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Squeaking Pig with Strange Poops

AnniesMama83

AnniesMama83

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Hi, everyone!

I am new here and from the United States, but I was hoping you could offer some insight into my problem with my guinea pig as it's holiday weekend and I am not sure what to do. Annie is my 2-year-old female. I noticed, recently, that she started pooping lying down and doing a "rocking" motion with her butt in the air. However, she wasn't showing signs that she was in pain. Up until this, she would bend over and pull her poops out (coprophagia), but now she's lying down, so I assume since the vitamin poos are soft, she's having trouble passing them without pulling them out. Not sure why she started this.

Anyway, today, I heard her squeaking while pooping. She is eating and drinking like normal. Her poops, however, appear to be larger in size than usual. Is this a gut issue or should I be worried about bladder stones? I scheduled a vet appointment online but the soonest they have available is Thursday afternoon (I'll call to be sure either tomorrow or Tuesday if they are closed for Memorial Day).
 
I don’t know what it could be but good you made an appointment. I’d try and bring it forward. As for eating their poo, that’s normal. How is she generally behaving? Is she still wandering around as usual? How is her weight - maintaining or losing?
 
Siikibam said:
I don’t know what it could be but good you made an appointment. I’d try and bring it forward. As for eating their poo, that’s normal. How is she generally behaving? Is she still wandering around as usual? How is her weight - maintaining or losing?
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I knew the vitamin poop eating was normal, but I find it odd that she is no longer grabbing it from her bottom - she is doing the rocking motion and then eating it. Almost like she is being lazy or something? As for her behavior, she is being her normal self. She is begging for food, drinking normally, and eating like usual. I have to admit that I don't know her weight because I don't have a scale.

Oh, and I called the vet clinic and they are closed today so I will have to call tomorrow to see about bringing the appointment forward. :(
 
It definitely sounds as if there’s is something going on in there. Squeaking while going to the toilet would indicate some discomfort/pain. All you can do is have a vet see her.

Do try to get some scales. Weight loss can often be one of the first signs of a health problem occurring as it means they are reducing their hay intake
 
Hope there’s nothing serious amiss.
It’s that you will get her to a vet as soon as possible.
Piggies always seem to choose holidays to get sick!

Keep us posted.
And welcome to the forum
 
Okay. Please try and order some scales from amazon or something. There’s a puppy scale that’s used by a few people on here (me included). I don’t know if it’s available there - amazon or eBay. You really should be weighing weekly as part of the health check. If you have kitchen scales perhaps use those for now. Good luck with trying to bring the appointment forward. Is she still squeaking much?
 
Siikibam said:
Okay. Please try and order some scales from amazon or something. There’s a puppy scale that’s used by a few people on here (me included). I don’t know if it’s available there - amazon or eBay. You really should be weighing weekly as part of the health check. If you have kitchen scales perhaps use those for now. Good luck with trying to bring the appointment forward. Is she still squeaking much?
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She actually seems to have stopped today. I think one of her new treats may have been the issue as I stopped feeding it to her last night and did not feed it to her today and she didn't cry out. She is being pretty active right now - popcorning around and chewing on her hut like normal. I will keep an eye on her but I'm hoping it was nothing. I still need to take her to the vet, anyway, because the little bump on her back (sebaceous cyst) that they expressed last time I was there has gotten bigger again so I will have them do that and clip her nails (she HATES me doing it and bites HARD). I'll look into scales on Amazon.
 
Siikibam said:
What treat were you feeding and was it daily?
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It was Oxbow's Simple Rewards Apple and Banana Treats which I've never given to her before and, yes, it was daily. Since stopping them, she's no longer squeaking. She's completely back to normal and not doing the "rocking" motion either, as far as I can tell. This happened, as well, when I gave her Oxbow Urinary Support Biscuits a few months ago - she did the same thing and I took her in to the vet who cleared her. I wonder what it is that makes her have problems?
 
The fruit treats shouldn’t be fed daily due to the (likely) high sugar content. As for the urinary support, I don’t know why they would cause issues. Did she have urinary issues prior to you giving them to her?
 
Siikibam said:
The fruit treats shouldn’t be fed daily due to the (likely) high sugar content. As for the urinary support, I don’t know why they would cause issues. Did she have urinary issues prior to you giving them to her?
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The Apple/Banana treats were actually biscuits, not fruit. Sorry for the confusion. The urinary support ones were used because I wanted to prevent any urinary issues from arising since I know some pigs are prone to issues. However, she did not tolerate the biscuits well. :(
 
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