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Shelf Life Of Fibreplex Once Opened?

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I have some fibreplex that expires later on this year so it's still in date but it's been opened for maybe around a year now. I can't find anywhere whether it's still okay to use or whether it must be used within a certain time of opening
 
Just bumping this incase anyone knows as I've just given Milan his first dose of septrin and need to know whether I can give the fibreplex later on
 
I don't tend to use Fibreplex so I am not 100% sure, I would think once opened it would last about 3 months maybe but hopefully someone who uses it will know.
 
I use Avipro Plus or Pro C. Just because a Fibreplex syringe doesn't last long when you are dosing more than one pig.
 
I think if you are worried, he will be ok without probiotic tonight, then you could get some more tomorrow. Septrin is not as harsh as Baytril.
 
I would be cautious that it's been open so long as it's got a probiotic in it. It may well be fine but I would suggest buying some more. You can get it from good vets or online. Other alternatives could be bio-lapis which are in little sachets so not so worried about opening and leaving open,

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Ps. I don't bother with pro biotics with septrin (in fact I pretty much never use them at all)
 
Unless your piggy is going off its food or developing soft poos/diarrhea, probiotics are not necessary, to be honest. Guinea pigs of mine have recovered just as well with and without them in my own experience, especially in the olden days before there were any probiotics!

Septrin is much milder on the gut flora than baytril and doesn't usually cause any problems, even though we get the very occasional case of a bad reaction to any antibiotic. We usually recommend probiotics with baytril, in order to help bolster its effect as much as possible, as it is still the most widely used and only officially licensed antibiotic for guinea pigs.

If your piggy is really experiencing gut problems, it is often more effective to syringe poo soup (water in which you have soaked fresh poos from a healthy guinea pig). It mimics what recovering guinea pigs do, i.e. digging in their comrades' bums for caecotrophs to re-stock their own guts with the right bacteria etc. This is a bit gross for many people, who prefer giving probiotics.

Fibreplex has its place and can really help if you have got a guinea pig that is experiencing ongoing digestive problems with bloating, diarrhea or gut stasis, or that is slowly recovering from a major illness with a massive weight loss/reduced food intake over a longer period. It can also help with boars with regular impaction. But you are better off ordering it freshly unless you have got a number of frail guinea pigs to need it regularly.
 
I use Fibreplex a lot with guinea pigs who have lost a lot of weight and are learning to eat again after dental treatment. I think it is amazing and it has really helped with the recovery. I buy it from Vet Uk as it is cheaper than getting from the vets.

With regard to using probiotics when on antibiotics, I actually never bother and have never felt the need to. The antibiotics my piggies are prescribed, ie Septrin, Zithromax, Marbocyl, Metronidazole, have never seemed to upset their tummy at all.
 
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