How to Treat Guinea Pig BLOAT and GUT STASIS: Signs, Causes, Treatment and Prevention!

[@nancybal2706]

Thank you so much your an angel my guinea pig was sick from last 3 days and we thought it is over but i came through your video and it saved my piggie's life. I live in India and we don't have exotic animals doctor here but I searched online spoke to several doctors in USA but no help you have more information than us veteranians your video is a life saver God bless you and please keep making more videos my guinea-pig's name is Enzo and he is 1.5 years old and he is doing great thanks to you. Love you ♥️

[@SqueakDreams]

Thank you so much for commenting, I'm so glad the video helped you and sweet Enzo! I hope he has many many more years with you 🥰

[@Al0w1n]

did u find a vet? how's enzo?

[@sanjanasingh6764]

@nancybal2706 what medicines you have my Guinea pig is also having same issue

[@zdravokakosi146]

Hii what did you give your guinea pig? I have the excat same issue

[@AnneNicolesPigtopia]

Thank you for this. Thanks to you, my piggy went from so bloated she looked pregnant to her normal, skinny self, running around happily.

[@SqueakDreams]

So glad the video helped you!!!!

[@AnneNicolesPigtopia]

@@SqueakDreams I linked to your video in my vlog about it.

[@LittleKingdom3]

You reached 50K!! This is another super topic to talk about. ✨💕

[@nmlsnt]

Congratulations, Squeak Dreams!

[@annabelle.rose.slay.]

Congrats! Also great video!

[@SqueakDreams]

Thank you!!! OMG yes we did!!! 😃😃😃

[@TheRodentHouse]

Congrats! Yay Squeak Dreams!

[@beomgyungi]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!! My previous guinea pig passed away unfortunately most likely due to this and my current pig is now having the issues, im now going to buy most of the products to help her! I have hope now for Lulu and I hope she feels better the next day instead of worse.

[@zdravokakosi146]

Did she recover?

[@asthenolith]

This is very much needed info! We just rescued a girl today (who is actually from the same litter as two of our other girls) who had her bonded mate die and she's apparently been going downhill for weeks, although to me it seems like she wasn't well cared for to begin with. She is EXTREMELY emaciated (she's 11 months and around 360 grams at the moment) and has the smallest poops ever! For comparison, her sisters who we've had for about 8-9 months now are almost 1000 grams, I'm so incredibly appalled! We've had her less than 24 hours and have been supplementing with critical care, but she has eaten a little hay and pellets, lettuce, a cucumber slice, and some kale throughout the day. Poor baby had to get a bath so we could try to work some of her matted fur out, get her ears thoroughly cleaned, nails trimmed, and ointment put on her eyes and ears for a fungal infection. We may have to trim her teeth as well, but that is to be determined. We've named her Mira since it'll be a damn miracle if we can get her to full health. I hate sounding like a pessimist, but she looks like hell. The good news is that besides her eating, drinking a little water, and being decently active in the cage, I was able to hear her little digestive system working!! Sorry for such a long comment, I just have so many feelings for this little lovely girl and I really appreciate you and this video for giving me some hope that she'll make it ❤️

[@kikinoir]

Just got back from the vet and this is what my vet says is the most likely issue, this was super helpful

[@smorgan1552]

Thank you so much for this video! My guinea pig stopped eating this morning and her belly looked so rounded, like it was about to explode. I didn't have a massager so I just massaged her belly with my hands for over an hour. I gave her gripe water too. I also didn't have any guinea pig critical care food and ended up mashing some oxbow pellets and syringe feeding it to her. She's starting to eat hay on her own again! Thanks again. We are grateful ❤.

[@zdravokakosi146]

How long did it take for her to recover? I hsve the same problem and no egzotic vet, no money for food also cuase I live far away and shipping is very expensive

[@smorgan1552]

Mine started eating on her own roughly 2 hours later

[@itx_tashx6623]

@@zdravokakosi146why would you get a guinea pig if you can’t afford FOOD?

[@andrewatarantino]

Thank you so much. The info i found on your channel is much more useful than what vets tell me. You are amazing❤️

[@helenm6474]

This is really good, loved the diagram of the gut. I think critical care or similar is a real essential to have at home always, as you never have time to order it when they get ill as it happens so quick. A vibrating toothbrush is very handy to get things moving in bloat too. I have used infacol successfully, but might try gripe water next time.

[@blaablaa22]

I can't also stress enough about having the "right tools for the job" available, meaning the right kind of a syringe: an one millimeter syringe (and cut away the nozzle). It's a night and day difference. Not only is it easier to feed them generally (portioining etc:), but also it is easier to put the food into right location, so they won't spill it out. I would say to ANYONE owning a guinea pig that they should always have 1) critical care mixture 2) the right kind of a syringe 3) infacol or similar at hand, because as you said: there's not much time, if the need comes.

[@cloebella2913]

You have been more useful than my vet , all they gave me was oxbow critical care

[@lizmiles4727]

Thanks for another great informational video! We will definitely be getting some critical care and syringe to have on hand in case. I’m happy to hear Pedro and Lyra are feeling better! Also congratulations on reaching 50K!!

[@SqueakDreams]

Thanks so much! Yes it's a really good idea to have some on hand should you need it :) and 50K is crazy don't know how it happened!!

[@dangnguyen7223]

@@SqueakDreams Please update to remove the recommendation for using gripe water. After consulting a very experienced rescue they said infacol is best used to treat as the active ingredient needs to contain smithecone. Gripewater doesn't contain this and is basically useless. People might think it's helping only to find their guinea pigs getting worse and dying suddenly. Do your own research and consult experienced exotic vets yourself and they will let you know. Thanks very much

[@SqueakDreams]

@@dangnguyen7223 My research for this video included much reading of several forums and asking one of the top guinea pig specialist vets in the UK. As explained in the video, there has been a move away from simethicone due to the way it works grouping gas bubbles together, which could be a danger in some cases. However, opinions differ still, and as stated in the video, people should only use either if they are sure they want to do so and if they have any doubts they should consult an experienced vet. I believe gripe water helped when experiencing bloat in my own guinea pigs, just like others say infacol has. However, neither product is designed for guinea pigs, neither has any official research published on its effects in guinea pigs, and as such there is no evidence to say either can work as effectively as prescription gut stimulants from the vet and tummy massages.

[@dangnguyen7223]

@@SqueakDreams According to cavy central guinea pig rescue in Sydney with over 30 years experience, which i volunteer at, said infacol has proven to be effective and gripe water does nothing (especially gripe water can differ in ingredients from brand to brand or if made by the chemist). In the video you have placed gripewater (herbal remedy) over infacol (a proven medicine) which shouldn't be the case. There is no evidence for the description of bubbles formation breaking or grouping depending on the product -it is a myth. I hope you can edit the video to rectify this for guinea pigs' sake around the world. Thankyou

[@ascn1549]

I just wanted to say how much I appreciate you for making videos and educating me and everyone about everything along with guinea pigs!

[@annaloveless4107]

I have never heard of gut stasis before. I had heard of certain vegetables causing bloat. Thank you for great information. Like your videos and your guinea pigs. I have 2 males.

[@SqueakDreams]

Thank you Anna, I have only just learnt about it in more detail myself 🌻😃

[@courtneyoo]

my piggie stopped eating and being active and I fot super concerned :( I took him to the vet and they told me this is what he had and exactly how they’ve been caring for him. this made me feel a lot better 🥺 thanks this was super helpful!!

[@jasongao2766]

I’ve been syringe feeding mine until recently he stopped eating from it. When he does he starts throwing it up n choking. I took him to the vet got a X-ray and medicine. I think mine is about to die;-;

[@Al0w1n]

@@jasongao2766 did he make it?

[@jasongao2766]

@@Al0w1n he died.

[@Al0w1n]

@@jasongao2766 oh I'm so sorry for your loss.

[@jdstewart9689]

great and through video..we went to your page on amazon ..ordered all these items...sadly on thursday our 3 mo old girl died she had pneumonia and gut stasis..we are hoping our other guineas are well and will continue watching your videos..

[@lelfah]

This is a FANTASTIC vid!!! Lyra and Pedro are fantastic models, thanks guys!!!! I wonder, do you have any vids in mind for bladder stones 🤔 I guess not if your babies haven't had this horrific issue. Really appreciate everything you do for the piggys and their parents ❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻

[@SqueakDreams]

Thank you! They are aren't they, they both did so well with the syringe food even though they didn't want it! I have an older video on UTIs but not bladder stones yet, you're right I've been fortunate not to have to deal directly with them!

[@lelfah]

@@SqueakDreams I really like your buritto technique plus they look so adorable all snuggled up in a blanket 😍 I mulch up oxbow urinary tablets with water and syringe feed my boys every day, they go wild for it. Again, thanks for the vid, loved the diagram!! Great facts learned from you again xxxx

[@amye1642]

The vibration idea helped my piggy pass gas 🙏🙏🙏

[@TheRodentHouse]

Yay I always need to learn about new health issues!

[@SqueakDreams]

Thank you glad you enjoyed! 😃

[@jemma3459]

Thanks Sarah- such a helpful video! I bought some Infacol after watching one of your older videos but hadn’t needed it and won’t use it now after what you just said. I will get some Gripe Water instead for when we might need it! We have Critical Care from when Dash was poorly but will get some probiotics too. Last year I moved our piggies to a vets practice with several Exotic specialist vets there and although it’s further away and more expensive it’s really worth it. Our local vets are great for our other animals ( a cat and a dog) but they just didn’t have the expertise I was looking for for the piggies. Very glad I made the swap. Great piggy diagram too 😊 xx

[@heathercovington3945]

I haven't personally dealt with this as of yet thankfully but I feel so much better after watching this video and am working on building a first aid kit for my piggies. I didn't even think about probiotics. Thank you for another awesome video

[@godsbane71]

Thank you so much for this video..theres not alot of Guinea pig vets in my area and mine got gas so bad he stopped eating , drinking, pooping was in pain and no vets could see him thanks to new years and all exotic were on vaction for 5 days...i got a urgant care vet but they didn't really do guinea pigs but she tried and gave me thier version of crit care..and he is better..i didn't know i had to make him drink as well..i ordered pretty much everything you showed..sadly american version ..but this was wonderful..i hope he gets better

[@SqueakDreams]

If you are researching guinea pig health you might want to check out my Health Check and Health Guide video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4umpnl-nbucaKs And for more on what to do when your guinea pig is sick check out this video when Pedro was ill: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGXTd5qKit2Vma8 Thank you for watching! x

[@Amhranai1]

Very informative, thanks Sarah!

[@SqueakDreams]

No problem, glad you enjoyed! 🤗

[@southyorkshirepantherwatch8406]

May I just say thank you so much my little girl is autistic and we have only had Guinea pigs for 3 months and her favourite one stopped eating and drinking and was hardly moving your advice on this video saved his life and he is back to how he was I can never thank you enough thank you so so much

[@thinkaboutit6772]

Excellent video! Thank you! I went directly to the Amazon order list and filled up the cart.

[@jackiehill6557]

Very informative video. I have so much to learn about guinea pigs before I get some. Congratulations on the 50k well deserved !!

[@BuckeyeCrab]

SO extremely helpful! You rock!!! ❤

[@Kelari313]

Definetly a good first aid video 👍🏿

[@singwisevocals]

Wonderful video!!! Thank you.

[@xandermin]

This was such a well-done & informative video!

[@SqueakDreams]

Thank you! 😊

[@nicoleostrowski.creator]

My piggy died in my arms last night, and I am wondering if this is what he was dealing with. He and his cage mate were neutered 6 days ago. He was doing fine for a few days. 2 days ago we noticed he was not drinking much and poos were smaller. Took him to the vet yesterday morning. They prescribed critical care and gave him a syringe of water under his skin. They didn't seem alarmed, nor did they communicate to me how serious it was. We kept syringe feeding him and giving him water yesterday. But, it was too late, apparently. My heart is broken. We have only had him for 4 months. Now his cage mate is alone. They were fighting a lot, and the vet said neuters would help them get along better. The whole reason for the neuters was so they could finally get along and not be so lonely. And now one is totally alone. And I am devastated. I hope this video can help me with my current and future pigs. xoxo

[@littlestars1160]

Great video, not many talk about this but it’s so important as it can kill a Guinea pig quickly

[@gennicejalcendor396]

Thank you squeak Dreams for sharing your knowledge about the piggies!!

[@SqueakDreams]

Awh thank you so much! 🌻😀

[@CocoAndOreosAdventures]

Congratulations on 50k!

[@SqueakDreams]

Thank you so much!!! 😃

[@erikasamis1706]

Love you! Thank you for your educational and helpful videos!!!!

[@burrowsgod]

Great video..I may have put this before,but if you are gonna pick the pigs fresh grass make sure it's not sharp grass as it can really hurt the bums when pooping..and they can really struggle.x

[@SqueakDreams]

I've never experienced that but good tip!!

[@burrowsgod]

@@SqueakDreams when I had my piggies for 10 years..they were little bosses..I noticed if I tested the grass and it was smooth and not spiky they had much better poops.x

[@purplegolden9056]

I’m going to get a guinea pigs today!

[@Dez47]

Happy 50k

[@Thatskywitch]

This was super helpful!

[@alisongreen431]

Hi Sarah, please could you tell me the make, etc. of the little vibrator you recommend for helping piggies pass gas. Thank you so much. 😁

[@jonathanj7498]

Think my guinea pig suffered this lately but cant tell for sure. She stopped eating. started drooling, would move her whole body as if trying to vomit. I called my vet right away but they were closed. Her nose also got watery. Her ears also started to turn purple/black. While i did give her critical care im not sure she even swallowed it. some of it fell out her mouth. I had no probiotics, i didnt even know what that was. she had been on antibiotics for almost 2 months before she started this drooling. I sometimes wonder if the bactrim (for UTI she had) did not kill off the bad bacteria along with the good bacteria and her system just became defenseless. While on bactrim she would stand still sometimes for long periods of time and poop. Never did find out what caused this.

[@Justkin05]

I lost my guinea pig the next day I got her because of bloating. I wish I would've seen this video before.

[@cynthiaporta7420]

Very interesting and helpful video. I knew about some of the things mentioned but I learned a lot of things that I didn't know. I just ordered a massager for my girls emergency kit, just in case. Again, Thank you for the info.

[@SqueakDreams]

Thank you Cynthia glad you found it useful! :)

[@ndavies5968]

Massaging really does help loads

[@yang_bane2607]

Hi! Your video is very helpful, but I have a problem: my guinea pig doesn’t drink water. She hasn't drunk a drop of water in 4 years that I've been keeping her, fresh vegetables are her only source of water, how can I take them away and help her but still providing her hydration?

[@AmyLKaser]

Off topic here but do you have a video tutorial on your eye makeup? 😊

[@gloriajackson759]

Great video and very informative. When my girls had a upset gut. They stop eating and drinking then they get Pica and that is very stressful😫

[@tylerl4472]

I legit had my annual checkup last week and now broth pigs are peeing red and my male looks/feels bloated but then he is also having perfect shaped poops, slightly liquidy, and straight up diarrhea all wishing a few hours. I’m calling the vet in the morning but idk what to say because they will just tell me to bring them in for an exam but I just spent 200 on an exam 6 days ago and they were both perfectly healthy. I think my guinea pigs want me to go broke and always be in a state or worry.

[@rebecasparaco7127]

Hello. I added some of my pigs healthy poo to my sick pigs critical care… how long is the mix good for with the poop in it? Since we didn’t finish it? Thanks! ❤

[@deniseyavas]

awesome video, thank you!

[@lilykennedy7475]

How do I stop my little guinea pigs from running out of the cage door into my back yard?

[@JP5466]

Great content here... thanks!

[@adventuresofdouglasandwall1553]

Thank you! extremely helpful video ❤️

[@SqueakDreams]

You're welcome glad you found it useful! ☺

[@pickleberryillustration3088]

Yay thanks for doing this x

[@SqueakDreams]

You're welcome! 😃

[@chrisrichards1500]

Thank you very much learned alot ❤

[@tklwnotw1635]

“It was silent but deadly”😂😂😂

[@nicolemiller7022]

You are really smart and between your videos on bloat and skinny pig on poop soup I'm hoping my Luna makes it. I checked her gums etc she's on and off.

[@mariahriah789]

How many days do they have to take critical care ?

[@sdrvr]

Hi! My Guinea pig started to do some weird movements, I don’t know exactly how to explain it, but I research and I think it is gut stasis. She started doing it after eating one piece of escarole at night, I thought the problem was that she was eating fast, she always eat fast the fresh vegetables, so I stop giving it at night and gave fresh food only at midday. But today, at night I saw she doing it again, after eating hay, and now I’m worried. She is eating totally fine, she doesn’t eat fast when eating hay/pellets, just fresh veggies, she drinks lots of water and is popping/peeing normally too. The poop size and texture is normal, also the urine. I’m gonna take her to the vet next week because it’s in another city, but please, could you help me? The movements that she does is like a contraction in the stomach, as if she was trying to poop but the poop doesn’t come off, she also does a weird low sound, it lasts a few seconds and then she is totally normal, as if nothing happened. Today after it happened soon after she started eating her own poop, and came back to eat hay. Her diet is: there’s always lots of hay, one tablespoon of pellets for Guinea pig at 10-11am, then at 12:30/1pm fresh veggies (1 piece of escarole, 2/3 small pieces of Chayote and 2/3 small pieces of eggplant, sometimes I switch the chayote for cucumber) and at night one more tablespoon of pellets for Guinea pig.

[@vartikamathur2898]

How much time does it take for a guinea pig to recover completely and start eating normally after gut stasis?

[@francislejano5556]

Can I keep only one guinea pig?

[@SpectrumMommyAmylee]

I have tried many types of pellets for my piggies but they NEVER eat them. I usually give them timothy hay and alpha hay along with various fresh veggies but I always worry that they wont eat the pellets. Are they really that important?

[@lisanjake]

They aren’t essential, but provide them with extra vitamin C so if you give them a good amount of hay / grass and veg they should be okay. Alfalfa hay isn’t good for adult piggies fyi

[@ndavies5968]

@@lisanjake enough vit c can be achieved with just the right veg and fresh grass . I worry about lack of vitamin d without pellets . ( For indoor pigs that is )

[@rtarmaster]

Wow really helped

[@cloudyvs7214]

how do I use gripe water? Do I js add it into my guinea’s water??

[@Stef-Records]

My guinea pig stopped eating after surgery on an abcess, i thought it was normal and that he would start eating again the next day, but it was to late ...😢😢😢😢

[@lisanjake]

You really know you stuff when it comes to guinea pigs! Very useful as my girl Winnie has had dental issues recently and has a mild form of bloat. Her poops are still smaller than usual but she’s eating lots of hay etc. her tummy feels a bit hard and she doesn’t like me touching it much. I’m giving fibreplex daily, she’s been on it for about 3 weeks or so now since stopping the antibiotics. Though she’s eating her own poops so that’s a good sign right? X

[@ndavies5968]

How long did the bloat take to go down completely ? My sow has bloat now and is on all the right meds but it's been 3 days now and she still feels gassy , but has started to eat for herself a little bit . I'm having to do alot of syringe feeding still though

[@lisanjake]

@@ndavies5968 she still has is unfortunately, she’s had it about 4-6 weeks now since coming off some strong antibiotics. At least that’s what i think caused it. Trying a different medication now :(

[@ndavies5968]

@@lisanjake hope you can get rid of the bloat . This is the worst bout of it I've had to deal with so far . Thanks the the reply 😊

[@alyssaturk8206]

I need HELP! My guinea piggy is 7 years old. He hasn't pooped for about 24 hours and he hasn't peed for 15 hours. He is not eating nor drinking. He is not himself. He is just laying there for 3 days now. I don't have any good vets that will care for him.

[@Marcusthmusic]

The cabbage family 🙂😍

[@avaggdu1]

Would you recommend activated charcoal or a crushed Rennie Rap-Eze tablet dissolved in water and syringe-fed to reduce gas build-up and bloat (as an interim home-remedy until you can get to a vet)?

[@SqueakDreams]

I haven't used these, I would do a lot of reading on forums to get an idea of how much they are really recommended and how much to give. Only give one of the two I think if you do decide. However - in my experience the best thing you can do before getting proper gut stimulant from the vet is tummy rubs and using a massager if you have one, plus syringe feeding (no fresh veg) if your piggie is not wanting to eat. Best of luck

[@avaggdu1]

@@SqueakDreams Thanks. The thing with activated charcoal and chalky tablets is that they neutralise the gas in the gut rather than encouraging the mobility through the gut. It would seem to help alleviate pain while other remedies get the digestive flow back to normal. I'm just trying to be as prepared as I can be as I won't be getting any piggies til Spring, so I'm researching everything I possibly can. I've had guinea pigs before, a long time ago (10+ years) and didn't really know anything. I cringe looking back so I'm determined to do it right this time!

[@AdityaSingh-dp4ql]

Hey please help my piggy is dying he is not eating and making hiccups like sound and he is not able to sit or walk. I take him to vet he gave him a syringe 💉 I live in India we don't have proper vets over here he is diagnosed with bloat(gas) problem we don't have anything to save him please tell me something before it's too late. ASAP

[@AdityaSingh-dp4ql]

My Guinea pig died😢 I request god to make him a happy soul next time in a unique form.

[@cloebella2913]

My guinea pig has lost a lot of weight she’s currently 590g and is being fed critical care but hasn’t picked up I have given her some of one of my healthy pigs poops but she’s lost a lot of weight since , she is pooping diarrhoea at times or wet pellets any ideas thank you

[@mweru1900]

How is she doing now? Hope better. Thanks

[@halftubervlogs4285]

Rabbit ka pop de sakte hai

[@bethanywalden1742]

My piggy isnt swallowing the water im trying to feed him through the syringe, his mouth isnt moving its just sitting in his mouth 😔

[@praveensharma-eh4er]

Am from India ... please suggest me some medicine for a guinea pigs ...

[@samaelkhereiji2612]

How do your use the rabbit probiotic for gunieapigs?

[@Drippy_santa]

How do I help them I'm crying rn

[@williamkennedy3837]

Micky (gueany pig) liked to chew on cardboard, I thought he liked to make noise. He stopped eating and pooping and now he's gone. He was an agressive tough guy, my son said bury him in a box with salt, because of his salty personality.

[@lexi9124]

It helped thks

[@tylerl4472]

What are the chances both of my guinea pigs would have bloat at the same time??

[@elninjariki3375]

Today I went to my Guinea pig cage and he had what it looked like he’s intestine out I took him out of the cage and looked to see if I could help sadly they came out trough a small hole and I was not able to help him the vet it’s closed bc it’s late so I just have to wait

[@sistergabrielfassl8132]

I wish I had known all this before my piggie had this situation. He ended up having being put to sleep and the vet said there was nothing they could do. Makes me wonder if more could have been done for him.

[@zdravokakosi146]

I have the same issue. Any egzotic vet I go to in my country dosent care about guinea pigs. He said he dosent know whats up with my pig, but now that I saw this video Im sure my piggy has GI statis. My egzotic vet also has only two antibiotics, both NOT for GI statis.

[@0ogaB00ga]

4:43 is what I need where can I get one?

[@halftubervlogs4285]

Only one Guinea pig but I have rabbit pop give that my Guinea pig

[@eviek6672]

My Guinea pig is skinny and I feed him the same as the other Guinea pig he make a weird sound when he poops and he eats hay but not really his pebbles

[@eviek6672]

Is he sick

[@guineapigstv1770]

Its cute

[@ashleylee8507]

My guinea has diarrhea. I believe its was due to too many tomatoes but should i give her anything special to help like yogurt. Shes drinking plenty of water and hasnt lost her appetite.

[@SqueakDreams]

Please don't give yogurt or other dairy, use the probiotics suggested in the video, these may help. Do not feed any more fresh vegetables until her poops have returned to normal. Its important to make sure she is eating lots of good quality hay, you also might find she goes off her food soon if she's only just started with the diarrhea. So have some critical care on hand to feed if she doesn't want to eat by herself. If she feels bloated, follow the tips like massaging her tummy 😊 get well soon lil piggie 💗

[@ashleylee8507]

@@SqueakDreams Thank you so much! Ive stopped giving her anything extra only timothy hay and pellets. She does have a vet appt on Wednesday if she still has it. Im hoping its just the tomatoes that did it.

[@ashleylee8507]

@@SqueakDreams her normal diet consists of dandelion leaves, timothy hay and pellets

[@alliebenner3856]

So if you hear noises in Guinea pigs stomach it could be gut stasis?

[@SqueakDreams]

Noises are normal :) If you suspect bloat and/or gut stasis, a possible sign could be NOT hearing normal digestive noises from the gut.

[@guineapigsue7785]

Yay poop soup, I have done this it works

[@SqueakDreams]

I have read many good things about it and pleased it hear it worked for you! 😃🤗

[@mweru1900]

Thanks. Will try it on our pig.

[@DanCycles]

Just to be sure, you give 0.3 ml or 1.3 ml of gripe water

[@SqueakDreams]

I gave 0.3 ml :)

[@DanCycles]

@@SqueakDreams thank you

[@xixiloves]

My Guinea pig has a fat belly but it’s only one one side? And when you pick her up you can tell the big belly thing hurts her..I’m really worried, does anyone know what this is? And how i can help it?

[@SqueakDreams]

This could be bloat, it could be a mass or enlarged ovarian cyst. You need to have her seen by a guinea pig vet - best of luck 🌻

[@xixiloves]

@@SqueakDreams oh nooo😢well defo have her be seen by a vet as soon as possible!! Thank you so much for telling me🥰

[@ndavies5968]

How about liquid bloat ? One of my pigs sounds likes he full of liquid , you can hear it sloshing about in his back end . He's seen my vet and is on all the gut simulent meds and pain killer . He's acting normal now and grazing as normal . Just worried about this liquid

[@CupcaKeSwurL]

Hi, did you ever get any answers to this question? I am experiencing this right now with mine, he was given a gif stimulant and pain meds but I hear liquid sloshing around as well when he moves.

[@ndavies5968]

@@CupcaKeSwurL I didn't get answers , but it went away one its own after a week of gut stimulant . I also took my boy off veg for a week and syringe fed lots of pro biotic . I used pro c and then a recovery food aswell called critical care . You can buy it from most vets without a consultation fee .

[@ndavies5968]

@@CupcaKeSwurL it's s ary because it can be liquid retention from heart failure progressing . But I can also be liquid from gas bloat causing it aswell apparently . Let me know how your pig gets on . Is he still eating ? My boy was still eating after he started gut stimulants. Which ones have you been given ?

[@CupcaKeSwurL]

@@ndavies5968 we took him to the emergency vet and they checked everything- vitals were all good, it was just that he had a gas bubble in his stomach as seen on x-rays. But I still hear that liquid sound… he’s only been on meds a few hours so hoping things will change!! He has not been eating or drinking, we have been syringe feeding critical care and water. He is pooping so no blockage.

[@CupcaKeSwurL]

Also, he is on mylicon simethicone drops to reduce gas, cisapride as a motility agent, and meloxidyl for pain

[@mauras0]

My piggie is not eating or drinking and having diahrrea i dont know what to do, can anyone help 😥

[@SqueakDreams]

Vets for subq fluids, and all the advice in the video, you must get food into him or her ASAP to avoid complete gut stasis.

[@mauras0]

@@SqueakDreams i think we'll loose him. He's gotten skinny. Lost like 100 grams. I think he has problems with his teeth. He doesn't eat or drink. Its sad but we have to accept it. Although we feed him with a surringe, he still tries to spit out the food/water. :(

[@SqueakDreams]

@@mauras0 If its teeth then its gut stasis (he just hasn't been eating enough and system has slowed down making him poorly). So don't give up, carry on feeding, they can't spit it out if its put far enough in, to the 0.2 or 0.3 ml line on a 1 ml syringe. You also need a vet. Subq fluids can make the world of difference. Equally the vet can help him pass without suffering, so please take him to one.

[@mauras0]

@@SqueakDreams we signed him in to the vet. We will be going next wednesday. If he survives till then. :(

[@annabelle.rose.slay.]

Yah I’m first!!!

[@dangnguyen7223]

@Squeak Dreams Please update to remove the recommendation for using gripe water. After consulting a very experienced rescue they said infacol is best used to treat as the active ingredient needs to contain smithecone. Gripewater doesn't contain this and is basically useless. People might think it's helping only to find their guinea pigs getting worse and dying suddenly. Do your own research and consult experienced exotic vets yourself and they will let you know. Thanks very much

[@sambur6480]

Is this the bad stuff - Simethicone

[@SqueakDreams]

This is the ingredient in Infacol which I mention in the video, personally I wouldn't try it but other people do. The best medications are those the vet can gave and you can ask them for their opinion on Simethicone. I think the vibration and tummy massage works wonders for gas build up!

[@sambur6480]

@@SqueakDreams Thank you

[@sambur6480]

@@SqueakDreams How long should I leave her on a vibrating pillow for ?

[@ninolover6286]

But grass is just fresh HAY. Your piggies should be eating grass everyday not just as a treat. Wild guinea pigs don't have someone to cut up veggies for them.

[@SqueakDreams]

In seasonal countries grass is not available all year, and can cause digestive upset if guinea pigs are not used to it (in spring for example after a winter of no grass). Also it is not readily available for a lot of people who don't have gardens and aren't sure where to pick grass that is clean and free from herbicides, dog urine, etc. I agree grass is not a treat as long as a guinea pig is well accustomed to it in their diet. I would not advise giving fresh grass to a piggie who is already suffering bloat and who isn't used to eating grass on a regular basis. In this case, hay should be their main source of fibre and hay is what we should encourage them to eat when they are experiencing bloat or gut stasis.

[@ninolover6286]

@@SqueakDreams I live in Australia and we have grass all year round, we probably have to much HAHA. I started my pigs on grass when they were 3 weeks old and they have it every day even when its raining and they font go out, I to am that crazy lady out in the rain with my scissors..

[@tecneon]

Grass is an excellent source of vitamin C too ❤ when there isn't any grass here I usually give them Wheat grass from the grocery store to them and they go crazy for it

[@MrTennisman42282]

NOT TRUE !!! my piggie has oddly shaped poop all the time and doesnt always eat in large ammounts and she had a clean bill of health at her last check up which was last week. im sorry but you need to recheck your facts

[@SqueakDreams]

Oddly shaped poop, especially when soft, is one of the symptoms of bloat. It may also be caused by other dietary reasons. However it is still not normal, so I would check your piggie is getting enough fibre and has access to fresh good quality hay 24/7. You could try reducing the amount of fresh veggies and see if this helps.