Sick guinea pig

[Melissa nehrer]

I have a 28 month old male guinea pig who has been on antibiotics for light bleeding the vet said caused by a uti, problem now when my vets gone for the week end my Baxter started out of the blue having signs of a blockage? He stopped eating drinking so I fed him special food I had for critical care guinea pig plus water! even gave him a warm water enema, problem is now he’s bleeding from his rectum? He strained for two nights with this blockage! I’m going into the vet FIRST thing in the morning my question is do you think the bleeding is from the straining? He still hasn’t had a normal bowel movement? Thank you any answer helps

 

[Lady Kelly]

Is there no emergency vet you could get him too today? This sounds rather serious. Can you see the blockage or are you assuming it's there because he hasn't popped?

Usually a lack of poops indicates not enough food going in rather than a blockage. A blockage is usually when the lack of poops is accompanied by straining and pain.

 

[Wiebke]

I have a 28 month old male guinea pig who has been on antibiotics for light bleeding the vet said caused by a uti, problem now when my vets gone for the week end my Baxter started out of the blue having signs of a blockage? He stopped eating drinking so I fed him special food I had for critical care guinea pig plus water! even gave him a warm water enema, problem is now he’s bleeding from his rectum? He strained for two nights with this blockage! I’m going into the vet FIRST thing in the morning my question is do you think the bleeding is from the straining? He still hasn’t had a normal bowel movement? Thank you any answer helps

Hi!

Please have your boy seen as soon as you can!

It is very likely that a bladder stone has moved into the urethra that can potentially clock the urine flow. Please do NOT give him any enemas; if they are done too forcefully they can back up the urine into the kidneys with fatal results. Boars have got an awkward inglenook in their urethra where stones often fetch up.

Weigh him daily - what comes out at the far end represents what has gone in at the fron 1-2 days earlier. If the pain and discomfort is too great, a piggy will stop eating. Since over 80% percent of the food intake is hay, you cannot control this by eye.
It is vital that you step in with syringe feeding before the gut slows down and then closes down.

Here is the one stop link to our emergency care information and advice, including syringe feeding in an emergency: Emergency, Crisis and Bridging Care until a Vet Appointment

Fingers very firmly crossed!