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Experience in Gastric Stasis

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Yes I have lots of experience.

I have replied to your other thread. It can be a slow process taking up to 7 days for normal poos to appear....can sometimes be longer if they are on antibioitics . He will need repeated metoclopramide injections,(maybe replacing it with zantac (ranitidine) after a few dyas) in order to keep his guts moving.....plus your feeding him critical care is critical to his recovery.

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I don't have a lot of experience of it in guinea pigs but dealt with it in chinchillas and, quite recently, a degu after a neutering operation. He took 2 weeks of syringe feeding to get eating - and believe me you do not want to syringe feed a degu - neither of us had an unbitten finger by the end. Our vet gave us ranitidine for him which seemed to be the turning point. He lost a terrible amount of weight and it was a month before he was eating properly.

The most important thing is to establish that it is gastric stasis and not a gut blockage as syringe feeding with an active blockage will not hurt. Also stopping eating is a normal part of the end of life process and so I am not in favour of syringe feeding in alll cases where a guinea pig is not eating. It can sometimes be difficult to decide - I was syringe feeding poor Amber at the end when I knew in my heart it was futile but I had vetinary advice to do it.

Usual advice I give with non eating piggies is to try with dandelions or fresh grass regularly as these are the things they love above all else. I grind their normal food up in a coffee grinder - pellets and high quality hay.
 
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