squeakysmallpaws
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi All,
Ok repeat syndrome here, sick of hearing my own voice now. I was reading the thread on constipation and thought maybe you could advise me!
Quick sum up - my boys recently neutered - last Wednesday. Appetite reduced, stopped giving the baytril on Saturday.
All the problems, I believe are stress related from that op. I was concerned they weren't eating and they were squabbling and it seemed to be getting intense. Last night they were seperated permanently but in side by side c&c grids.
Floyd - is coming on leaps and bounds, he's grazing constantly, eating his pellets and munched all his veg tonight. He seems much more like his old self since having some peace from Manny's bullying.
Manny not so good.....I noticed the sound of a little squeal, went over to check and his poop is not normal. I can't say it's diarhoea (no idea how to spell) or constipation. It's soft and squidgy, i.e. stuck to the fleece. It's a sticky, sort of tacky texture (it's kinda like human poop!) not sure how else to describe! I wiped his bottom and a little came away on the tissue - that type of poop! There's been no normal poops this evening.
I called the vets but it was 9pm and emergency hours, they said to give probiotics.
I added 200ml to water and syringed 7.5ml. A couple of hours later I gave him just a tiny piece of Romaine (laced in probiotics) which he ate, and the rest of his water bottle is made up of the 200ml probiotic solution.
He's nibbled on some pellets and a bit of hay and has drunk a little of his water. Obviously, if I don't see normal poops tomorrow he will be straight down the vet. He's not eaten much though.
But is this type of soft poop diarhoea? Would he need a gut stimulant?
He's not made any little noises whilst passing a poop for about an hour now, so I'm hoping the probiotics are working.
Any advice? I have metacam from the weekend I could give now. Should I be syringe feeding? What should I be discussing with the vet?
Thanks
x
Ok repeat syndrome here, sick of hearing my own voice now. I was reading the thread on constipation and thought maybe you could advise me!
Quick sum up - my boys recently neutered - last Wednesday. Appetite reduced, stopped giving the baytril on Saturday.
All the problems, I believe are stress related from that op. I was concerned they weren't eating and they were squabbling and it seemed to be getting intense. Last night they were seperated permanently but in side by side c&c grids.
Floyd - is coming on leaps and bounds, he's grazing constantly, eating his pellets and munched all his veg tonight. He seems much more like his old self since having some peace from Manny's bullying.
Manny not so good.....I noticed the sound of a little squeal, went over to check and his poop is not normal. I can't say it's diarhoea (no idea how to spell) or constipation. It's soft and squidgy, i.e. stuck to the fleece. It's a sticky, sort of tacky texture (it's kinda like human poop!) not sure how else to describe! I wiped his bottom and a little came away on the tissue - that type of poop! There's been no normal poops this evening.
I called the vets but it was 9pm and emergency hours, they said to give probiotics.
I added 200ml to water and syringed 7.5ml. A couple of hours later I gave him just a tiny piece of Romaine (laced in probiotics) which he ate, and the rest of his water bottle is made up of the 200ml probiotic solution.
He's nibbled on some pellets and a bit of hay and has drunk a little of his water. Obviously, if I don't see normal poops tomorrow he will be straight down the vet. He's not eaten much though.
But is this type of soft poop diarhoea? Would he need a gut stimulant?
He's not made any little noises whilst passing a poop for about an hour now, so I'm hoping the probiotics are working.
Any advice? I have metacam from the weekend I could give now. Should I be syringe feeding? What should I be discussing with the vet?
Thanks
x
