Olive's gas problem
- ItsaZoo
- Supporter in 2023
Some fresh veggies are more gassy than others, like cucumbers and green peppers. Does she get all her veggies at one time, or just a few here and there throughout the day? I cut veggies and put them in a treat ball that my Guinean pig has to roll around. Then she eats slower and is walking which helps digestion.
- ItsaZoo
- Supporter in 2023
Sounds like the symptoms mine had when she was getting over the Baytril nastiness. Gut flora and digestion were wonky, things weren’t moving and she was eating droppings of both kinds. I was using Probios paste from the vet but it took about a week to get back to normal.
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- And got the T-shirt
I don't think shaped droppings are caused by lower water intake. Dry poops are generally crumbly. Poops with a tail on them indicate a gut disturbance, possibly bloat.
She's eating the fecal poops because she senses something isn't quite right. It's self medication.
And yes, especially cut back on any gas-producing veggies if she has signs of gas.
She's eating the fecal poops because she senses something isn't quite right. It's self medication.
And yes, especially cut back on any gas-producing veggies if she has signs of gas.
She was on probiotics for some time. I'm not entirely sure if it helped or not, because at that point she was really unwell and her droppings had dropped to almost zero. She was healthy within a week of that though.
What is the correct dosage for probiotics? And I give her tomatoes, cucumber and carrots. None of them are gas-producing, are they?
What is the correct dosage for probiotics? And I give her tomatoes, cucumber and carrots. None of them are gas-producing, are they?
- Sef
- I dissent.
Cucumbers could be. Actually, for any guinea pig with a sensitive gut, there can be trigger foods that might not be what you'd ordinarily think of as "gassy." We have a senior male who can only eat very small amounts of veggies at a time. After trial and error, I have found that the only veggies he can have (again, in very small amounts) are carrot, zucchini, Boston lettuce (tiny bit), green bean and red/orange/yellow bell peppers. If it's more than just a very small amount, he will have a painful gas/bloat episode. He's a low daily dose of Metoclopramide in an effort to keep his gut moving properly, and it seems to help somewhat.
How much of those veggies do you feed daily? Does she get unlimited hay?
How much of those veggies do you feed daily? Does she get unlimited hay?