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My little baby might be unwell

Sintheya

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Hi everyone. So there is a baby guineapig of mine who is 3 months old. She eats almost everything. She's a healthy eater. But she never drinks water. She's super playful. For a few days I've been noticing her poop is not normal. It is soft and out of shape. And She's doing herself dirty with her poops . I'm thinking what could be the cause of her soft poop ?
 
Often this is caused by a minor digestive upset - not enough fibre (hay) in the diet. Can you tell us what her diet is please.
However, there may be other causes which require investigating and medication.

The best thing to do is stop giving all veg and fresh grass for a few days and increase her hay intake. Switch to weighing her daily and support feed with mushed pellets if she is losing weight.

For a minor digestive upset, a few days without veg and fresh grass and being fed a higher hay intake will help settle the gut.
If things don’t improve, then she will need to be seen by a vet. I appreciate that may not be easy for you though as I think you’ve said before that ver access is difficult.

Digestive Disorders: Not Eating - Diarrhea - Bloat - GI Stasis (No Gut Movement)
Weight - Monitoring and Management
 
I hope a few days of no veggies will clear things up. If not get her checked out with the vet. Good luck.
 
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