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Are there any recommendations for a bloated pig. In terms of probiotics or anything that may help?
 
If it's an emergency it needs to be a trip to the vet for injected medicine, Metoclopromide (Emeprid) is the usual one.

If the pig is still weeing, pooping, eating and moving around it might be less of an emergency.

Advice tends to usually be to try to get them moving, using a method of vibration on them such as an electric toothbrush to try disperse the gas.

Also, people have recommended gripe water, or simethecone to try to work the bubbles out.

Probiotics won't cure a case of bloat, but I've been advised by my vet to use them if I feel it's helpful for my pig who has IBS
 
Maybe I should of told the story I have taken her to vet yesterday. She examined her said there's nothing wrong with her she's just bloated. Wasn't until I mentioned she's been gradually going out on grass that she said its probably because of that that's caused the bloat. And she will go back to normal come winter time! Said if I'm worried then she can sedate and xray. Then suggested a probiotic. I also have a vet friend but she doesn't live nearby and she's very good with pigs.
 
:agr: With the above. If your piggy is bloated then this is a vet emergency situation. Treatment is with metocloporamide, Zantac, pain relief and gripe water. Remove all greens, veg, fruit. Provide plenty of fibre including hay, pellets, and brown paper and cardboard for chomping on. Gentle massage to help break up the gas or a vibrating pad works well too. It's critical to keep the guts moving with syringe feeding and water if necessary. Bloat is very painful.
 
Are they eating and pooing?

Some recomended vets below near your location

Larkmead Vet Group
Ginny Greenwod
94 High Street
Sutton Courtenay
Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 4AX
01235 814991

Larkmead Vet Group
Ginny Greenwood
111-113 Park Road
Didcot, Oxon OX11 8QT
01235 814991
 
sport_billy said:
Are they eating and pooing?

Some recomended vets below near your location

Larkmead Vet Group
Ginny Greenwod
94 High Street
Sutton Courtenay
Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 4AX
01235 814991

Larkmead Vet Group
Ginny Greenwood
111-113 Park Road
Didcot, Oxon OX11 8QT
01235 814991
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Yeah she's fine in every other way.
 
I lost Teddy due to bloat. I took him to the vet and they treated him, it was still too late.
You don't want that, so take your piggy again to another vet (see the ones that sport_billy recommended you), because that one clearly doesn't know anything about pigs. And bloat can get really serious in just a few hours.
 
Teddybear22 said:
I lost Teddy due to bloat. I took him to the vet and they treated him, it was still too late.
You don't want that, so take your piggy again to another vet (see the ones that sport_billy recommended you), because that one clearly doesn't know anything about pigs. And bloat can get really serious in just a few hours.
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I've booked in to see another vet today.
 
ive transfered my dental piggie that had moderate bloat onto grainless pellets this has transformed his bloat,as well as doing all the above whilst he had bloat.hope your cavy gets better.
 
eileen said:
ive transfered my dental piggie that had moderate bloat onto grainless pellets this has transformed his bloat,as well as doing all the above whilst he had bloat.hope your cavy gets better.
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What's the name of the pellets please?
 
There's these ones: JR Farm Grainless Complete Guinea Pig | Free P&P £29+ at zooplus!

If your pig was bloated I would definitely suggest that your get some gripe water to keep at home, also something that vibrates that they can sit on. Pigs who have had bloat before tend to be a lot more susceptible to bloat in the future, and bloat is a) very painful and b) life threatening. You need to be able to act quickly if it happens again

You also need to be very careful when introducing new foods as there could be something that could trigger it. I had one pig who couldn't eat green pepper and another who can't eat tomatoes, and a third who gets bloated from cold veg (go figure that one, odd pig) . Also, be careful with grass. It is great for them but can easily cause bloat if they are given too much access to it too quickly. Slow and steady every year if you're planning on feeding them it during the spring-summer months.
 
:agr: with all the above and cannot add any more advice.my pellets are from zooplus,I'm feeding the guinea pig basic range,5 pellets per adult piggie,and i break pellets in half as big.the calcium content is 0.6 which is low,which may help to stop formation of stones.it is expensive but it lasts me 3 months for 14 piggies.good investment.young piggies less than 6 months old need the young cavy basic....as need more calcium for growin,and bones.i hope this helps.
 
Jaycey said:
There's these ones: JR Farm Grainless Complete Guinea Pig | Free P&P £29+ at zooplus!

If your pig was bloated I would definitely suggest that your get some gripe water to keep at home, also something that vibrates that they can sit on. Pigs who have had bloat before tend to be a lot more susceptible to bloat in the future, and bloat is a) very painful and b) life threatening. You need to be able to act quickly if it happens again

You also need to be very careful when introducing new foods as there could be something that could trigger it. I had one pig who couldn't eat green pepper and another who can't eat tomatoes, and a third who gets bloated from cold veg (go figure that one, odd pig) . Also, be careful with grass. It is great for them but can easily cause bloat if they are given too much access to it too quickly. Slow and steady every year if you're planning on feeding them it during the spring-summer months.
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eileen said:
:agr: with all the above and cannot add any more advice.my pellets are from zooplus,I'm feeding the guinea pig basic range,5 pellets per adult piggie,and i break pellets in half as big.the calcium content is 0.6 which is low,which may help to stop formation of stones.it is expensive but it lasts me 3 months for 14 piggies.good investment.young piggies less than 6 months old need the young cavy basic....as need more calcium for growin,and bones.i hope this helps.
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Thankyou, both very helpful. She had been like it for a couple days prior to first vet visit (had spoken to my vet friend before this). As jaycey you mentioned about the grass. I introduced them back on to the grass slowly. I think as a result this is why she bloated. Today she does look much better even after taking her to a different vet yesterday she didn't look ' as bad' as she had.
 
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