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Second Opinion

Winniethepiggy

Winniethepiggy

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Hi,
I just want a second opinion in if i should book my 2 guineas into the vets.
Basically, the past few weeks my 2 girls have had squishy and wet poop. Guinea pigs poop are not meant to be wet and are meant to be firm and formed. They have been eating and drinking as normal and active. My 2 year old girl has also had bloating a lot and i can hear her stomach growl from in their cage and I'm not sure how to help. Ive stopped feeding them cucumber for a week or so as apparently that could be a reason for their wet poop and all they have on a daily basis is lettuce, pepper and celery and cucumber and the odd carrots and tomatos every week. On friday i noticed one of their poops were like really dark nearly black colour so that has worried me and i nred a second opinion if i should definitely get them to the vets. I cant stop giving them veg and keep them off veg for a few days as i have a younger guinea pig who needs that and i cant feed them separately as my young guinea pig will only eat close to my older one and squeaks otherwise without her.

Thank you
 
I think you will have to stop their veg for a few days to see if the poops firm up. The young one will be ok without veg. If one of your girls has bloat symptoms I’d get them booked in at the vets as there are meds to help with this. Whenever I give my Pepper carrot (he loves it) his poops go soft straight away. So I never give carrot now.
 
Please stop giving all veg when you notice soft poops in any pig. Soft poops are often caused by a gut imbalance so you need to increase fibre intake by giving more hay and no veg.
For a minor digestive upset a couple of days off veg and increased hay intake will usually solve it, but if it doesn’t, then you need to see a vet.

Your younger piggy does not need veg if she is also having soft poops, and they must also be removed from her diet until poops normalise.

As your older piggy bloating then it is essential this piggy sees a vet straight away. Bloat is a serious and painful condition.
Please switch from the routine weekly weight checks and instead weigh her daily, stop all veg, and syringe feed a recovery feed as necessary.

The guides below will help further

Digestive Disorders: Not Eating - Diarrhea - Bloat - GI Stasis (No Gut Movement)
All About Syringe Feeding and Medicating Guinea Pigs with Videos and Pictures
 
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