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Bloated Guinea Pig

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Hello everybody

Iggy has developed a bad case of bloat. I have been treating him with
- Infacol three times a day (simethicone, see Wiki and link below
http://www.guinealynx.info/motility.html)
- Rennie and Buscopan, two doses, one this afternoon and one yesterday http://www.oginet.com/pgurney/bloat.htm

My vet is in agreement with above, I also have plenty of probiotic in his water, and he has had a dose of liquid parrifin yesterday to help those poops work their way out.

He is on unlimited hay and pellets, and extremely limited fresh stuff (home grown lettuce, dandilions and some mellon - very little and not very often)

his belly is pretty much back to normal now, but will be keeping up the diet limitations and infacol over the next couple of days. he will also be getting a warm bath tonight (chin is bit sticky)

Has anyone else got a piggy prone to bloating? How do you manage this long term?

danni
 
Hi Danni,

Have replied to your thread in food as well, but here's more info on Dexter's problems for you:
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=43701

Biggest differences in managing Dexter's condition were the removal of brassica veg, limiting sugary food and cutting right down and almost eliminating pellets entirely. The more natural diet is doing him far better.
 
thank you so much Laura!

All my reseach has found it what to do immediately - and it is working well. But its the long term management that is worrying me most now.
 
If it's any help, I've not needed to treat Dexter at all since adjusting his diet, specifically cutting the pellets right down and increasing the hay. That's the simplest way to manage it as bloat is predominantly a digestive issue. On occasions when he does bloat, I now follow this routine:

1. Infacol (dose tends to be around the 1ml mark)
2. 10mg Buscopan
3. 20-30 minutes on a massage pad
4. Manual abdominal massage.

He has never suffered acute bloat, however. It's always just the distended and painful abdomen, his eating/pooping etc. remain as normal.
 
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