Erikac
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi,
Biscuit is going to be 7 years old in April. The right side of his bottom has been wet for 3 days. This has never happened before.
History:
I took Biscuit to the vet last July because his poop was abnormal. The doctor gently massaged/ expressed Biscuit’s perineal sac and poop started coming out like a little “poop machine” lol. He said it wasn’t bad, but that I should do that every week. About 3 weeks later (because his poop looked normal), I tried to do what the vet had done, and nothing came out like at the doctors. I was afraid I was hurting him, and that I wasn’t doing it right, so I stopped. I didn’t really worry because his poop looked fine, and I never tried again.
Two months later, in September, Biscuit went back to the vet for a check up. I told the vet what happened, and he showed me again how to do it. He also said the same thing. That it wasn’t bad, and that instead of weekly, I could just check every 2 weeks. Since September, I might have tried once, and again, nothing came out.
Since half of his bum has been wet for the last two days, I’ve been really concerned and feeling guilty, I wondered if it was my fault, and I tried again. Just one little poop came out, and it was one that had already started coming out, or was “stuck”, because I saw it when I picked him up. I left him alone for a few seconds to rest, frustrated that poop didn’t come out like at the vets office. He started yanking at the little threads on the towel he was on, on my lap. He was annoyed and wanting me to put him back in his cage. So, I put him back and when I went to go check on him a few minutes later, I saw fresh poop around him
, and he was eating a couple of them. I thought, maybe he was annoyed because he doesn’t like pooping on me, and wanted me to put him back, so he could poop in his cage.
Anyway, what do you think could be causing half of a wet bum? Has anyone gone through any of this…boar, half a wet bum, perineal sac issues, older piggie, etc.
Biscuit is going to be 7 years old in April. The right side of his bottom has been wet for 3 days. This has never happened before.
History:
I took Biscuit to the vet last July because his poop was abnormal. The doctor gently massaged/ expressed Biscuit’s perineal sac and poop started coming out like a little “poop machine” lol. He said it wasn’t bad, but that I should do that every week. About 3 weeks later (because his poop looked normal), I tried to do what the vet had done, and nothing came out like at the doctors. I was afraid I was hurting him, and that I wasn’t doing it right, so I stopped. I didn’t really worry because his poop looked fine, and I never tried again.
Two months later, in September, Biscuit went back to the vet for a check up. I told the vet what happened, and he showed me again how to do it. He also said the same thing. That it wasn’t bad, and that instead of weekly, I could just check every 2 weeks. Since September, I might have tried once, and again, nothing came out.
Since half of his bum has been wet for the last two days, I’ve been really concerned and feeling guilty, I wondered if it was my fault, and I tried again. Just one little poop came out, and it was one that had already started coming out, or was “stuck”, because I saw it when I picked him up. I left him alone for a few seconds to rest, frustrated that poop didn’t come out like at the vets office. He started yanking at the little threads on the towel he was on, on my lap. He was annoyed and wanting me to put him back in his cage. So, I put him back and when I went to go check on him a few minutes later, I saw fresh poop around him
, and he was eating a couple of them. I thought, maybe he was annoyed because he doesn’t like pooping on me, and wanted me to put him back, so he could poop in his cage. Anyway, what do you think could be causing half of a wet bum? Has anyone gone through any of this…boar, half a wet bum, perineal sac issues, older piggie, etc.
, although I don’t want to jump to conclusions just yet. I’ll see how dry he is in the morning. It’s 11pm right now. I checked the wet spot earlier tonight and half of it had dried. I’ve caught him a few times today sprawled out as if he’s letting it air dry, which he doesn’t do very frequently because he loves being in the pocket of his liner. I’ll keep you updated. 