Probiotics can only help. A half of a dropping (as fresh as possible) from a healthy guinea pig dissolved in a small amount of water and added to the food (or given by syringe) is reportedly the best way to re-inoculate the good bacteria and boost appetite. Other people feel the addition of ...
- Guinea pig probiotics are beneficial ... are usually given to guinea pigs who are ill or recovering from surgery. Probiotics are living organisms that promote good health and beneficial effects. They are found naturally in foods such as yogurt and kefir....
- Do you have any experience with ... culture yogurt? Click to expand... Hi and welcome! I would not recommend using human probiotics and definitely would not recommend to give yoghurt to lactose intolerant animals! If you have another healthy piggy that is not on medication, then properly made 'poo soup' (i.e. transfer of live healthy guinea pig gut ...
My little Flower is on antibiotics and will be on them for about 4 weeks (long story...aggressive infection). The vet recommended giving her a live culture to yogurt starting this week but Ive read the piggies shouldnt eat any dairy. I read about Bene-Bac and other powder probiotics for...
- Health wise, swapping out one of these for a soft drink (these also make a mean mocktail base), is a great swap. Please dont think that you can only get good bacteria from a can. Probiotics occur naturally in fermented foods like yogurt, pickles, kimchi, and sauerkraut.
- So, what would you suggest as a good probiotic? Where did you get it and how much/how often should it be given? ... No yogurt. You're right about the lactose intolerance. I use BeneBac, but I've heard other people use acidophilus that you can get from any health/drug store. A poop scoop from a healthy piggy is even better than acidophilus, though! ... I have a sick guinea ...
