Oats and grass recovering from bloat

[nedajaffa]

Hi all,

I hope all your guineas are in fine fettle! Rollie is recovering from "moderate" bloat. Started on Sunday evening. Rushed him to our vets who game him a shot of vomend. We already had a stash of zantac syrup and metacam (thank you Simon!) He went back yesterday for another shot of vomend. He's on twice daily 0.3ml of metacam and thrice daily 0.4ml of zantac as well as fibreplex and cc feeds 4 times a day. Restricted his diet to just hay, water and nuggets (although he's not eating nuggets) He is, however, eating hay. His guts are moving as we're seeing little poops.

My query is, he's normally a lover of oats and fresh grass. Is he able to have either of these? I don't want to bring in anything that might aggravate his bloat as I know he's still got a long way to go. Anyone with any experience that could help or advise would be much appreciated.

 

[Ritika]

I have no experience with this so I really hope someone who knows about it can answer your question

 

[PigglePuggle]

Personally I would stick with mostly hay and pellets (and maybe a bit of supplementary syringe feeding recovery food if his poops arent right and he wont eat the pellets) for now as its still very soon after his bloat episode, slowly reintroducing one or two small pieces of pepper or fresh herbs maybe towards the end of the week x

 

[Swissgreys]

I was warned that after bloat it can take several weeks for the tummy to settle, so during this time to feed only the absolute basics (which is exactly what you are doing).
For 1 week I only gave Lucy hay and pellets, and after that introduced 1 veg every 3- 4 days. We started with pepper and slowly built back up.
I

 

[nedajaffa]

Personally I would stick with mostly hay and pellets (and maybe a bit of supplementary syringe feeding recovery food if his poops arent right and he wont eat the pellets) for now as its still very soon after his bloat episode, slowly reintroducing one or two small pieces of pepper or fresh herbs maybe towards the end of the week x

I was warned that after bloat it can take several weeks for the tummy to settle, so during this time to feed only the absolute basics (which is exactly what you are doing).
For 1 week I only gave Lucy hay and pellets, and after that introduced 1 veg every 3- 4 days. We started with pepper and slowly built back up.
I

Thanks both, this is what I was initially thinking. Wouldn't hurt him to eat hay for a bit, even though he doesn't like it! He's seeing Simon again before Christmas for his teeth so more hay wouldn't be a problem.