Kim37040
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Cavy Slave
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So, I woke up this morning to find George with nearly a full bowl of food. Last night dinner was red leaf lettuce and bell pepper.
Looks like he ate some off the lettuce but none of the pepper.
This is not at all like George.
He has not been showing any physical signs of a URI. I have been working with him regarding sludge in his urine by modifying his diet some.
I did notice that there were not as many morning poos as I would have expected to find. In light of losing Charlie just 2 weeks ago - I am scared.
I did notice that his belly seemed a bit hard and he was bit heavier than when I weighed him yesterday.
So, I was thinking it could be bloat.
When I got home from church I took him out of his cage and wrapped him in a towel and put him in my bed with a vibrating massager under the covers. At first he did not seem to like it at all and I had to rub his back to keep him in position.
I have been putting him on the massager in intervals of 30 minutes off 20 minutes on. He seems to like it now and is snuggling up against it. I recently read that if it is bloat I shouldn't hand feed him. So, I have just been trying to get him to drink a little water. This is not something he does on a good day, so, it is struggle now especially. He is eating hay though.
I am taking him to the vet tomorrow. Guess we will be trying out the new vet I found.
In the meantime, any suggestions on what I can do would be greatly appreciated.
Also, is coconut water ok for guinea pigs? I was thinking I could mix a bit of it with water to see if I could get him to drink more.
Here are the ingredients:
Thanks in advance.
Looks like he ate some off the lettuce but none of the pepper.
This is not at all like George.
He has not been showing any physical signs of a URI. I have been working with him regarding sludge in his urine by modifying his diet some.
I did notice that there were not as many morning poos as I would have expected to find. In light of losing Charlie just 2 weeks ago - I am scared.
I did notice that his belly seemed a bit hard and he was bit heavier than when I weighed him yesterday.
So, I was thinking it could be bloat.
When I got home from church I took him out of his cage and wrapped him in a towel and put him in my bed with a vibrating massager under the covers. At first he did not seem to like it at all and I had to rub his back to keep him in position.
I have been putting him on the massager in intervals of 30 minutes off 20 minutes on. He seems to like it now and is snuggling up against it. I recently read that if it is bloat I shouldn't hand feed him. So, I have just been trying to get him to drink a little water. This is not something he does on a good day, so, it is struggle now especially. He is eating hay though.
I am taking him to the vet tomorrow. Guess we will be trying out the new vet I found.
In the meantime, any suggestions on what I can do would be greatly appreciated.
Also, is coconut water ok for guinea pigs? I was thinking I could mix a bit of it with water to see if I could get him to drink more.
Here are the ingredients:
| Nutrition Facts | |||||
| Serving Size 1 serving (11.2 fl. oz. / 330 mL) | |||||
| Amount Per Serving | |||||
| Calories from Fat 0 Calories 60 | |||||
| % Daily Values* | |||||
| Total Fat 0g | 0% | ||||
| Saturated Fat 0g | 0% | ||||
| Polyunsaturated Fat 0g | |||||
| Monounsaturated Fat 0g | |||||
| Trans Fat 0g | |||||
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% | ||||
| Sodium 20mg | 1% | ||||
| Potassium 650mg | |||||
| Total Carbohydrate 14g | 5% | ||||
| Dietary Fiber 0g | 0% | ||||
| Sugars 11g | |||||
| Other Carbohydrate 0g | |||||
| Protein 0g | |||||
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Thanks in advance.
I don't know about hand feeding. I know piggies need to eat, but if it isn't going through his system then that's probably a bad thing.
