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Abnormal Feces?

MandyAndHerPigs

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Hey! Sorry to be asking another question but as i am cleaning the guinea pig cage there is something abnormal. in the bag corner of the cage their feces is al clumped together and very mushy. Why is this? My parents dont care much but i need to know if i should get vet assistance.
 
Hey there! Is the feces clumped together and mushy because they’ve sat on it, or can you tell if it came out of them that way? If it’s not because they’ve sat on their poop, this can be a sign of illness, as a healthy gut should be producing healthy poops. Has the amount of poop they’re producing decreased? How are your piggies appetites - are they still eating hay, veggies, and pellets? If you’ve noticed a decrease in appetite and mushy/clumped poop, it would be a good idea to contact your vet and see what they say. In the mean time, if you have determined that the poops aren’t from them smushing them, supplement your guinea pigs with critical care, as this will help eventually return their gut to normal. Also, if the poop is more of a diarrhea/not fully formed, I would recommend removing pellets and veggies from their diet and only providing hay and critical care for the time being!
 
The forum advice for dealing with mushy poops is to remove veg from the diet for a few days to see if things normalise. If they can, then keep off veg for a further 24 hours after. You can feed hay and pellets as normal during the time they are off the veg. 24 hours after poop has gone back to normal, you can slowly reintroduce veg and starting with herbs is best as they tend to be milder on the tummy. This is often enough to correct a mild digestive upset and allow the gut to rebalance. You can offer a probiotic or poop soup (made from the very fresh and very healthy poops of a companion) during this time.
Switch from weekly weight checks to instead weighing your piggy daily. This is the only way to know your piggy is eating enough hay (adequate hay intake cannot be judged by eye). If the weight has decreased then step in and syringe feed. If piggy isn’t eating enough hay, weight decreases and poop does not return back to normal then please see a vet

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