oshixx
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My guinea pig, Nano, is currently having some pooping problems.
She had a possible GI Stasis(not very severe) back in August, and I have been keeping an eye on her ever since. Usually when I suspect that she may not be pooping normally I will clean the bath tube and put her in it, wait a little and see how much she poops. I suspected this due to the increase in Nano's weight.
Usually she will produce at least 10 pieces of poops in less than 30 minutes or so, but when I did it today, she's only produced two pieces of poo, one larger one and one smaller one.
Diet:
She have been eating ok, had a little bit of bell pepper today, her normal pellets food, and timothy hay. I did give her some red leaf lettuce yesterday or the day before.
Medication:
She got about two to three small doses of baytril due to some dirt I found around her nose, and I thought she may have some light URI. I did give her some Benebac after the baytril, but I'm suspecting that the Baytril is the cause of the problem.
Urination:
When I put Nano in the bathtub to monitor her poops, she urinated twice, so I can confirm that she is urinating.
She is still active but is reacting a little differently when I interact with her, probably due to discomfort caused by this pooping issue.
When Nano showed similar symptoms back in August, the vet provided some metoclopramide which helped Nano within hours, I'm planning on getting some more metoclopramide for her as soon as the vet opens tomorrow morning.
She had a possible GI Stasis(not very severe) back in August, and I have been keeping an eye on her ever since. Usually when I suspect that she may not be pooping normally I will clean the bath tube and put her in it, wait a little and see how much she poops. I suspected this due to the increase in Nano's weight.
Usually she will produce at least 10 pieces of poops in less than 30 minutes or so, but when I did it today, she's only produced two pieces of poo, one larger one and one smaller one.
Diet:
She have been eating ok, had a little bit of bell pepper today, her normal pellets food, and timothy hay. I did give her some red leaf lettuce yesterday or the day before.
Medication:
She got about two to three small doses of baytril due to some dirt I found around her nose, and I thought she may have some light URI. I did give her some Benebac after the baytril, but I'm suspecting that the Baytril is the cause of the problem.
Urination:
When I put Nano in the bathtub to monitor her poops, she urinated twice, so I can confirm that she is urinating.
She is still active but is reacting a little differently when I interact with her, probably due to discomfort caused by this pooping issue.
When Nano showed similar symptoms back in August, the vet provided some metoclopramide which helped Nano within hours, I'm planning on getting some more metoclopramide for her as soon as the vet opens tomorrow morning.
