hazeyg
Adult Guinea Pig
Hello
Its less than a month ago since my poor boy has recovered from his teeth issues that resulted in him not eating and now he's off his food again 8....
I am inbetween moving at the moment and my boys are at my mum's. When I left on Monday he was absolutly fine, squeeking for veggies and pocorning about. I phoned on tuesday evening and my mum said Alvin wasn't as keen on the cabbage as Theo, which rang alarm bells, he'll eat anything and in much larger quantities than Theo.
I came home wednesday evening and he seemed bright enough so I had been keeping an eye on him for 24hours and I cleaned out the cage last night so I could track the poo's he's doing. I gave fresh hay, pellets and veggies after and there was no sign of him, he was just hiding.
So this morning I had a good route about the cage and all I can see is diarrhea and a miserable looking wee soul 8....
His diarrhea is not black or dark its very greeny and smells absolutly foul and his wee tummy is gurgling and there is a lot of wind about.
He won't eat anything so I have started him on firbreplex and syringe fed him water and mushed up pellets with vitC added.
Any advice or similar experiences? How long should I wait before a trip to the vet, as it seemed to come on all of a sudden. Could the sore tummy be making him miserable and not wanting to eat? I'm really skint from the previous teeth treatment and my puppy's had a chest infection that cost about a £100 between treatment and follow up appointments, so I would like to see if he perks up before the vet.....is this ok?
Its less than a month ago since my poor boy has recovered from his teeth issues that resulted in him not eating and now he's off his food again 8....
I am inbetween moving at the moment and my boys are at my mum's. When I left on Monday he was absolutly fine, squeeking for veggies and pocorning about. I phoned on tuesday evening and my mum said Alvin wasn't as keen on the cabbage as Theo, which rang alarm bells, he'll eat anything and in much larger quantities than Theo.
I came home wednesday evening and he seemed bright enough so I had been keeping an eye on him for 24hours and I cleaned out the cage last night so I could track the poo's he's doing. I gave fresh hay, pellets and veggies after and there was no sign of him, he was just hiding.
So this morning I had a good route about the cage and all I can see is diarrhea and a miserable looking wee soul 8....
His diarrhea is not black or dark its very greeny and smells absolutly foul and his wee tummy is gurgling and there is a lot of wind about.
He won't eat anything so I have started him on firbreplex and syringe fed him water and mushed up pellets with vitC added.
Any advice or similar experiences? How long should I wait before a trip to the vet, as it seemed to come on all of a sudden. Could the sore tummy be making him miserable and not wanting to eat? I'm really skint from the previous teeth treatment and my puppy's had a chest infection that cost about a £100 between treatment and follow up appointments, so I would like to see if he perks up before the vet.....is this ok?
. I spotted him about from hiding and have listened to him munching on hay for about an hour. The diarhea has stopped but no normal poo's as of yet, but no gurgling during the last feed. I hope he's on the mend. It just shows you how quickly they can come round if you spot it early.