Bloated help!

[Harry&lloyd]

My boy ludo has developed a bloated looking tummy over the past few days. He's not eating much and is pretty lethargic. He's still eating a bit of hay and veg but no pellets. His poo today had become squishy and sticky. I can't take him to the vet until 6pm, is there anything my partner can do today to help him feel better until I finish work?

 

[Wiebke]

My boy ludo has developed a bloated looking tummy over the past few days. He's not eating much and is pretty lethargic. He's still eating a bit of hay and veg but no pellets. His poo today had become squishy and sticky. I can't take him to the vet until 6pm, is there anything my partner can do today to help him feel better until I finish work?

Hi!

Please follwo the advice in the guides below. They are very detailed and specifically written for owners with no previous experience.

The bloat guide includes practical advice on what you need to do at home (massaging/vibrating, moving and various options you can use for that purpose) as well as what to ask your vet for in terms of medication.
Make sure that you syringe feed recovery formula or mushed up pellets as soon as possible. If you feed the second, you need to cut off the tip of the syringe as shown in the syringe feeding guide to allow fibre to come through. The poo output is reflecting the lack of food in the last day or two.
Bloat, GI Stasis ( No Gut Movement) And Not Eating
Complete Syringe Feeding Guide

All the best!

PS: Please ask your partner to see a vet sooner if your piggy is going downhill more quickly. Bloat can kill. It comes in waves.

 

[DM030819]

@Harry&lloyd Bloat can be deadly so if your partner sees any decline in him, then he needs to go straight to the vet.

In the meantime your partner could get him out of the cage, and try to get him moving around. When one of my pigs has been bloated then I always get them out for floor time. I try to get them moving around as it can dislodge the gas and help them to get it out of their system. If he's eating try getting him to follow a bit of food around.

Jiggling them around helps, and I find a ride out in the car can sometimes get a stalled digestive system moving again. On more than one occasion I've had a pig not pooping at all, and then pooping loads when they've been out with me for a drive.

Good Luck!

 

[Harry&lloyd]

Came home from work early and took ludo to the vet as his poos became very runny. The vet said he had a lot of gas in his small intestine but is still producing poo at least. His lymph nodes at his neck and behind his back knees were very swollen however so he has to go back tomorrow for a checkup. He was given metoclopramide and dexadresson fingers crossed these help otherwise she says there won't be much else they can do for him. He is still eating which is good and seems much brighter than this morning.
Hope my wee man pulls through

 

[VickiA]

Everything crossed for your little man. The info in the guides is excellent in relation to bloat.

 

[Claire W]

Everything crossed for your little man

 

[rhymer]

Sending healing vibes.xx

 

[flintstones]

How is he today?

 

[Hank288]

Hope he is feeling a bit better today after some meds.

 

[Harry&lloyd]

He's still with us thank goodness, eaten some hay and readigrass but not drinking or pooping. I syringed him some water before work and have left my partner to look after him and take him back to the vet if he gets worse. He's going back to the vet tonight for a follow up x

 

[Harry&lloyd]

Ludo was sadly helped over the rainbow bridge this evening. He went downhill this afternoon and the vet thought it was the kindest thing to do. He felt he had a number of tumours which were pressing on his intestines causing the bloatedness. X

 

[Allie0078]

Oh no! RIP Ludo. I’m sorry you’ve lost your piggie . At least he’s at rest xx