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I couldn't find a good youtube video teaching people how to syringe feed a sick guinea pig when the pig doesn't want to voluntarily suck the syringe...so I made a demonstration. PLEASE NOTE: THE ONE SITUATION WHERE A SICK GUINEA PIG COULD GET WORSE FROM FORCE FEEDING IS WHEN THEY HAVE INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION/TORSION. THIS IS WHY YOU MUST SEE A VET WITHIN ONE DAY OF YOUR PIG BEING SICK-TO RULE OUT OBSTRUCTION AND INSURE SYRINGE FORCE FEEDING IS SAFE. Also, when a pig stops eating that is a huge sign that something is wrong and needs to be addressed. Guinea pigs are herd animals that hide illness until the very late stages. By the time your pig begins to act sick, he/she is very sick. A visit to a guinea pig knowledgable vet is a must. In the hours leading up to that vet visit, syringe force feeding your sick guinea pig can save his/her life. If your guinea pig is having droppings, then you can be fairly certain they are not suffering from total gut obstruction and force feeding is safe and the smart thing to do until you get them to the vet. Within just hours of stopping eating, a guinea pig's liver begins to undergo metabolic changes that quickly worsen the animals health. This is why I stress- a guinea pig who stops eating must be force fed (with the caveat that intestinal obstruction is ruled out quickly) and must see a vet.

UPDATE:
Someone on a guinea pig forum who saw this commented there that I have not mentioned in the video to feed SLOWLY. This means slowly squoosh the food out of the syringe as opposed to shooting it out quickly (where it would shoot to the back of their throat and cause aspiration). Also feed slowly in terms of how much time you allow the pig to chew and clear his mouth of its contents before you add more. If you do not do it this way you put the pig at higher risk of aspiration (more commonly known as "something going down the wrong pipe", or breathing some of the food into the trachea.