Guinea_Lover
Junior Guinea Pig
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- Aug 4, 2010
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Hi all,
Just wanted to post on here about my piggy having possible gut stasis and what do people do at home to cure this problem as it seems painful and sad to see.
Ok so here’s the story, my guinea pig stopped eating and became very quiet on Friday. She also stopped producing large poos, I fact they were very small. I was worried as having pigs before with gut stasis, it alarmed me to take action. When I got home from work I took said piggy to the vets. Unfortunately the first vets couldn’t rule out which was wrong (bizarre as I kept saying possible bloat or gut stasis). Teeth were checked, all ok. By this point she was still chirpy and walking around, she also still ate but not as much. So the vet gave her pain relief injection, recovery food and sent us home.
Come Saturday, she seemed a bit well in herself but still not much poo and not wanting to take her recovery food. But this morning, she was all hunched, hair spiked, no poo and not wanting to eat. I was very concerned so I took her to a piggy savvy vet and they ruled out gut stasis. So she got given pain killer injections and a gut injection to get the guts moving. She’s also now on metacam and emeprid (I think!?) for her gut.
I’ve been feeding her recovery food every hour or 2 with water. She’s still very quiet and not much movement as such, she’s also been nit picking at her hay, and still no poops. I have been massaging her belly also to help ease the gas.
My question is, is there anything else I can do? The vet said it’s just the case of making sure she is drinking, eating and having her medication. Which then her body should allow her to poo within 12-24 hours.
I am worried for her and it’s going to be a long night of feeding her but anything for my piggy.
Just wanted to post on here about my piggy having possible gut stasis and what do people do at home to cure this problem as it seems painful and sad to see.
Ok so here’s the story, my guinea pig stopped eating and became very quiet on Friday. She also stopped producing large poos, I fact they were very small. I was worried as having pigs before with gut stasis, it alarmed me to take action. When I got home from work I took said piggy to the vets. Unfortunately the first vets couldn’t rule out which was wrong (bizarre as I kept saying possible bloat or gut stasis). Teeth were checked, all ok. By this point she was still chirpy and walking around, she also still ate but not as much. So the vet gave her pain relief injection, recovery food and sent us home.
Come Saturday, she seemed a bit well in herself but still not much poo and not wanting to take her recovery food. But this morning, she was all hunched, hair spiked, no poo and not wanting to eat. I was very concerned so I took her to a piggy savvy vet and they ruled out gut stasis. So she got given pain killer injections and a gut injection to get the guts moving. She’s also now on metacam and emeprid (I think!?) for her gut.
I’ve been feeding her recovery food every hour or 2 with water. She’s still very quiet and not much movement as such, she’s also been nit picking at her hay, and still no poops. I have been massaging her belly also to help ease the gas.
My question is, is there anything else I can do? The vet said it’s just the case of making sure she is drinking, eating and having her medication. Which then her body should allow her to poo within 12-24 hours.
I am worried for her and it’s going to be a long night of feeding her but anything for my piggy.
