SDRB_TP
Teenage Guinea Pig
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- Apr 13, 2011
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- In my Guinea Pig's shed mainly! LOL
Bloat
"This condition can cause a painful death, and must be caught quickly. It is caused by your Guinea Pig eating either mown grass, which soon heat up and start to ferment, or stale greens. Give your Guinea Pig grass that has been freshly cut by hand only and make sure its green are fresh.
Symptoms: A marked and rapid swelling of the belly. The swelling feels hard and balloon-like, not slushy like a half-filled hot water bottle.
Treatment: Act very quickly, giving baby gripe water (at least 2ml) and a Rennie Rapeaze tablet crushed and moistened with water. Repeat in four hours. Meanwhile, try to keep the Guinea Pig on the move, as you would do with a horse suffering with colic. If your efforts have not begun to take effect after the second dose, go to your vet as an emergency, or death will occur within 24 hours. Tell the vet what you have done. Your prompt treatment will have alleviated the condition and is well worth a try."
**Please note, all of this information was taken out of the book "The really useful Guinea Pig Guide" by Myra Mahoney.
If you think your Guinea Pig is suffering from bloat, you can follow this advice if you like, but please don't blame me for any consequences - I am merely repeating her advice word-for-word, and know no more of Bloat than what is on this page.
For more advice, seek veterinary help if you wish.**
I would also like to strongly recommend these books for new Guinea Pig owners, as they are full with advice for illnesses.
Myra Mahoney - The really useful Guinea Pig Guide
Peter Gurney - Guinea Pig
"This condition can cause a painful death, and must be caught quickly. It is caused by your Guinea Pig eating either mown grass, which soon heat up and start to ferment, or stale greens. Give your Guinea Pig grass that has been freshly cut by hand only and make sure its green are fresh.
Symptoms: A marked and rapid swelling of the belly. The swelling feels hard and balloon-like, not slushy like a half-filled hot water bottle.
Treatment: Act very quickly, giving baby gripe water (at least 2ml) and a Rennie Rapeaze tablet crushed and moistened with water. Repeat in four hours. Meanwhile, try to keep the Guinea Pig on the move, as you would do with a horse suffering with colic. If your efforts have not begun to take effect after the second dose, go to your vet as an emergency, or death will occur within 24 hours. Tell the vet what you have done. Your prompt treatment will have alleviated the condition and is well worth a try."
**Please note, all of this information was taken out of the book "The really useful Guinea Pig Guide" by Myra Mahoney.
If you think your Guinea Pig is suffering from bloat, you can follow this advice if you like, but please don't blame me for any consequences - I am merely repeating her advice word-for-word, and know no more of Bloat than what is on this page.
For more advice, seek veterinary help if you wish.**
I would also like to strongly recommend these books for new Guinea Pig owners, as they are full with advice for illnesses.
Myra Mahoney - The really useful Guinea Pig Guide
Peter Gurney - Guinea Pig
