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Weird Poo?

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Jeniva

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Hey. My sow is 5 years old, a rescue and has previously been bred from (not by me). She lives with her daughter and theyre indoor piggies but get grass time.
This morn she wasnt eating, which is not like her at all. Her eyes were weepy and she looked lethargic.
I took her to a gpig vets, he took her temp, weight, checked her mouth etc and said he cant see anything wrong with her and i should just monitor her.
I got home and noticed she did a poo, and it has this weird white stringy mucus thing. I'm not sure if its a worm or what, it was tough to pull apart but just looks white all the way through. Any ideas?
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It sounds, and looks from the pic, that she's not been eating properly.

The weepy eyes can also be a sign of teeth problems and they are very common in piggies.

How thoroughly did the vet look at her mouth? As I would really think teeth issues preventing her from eating properly, or maybe pain from something else making her not want to eat.
Others on here far more knowledgeable than me but I have a chinchilla with severe teeth problems and have seen her pass similar mucousy stuff when very unwell in the past and not eating properly.
 
alpacasqueak said:
It sounds, and looks from the pic, that she's not been eating properly.

The weepy eyes can also be a sign of teeth problems and they are very common in piggies.

How thoroughly did the vet look at her mouth? As I would really think teeth issues preventing her from eating properly, or maybe pain from something else making her not want to eat.
Others on here far more knowledgeable than me but I have a chinchilla with severe teeth problems and have seen her pass similar mucousy stuff when very unwell in the past and not eating properly.
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He did look in her mouth, had to clear it because there was food in there.
She was eating and running around yesterday, its just today. Shes usually excited for morning veggies and gets stuck in but she looked at it then went back to laying down.
 
Would really recommend you start syringe feeding her though, especially if she's not been eating this morning. And getting in to see another vet.

If there was food in her mouth I'd think it's because she's having trouble chewing or swallowing.

There is some brilliant info on syringe feeding and good g pig vets on the forum x
 
@Jeniva You need to make sure that you are weighing her regularly. At the same time each day. Then you will be able to determine if she is losing weight.

Have you tried offering her the veg that she loves the most, to determine if she's definitely off her food?

Definitely step in with handfeeding. The mucus plug is a sign of digestive upset and happens when a pigs digestive transit has slowed.

Does she feel bloated. Your descriptions are very much like a bloated pig, lazy, not wanting to eat, generally lying around. If you're not sure how to tell if she has bloat feel her tummy. If it's feeling bigger and quite stretched then it could mean that she's bloated. If it is then you need to go to the vet. They can give you medication that will help reduce the gas and settle her stomach.

Let us know how she is, and please post if you need any more information,
 
A mucus plug, that's what it called! Sorry should have been a bit more clear! One of those mad days.

Def keep us updated x hope you and piggy ok x
 
Oops. Flipping phone.
I'm at work until 6 now so cant feed her until then :(
The vet did have a good feel of her belly.
Shes really fat and her belly is always huge anyway so not sure how easy it will be to see if shes bloated.
I will start the recovery food when i get home later. Still got a few hours :(
 
From what I've experienced with bloat you should be able to tell, it feels more like a pig balloon than the usual podgy piggyness.

And as @Jaycey said, laying around and not wanting to move, eat etc.

Sorry you're stuck at work, must be a v stressful day x
 
Jeniva said:
Hey. My sow is 5 years old, a rescue and has previously been bred from (not by me). She lives with her daughter and theyre indoor piggies but get grass time.
This morn she wasnt eating, which is not like her at all. Her eyes were weepy and she looked lethargic.
I took her to a gpig vets, he took her temp, weight, checked her mouth etc and said he cant see anything wrong with her and i should just monitor her.
I got home and noticed she did a poo, and it has this weird white stringy mucus thing. I'm not sure if its a worm or what, it was tough to pull apart but just looks white all the way through. Any ideas?
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Please have her seen by a vet as soon as you can today (emergency) and start syringe feeding and watering her asap!

Use dioralyte (UK)/pedialyte (US) in the water (according to instructions on the label) and mushed up pellets if you do not have any recovery formula at home. Prep the syringe tip according to our instructions so the fibre comes through. You can get both diarolyte and needle-free syringes from a pharmacy.
Complete Syringe Feeding Guide

The poo looks like your girl has not drunk or eaten for much the last 24 hours and her guts are in danger of slowing down and closing down. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY.

The recent heat wave/high humidity has been especially hard on any older/frail guinea pigs and can bring any underlying issues to the fore or tip the balance.
 
Wiebke said:
Please have her seen by a vet as soon as you can today (emergency) and start syringe feeding and watering her asap!

Use dioralyte (UK)/pedialyte (US) in the water (according to instructions on the label) and mushed up pellets if you do not have any recovery formula at home. Prep the syringe tip according to our instructions so the fibre comes through. You can get both diarolyte and needle-free syringes from a pharmacy.
Complete Syringe Feeding Guide

The poo looks like your girl has not drunk or eaten for much the last 24 hours and her guts are in danger of slowing down and closing down. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY.

The recent heat wave/high humidity has been especially hard on any older/frail guinea pigs and can bring any underlying issues to the fore or tip the balance.
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She saw a vet. I have recovery food. She does stand and move around.
 
She seems to be eating. I gave her some more veg and put her in the upstairs of their enclosure so shes alone. Put some pro biotics on her veg and shes eating away.
Ill syringe her some water as i dont think shes been drinking.
Perhaps the heat has been affecting her
 
alpacasqueak said:
Glad she's eating, hope she's feeling better. This heat's been horrible!
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This morning she was wheeking for veg and is tucking in. Shes been running up and down the ramp upstairs too. So she seems fine. Very odd. It wasnt too hot yesterday or the day before but perhaps the heat had a slow reaction time to her? Seems a mystery.
 
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