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dirty bums !

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danone

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hello all.,
my boy who funnily enough is called skiddy has a dirty bum,well the outside is clean but if i open it up he has a creamy colored mess,hairs etc in there,i did clean a little out but wanted to know how much detail i have to go into and will he clean it him self !

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It's completely normal to have a creamy excretion in there - this is where they store the poos that they eat to keep htier gut healthy. It should only need cleaning out if he suffers from impaction, when the sac doesn't expel the poos anymore and it builds into a clodge that he will need help removing.

See this link for a very graphic explanation on impaction and cleaning boys bits.
http://www.guinealynx.info/impaction.html

HTH

Suzy x
 
you are my hero or should i say my pigs hero,,no wonder he didnt like me opening up his back doors haha....nice one.x
 
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