Cauliflower = WIND!

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The boys tucked into some cauliflower last night which resulted in the pongiest case of wind I've ever know @)

Freddie was sat next to me on the sofa and every few minutes this stink of over boiled sprouts would rise up while he slept - pooooooooooooooooy :o

It absolutely stank.

I love him and all but I had to put him back in his cage as far away from me as poss mallethead
 
Ha ha. That was really funny! I have a really bad cough at the moment and was trying to read it out to my husband and nearly choked to death on coughing!
 
Ha Ha. My dog Barney used to have a sunday lunch each week. He loved all the veg, but you can imagine the after effects in the afternoon!

We just used to blame it on my Nan even though we knew who the culprit was! It was the way that Barney would be lying down, do a horrendous pong, get up and look at us as if to say "Not Me Mate!" and walk off and lie down somewhere else!
 
Posted on behalf of Pebble (one of the forum's most experienced members that monitors the Health & Ilnesss board). She is very concerned that members misunderstand the seriousness of 'wind' in guinea pigs.



I know that this may appear funny - but please note that this is a warning. If your piggy reacts to cauli in this way, best not feed it again in case next time you get bloat which is a very serious condition.

From Guinea Lynx emergency medical guide:

http://www.guinealynx.info/emergency.html

BLOAT

If your guinea pig appears swollen and the stomach appears distended (a light tap on the side sounds hollow), see a vet immediately. Your guinea pig may have an intestinal blockage (torsion) and/or a dangerous build-up of gas. Bloat is extremely painful. This condition can be fatal if left untreated.

do: Read emergency advice that helped one poster's guinea pig make it through the night.

do: Read what forum members have to say about managing Chronic Bloating.

do: Read also about treatment for a case of severe bloat.

do: Review Talishan's vet's advice for treating bloat in a rabbit (similar species).

do: Review both articles by Dana Krempels and the article by Susan Brown, DVM linked to from the Rabbit References.

From Peter Gurney:

http://www.oginet.com/pgurney/bloat.htm

If a guinea pig develops trapped wind/bloat (brassicas including cauli/broccoli/spring greens and sprouts are the main culprits) then please seek emergency advice from a vet. If there is no intestinal blockage and it is just a reaction to certain veggies, the best thing to do is to put your piggie on gut stimulants (cisapride or metaclopromide and zan-tac) to get rid of the gas. However please do NOT use home remedies such as infacol or buscopan without veterinary supervision


I had a piggie who reacted badly to green beans last year- her stomach swelled to 3x it's size within 5 hours, she was in a lot of pain and there was mucus and wind literally bubbling from her anus. Thankfully my vets (including the emergency vet who she saw) are cavy-savvy and after 48 hours of gut stimulants she was as right as rain.


Sorry to be a killjoy - but this has been posted for the benefit of ALL forum members both current and future who may read this thread.


Thankfully this time it was nothing more than a few smelly farts.

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I've often wondered whether farts are normal for pigs. I've heard people discussing it before but I've never experienced it in my pigs. I kinda figured it wasn't a "normal" thing (as it would be in a dog or whatever) because of how their digestive system works...
 
Suzygpr said:
Posted on behalf of Pebble (one of the forum's most experienced members that monitors the Health & Ilnesss board). She is very concerned that members misunderstand the seriousness of 'wind' in guinea pigs.



I know that this may appear funny - but please note that this is a warning. If your piggy reacts to cauli in this way, best not feed it again in case next time you get bloat which is a very serious condition.

From Guinea Lynx emergency medical guide:

http://www.guinealynx.info/emergency.html

BLOAT

If your guinea pig appears swollen and the stomach appears distended (a light tap on the side sounds hollow), see a vet immediately. Your guinea pig may have an intestinal blockage (torsion) and/or a dangerous build-up of gas. Bloat is extremely painful. This condition can be fatal if left untreated.

do: Read emergency advice that helped one poster's guinea pig make it through the night.

do: Read what forum members have to say about managing Chronic Bloating.

do: Read also about treatment for a case of severe bloat.

do: Review Talishan's vet's advice for treating bloat in a rabbit (similar species).

do: Review both articles by Dana Krempels and the article by Susan Brown, DVM linked to from the Rabbit References.

From Peter Gurney:

http://www.oginet.com/pgurney/bloat.htm

If a guinea pig develops trapped wind/bloat (brassicas including cauli/broccoli/spring greens and sprouts are the main culprits) then please seek emergency advice from a vet. If there is no intestinal blockage and it is just a reaction to certain veggies, the best thing to do is to put your piggie on gut stimulants (cisapride or metaclopromide and zan-tac) to get rid of the gas. However please do NOT use home remedies such as infacol or buscopan without veterinary supervision


I had a piggie who reacted badly to green beans last year- her stomach swelled to 3x it's size within 5 hours, she was in a lot of pain and there was mucus and wind literally bubbling from her anus. Thankfully my vets (including the emergency vet who she saw) are cavy-savvy and after 48 hours of gut stimulants she was as right as rain.


Sorry to be a killjoy - but this has been posted for the benefit of ALL forum members both current and future who may read this thread.


Thankfully this time it was nothing more than a few smelly farts.

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Gosh I never realised...

There was no discomfort - that I'm aware of - or swelling at all and it passed over night.

I won't feed them cauliflower again.

I wouldn't have joked about it had I known... just thought, as with humans and other pets - passing wind was just a normal part of digestion.
 
Just wanted to add that I feel terrible about this and I'm so grateful to Suzygpr for pointing out my error.

I would also like to say that I would NEVER joke about something potentially dangerous to my piggies and I hope no-one here thinks I'm a bad owner.

I'm so sorry!
 
Don't stress about it - if you had just thought it funny and not posted you would still be none the wiser and your piggy may have problems ahead, now you know a lot more about farts. :))

Suzy x
 
^That's true, I'm glad I know.

I spoke to my parents today - who look after them quite a bit - and told them not to ever give them cauliflower again either.
 
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