Sick Guinea Pigs - When To Step In With Syringe Feeding?

[Sparky2016]

When a Guinea pig is ill does feeding them help once they stop themselves?

 

[gizzy]

only if you are sure there is an eating problem, an not just an off day !

 

[Sparky2016]

No got sick very quickly and stopped eating and the syringe thing I couldn't figure out but she didn't want it anyway

 

[gizzy]

Hi if you hang around l am sure Webka has a link to sringe feeding

 

[VickiA]

I have moved this to the health and illness section where you will get more replies @Sparky2016

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Complete Syringe Feeding Guide

Please read all threads in the caring for an ill guinea pig. If you are at all concerned please seek a vet review and opinion.

 

[Wiebke]

When a Guinea pig is ill does feeding them help once they stop themselves?

If a sick guinea pig stops eating and drinking, you need to switch to weighing daily at the same time instead of the normal weekly and to step in with syringe feeding and watering in order to keep the guts and therefore the guinea pig going.
A loss of about 50g/2 oz within a day shows that not enough food is going in; a loss of 100g/3 oz means that a guinea pig has not eaten or drunk at all in 24 hours and needs to be treated as an acute emergency. if your guinea pigs are still young, you need to see a vet sooner, as they don't yet have a fully working immune system.
Complete Syringe Feeding Guide
http://www.guinealynx.info/anorexia.html
First Aid Kit For Guinea Pigs

Please see a vet if there is a weight loss of 50g/2 oz and see a vet asap as an absolute emergency if the weight is 100g/3 oz in just a day or two. In the latter case your guinea pig is seriously ill.