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Mushy Poos

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AlbiePercy

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Both my boys spent the night inside last night due to wild weather. They (we) don't like being inside much as I know their confinement area is way to small. I'm working on getting a C&C before winter sets in, but funds are tight. Anyway.
I checked on them when I woke to put them outside and Percy was very smelly. His genital area was covered in mushy poo. Not full blown diahorrea, but moosh. I also noticed that they didn't eat their capsicum last night (usually a firm favourite) I cleaned Percy up and put them both outside and told them both to eat more hay (boys hey, they never listen!)
But do I need to go have him seen, or keep an eye on him, or? I have to work this afternoon, live 5 hours (one way!) from a pig savvy vet and tomorrow OH and I leave for a week to see my family. Piggies will be staying home with a capable friend pigsitting.
 
lf it were my pig l would take away all veg , and get some Fibraplex pro biotic to help the tummy

perhaps take a poo sample to you vet and get it analized (broad spectrum analysis would be better)
as it will look at all posible causes

Protexin Fibreplex For Rabbits - 15ml Syringe - Animed Direct

also to be on the safe side separating from all the pigs
 
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Please take any guinea pig with mushy poos and diarrhea off any fresh food until at least 48 hours until the poos have firmed up again. Contact your vet for further tips today and have your boy seen promptly if the poos don't firm up again within 24 hours.
Guinea Lynx :: Diarrhea

Make sure that you gently clean the bum area regularly with hand warm water and that you change the bedding, as it is summer, and the heat can attract vermin, including flies laying their eggs into the flesh.

Weigh daily, and if the appetite is down, please start syringe feeding and watering him; the latter is important with diarrhea and tummy upsets, even more so when the temperatures are high. Use boiled, cooled water.
Complete Syringe Feeding Guide

If you can, give fibreplex; this is really good for helping to balance guts again. Alternatively, get some probiotic from your nearest pet shop and give a pinch twice daily with some mushed up pellets (again, use boiled water).
 
Thanks @gizzy and @Wiebke . I've just finished work and checked on them. There is no sign of mushyness anywhere in there hutch :yahoo:just 1001 normal looking poos. And I've just switched them to fleece yesterday so it's very easy to see now. Percy's bottom is perfectly clean too. I guess they just needed to eat more hay and run around a bit? They have eaten a fair bit of hay today... He should be okay now? I'll still hold off the veg until tomorrow morning just in case.
Curiosity, does fresh grass also contain a fair bit of fibre?
 
AlbiePercy said:
Thanks @gizzy and @Wiebke . I've just finished work and checked on them. There is no sign of mushyness anywhere in there hutch :yahoo:just 1001 normal looking poos. And I've just switched them to fleece yesterday so it's very easy to see now. Percy's bottom is perfectly clean too. I guess they just needed to eat more hay and run around a bit? They have eaten a fair bit of hay today... He should be okay now? I'll still hold off the veg until tomorrow morning just in case.
Curiosity, does fresh grass also contain a fair bit of fibre?
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Fresh grass counts as half veg, half fibre. More like veg with fresh rich spring grass and more like hay with poor summer and winter grass. Please do not overdo it and please don't put your piggies out on it during winter. Also don't feed when a guinea pig has got digestive problems with loose stool or bloating problems, as it can make things worse.
PS: A guinea pig can never have too much fibre.
Feeding Grass And Preparing Your Piggies For Lawn Time
 
Wiebke said:
Fresh grass counts as half veg, half fibre. More like veg with fresh rich spring grass and more like hay with poor summer and winter grass. Please do not overdo it and please don't put your piggies out on it during winter. Also don't feed when a guinea pig has got digestive problems with loose stool or bloating problems, as it can make things worse.
PS: A guinea pig can never have too much fibre.
Feeding Grass And Preparing Your Piggies For Lawn Time
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Thanks. We have a nice crop of grass at the moment, even though it's the middle of summer. So green and yummy looking, so I had been counting it towards their veggie intake. I plan on them having a C&C cage before winter sets in, even though our Aussie winters are fairly mild and I never put them on wet/dewwy grass. I know they need fibre and hay, but sometimes I feel like it's the same as trying to get kids to eat brussel sprouts! Until a couple of days ago, I had them bedded on hay and they were still picky hay eaters. I've tried a couple of different types, but hay is difficult to come by where I live and apparently it's not the yummy one! I'll have to buy some online and hope for the best. ETA: They have meadow hay at the moment and that's proving a winner. *fingers crossed*
 
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