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Bloat

Toni

Toni

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my bailey has bloat his not him self he had been grinding his teeth so I took him to vet last Saturday to check his teeth they filed them at back but he also got bloat vets kept him over night but he still not himself no veggies all week and he on baytril as they found blood in his urine how can I help his bloat he got plenty of hay but not his funny self is there any thing I can do to help the gas he not as bloated as last week he look like he was pregnant but no so bad now what can I give him
 
Can he have buscapan or rennies crushed in water if so how much
 
Toni said:
my bailey has bloat his not him self he had been grinding his teeth so I took him to vet last Saturday to check his teeth they filed them at back but he also got bloat vets kept him over night but he still not himself no veggies all week and he on baytril as they found blood in his urine how can I help his bloat he got plenty of hay but not his funny self is there any thing I can do to help the gas he not as bloated as last week he look like he was pregnant but no so bad now what can I give him
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Hi!

Have you been syringe feeding your guinea pig or hasn't it eaten for a week? Guinea pigs usually do not eat after dental treatment. Bloat can be a result of them not eating well because of overgrown teeth, but their mouths are very sore afterwards so they won't eat straight away. Bloat is very painful, so it doesn't encourage eating, either, and neiterh does baytril. However, the less a guinea pig eats, the faster the teeth overgrow again. Since guinea pig teeth are ground down by the extemely abrasive silica in hay (which makes 80% of the daily food intake), they have the fasted growing teeth of all rodents.

Please step in with syringe feeding NOW if you are not already doing it. The guts can go into stasis (slow down and stop working altogether) if a piggy is without food for too long. You can use mushed up pellets in an emergency, but you need to prep the syringe tip as shown in our guide in order for the fibre to come through.

If you are dealing with acute bloat and the tummy is very tight and hollow sounding, you really need to see a vet as soon as you can. Massage/vibrate the tummy gently to help shift the gas. The handle of a cheap electric toothbrush from a supermarket is the easiest available.

Please see a vet asap for gut stimulants (zantac and emeprid/metoclopramide to help with shifting the gas), painkiller and recovery formula if you haven't some at home for syringe feeding.

Please do not home treat with buscopan. it can make things owrse instead of better.
 
Wiebke said:
Hi!

Have you been syringe feeding your guinea pig or hasn't it eaten for a week? Guinea pigs usually do not eat after dental treatment. Bloat can be a result of them not eating well because of overgrown teeth, but their mouths are very sore afterwards so they won't eat straight away. Bloat is very painful, so it doesn't encourage eating, either, and neiterh does baytril. However, the less a guinea pig eats, the faster the teeth overgrow again. Since guinea pig teeth are ground down by the extemely abrasive silica in hay (which makes 80% of the daily food intake), they have the fasted growing teeth of all rodents.

Please step in with syringe feeding NOW if you are not already doing it. The guts can go into stasis (slow down and stop working altogether) if a piggy is without food for too long. You can use mushed up pellets in an emergency, but you need to prep the syringe tip as shown in our guide in order for the fibre to come through.

If you are dealing with acute bloat and the tummy is very tight and hollow sounding, you really need to see a vet as soon as you can. Massage/vibrate the tummy gently to help shift the gas. The handle of a cheap electric toothbrush from a supermarket is the easiest available.

Please see a vet asap for gut stimulants (zantac and emeprid/metoclopramide to help with shifting the gas), painkiller and recovery formula if you haven't some at home for syringe feeding.

Please do not home treat with buscopan. it can make things owrse instead of better.
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His been in food bowl he not as bloated as last weekend he looked pregnant at sides he not as bloated now but think he still bit uncomfortable just wanted to help shift gas but more just feel bad no veggies what causes it could I have overdone with veg
 
Toni said:
His been in food bowl he not as bloated as last weekend he looked pregnant at sides he not as bloated now but think he still bit uncomfortable just wanted to help shift gas but more just feel bad no veggies what causes it could I have overdone with veg
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Take him off any fresh veg and try some gripe water from the baby section of a supermarket. You can give up to 0.3 ml up to every 3 hours max. Please see a vet if necessary for proper bloating drugs; if necessary at one of the of the 24 hours services that are open on a weekend and only charge a small surcharge for seeing you during regular hours. Gripe water can help disperse gas in mild cases, but it doesn't work in severe ones.

Weigh your piggy daily and step in with offering additional syringe feed if he has lost more than 50g. 80% of the daily food intake is hay, which you cannot control otherwise.
 

If you can manage to get a rice bag, it may help his tummy pain
Put the bag in the microwave for a minute or two untill it is comfortable to touch (put your hand on it for several minutes just to make sure that it is not to warm)
Then lay him on the bag, the warmth should help break up the wind in his tummy
 
One of mine had mild bloat, I took her to the vet for injections. Also gripe water, is good. My piggies tummy is floppy, whether they lose the ability to control the muscles after bloat.
I think there's no harm in having her vet checked. I always err on the side of caution. Like Wiebke says if the piggy is not eating as much as she did, syringe water & food.
 
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