[Gpdd] [HEALTH] Snuggles' health issues

[sherry bevins]

Dear friend,

Please, if you haven't already taken Snuggles to the vet for his 
weakness/paralysis symptoms, I urge you to do so. These are some of the same 
symptoms that I noticed in two of my older boars earlier this year, and both 
passed away rather quickly. One of them lasted only overnight from the onset 
of his symptoms...he became weak and cool to the touch and abruptly stopped 
eating and drinking. The other lasted for about one week, and I believe that 
he had a stroke, because one side of his body was considerably weaker than 
the other, and his body seemed arched toward one side. He also stopped 
eating and drinking, and I spent that one sad week syringe feeding him 
Critical Care and water. From what I have read, guinea pigs can have heart 
attacks and strokes, just as humans do. For his allergies, have you tried 
using towels instead of wood shavings or paper based beddings? This is what 
I do for my piggies, and it has helped them. Cocoa was having a terrible 
time with itching and was losing her hair, as well as wheezing. Changing her 
bedding has made a big difference for her. It sounds as though you are doing 
all the right things as far as diet...I would be cautious about letting him 
eat too much of the tissue paper, though. I hope some of these suggestions 
will be helpful. Give Snuggles a big hug for us, and we will be sending 
healing thoughts his way.

With love and best wishes,
Sherry and the Piggie Pals
www.piggiepals4u.blinkz.com
Wimpy's story is on the website, if you would like to check it out. He is 
one of the piggies that passed away earlier this year.