gut.
Probiotics, Recovery Foods And Vitamin C: Overview With Product Links

I have a fresh poop from his buddy. How do I make this poop soup? How much water per one poop? Do I mash the poop in water? Sorry I’ve never done this before so newbie

 

[Siikibam]

It has to be fresh as in just dropped. Soak in a little water then syringe feed your poorly piggy that water. You don't have to mash the poop.

 

[Guineasmama]

That’s fab. We just changed the cage for one of my Guineas and he’s done 3 poops fresh so I’ve made the soup and given Bubble 3ml of it. He seem to like it!

 

[Bill & Ted]

Can’t offer any help but just sending healing vibes, I know how hard it is looking after a poorly piggie x