[Gpdd] HEALTH- Albert

[Angela MacLellan]

. <<Also the vet said if he eats well on his own that I can wean him off the 
Critical Care. But if I do that, how is he going to gain any extra weight? 
Is there something I can give him to help him put weight back on? Also, does 
anyone elses piggie's bellies ever make noise?>>

My piggy's belly rumbles!

I have been syringe feeding my pig CC four times a day for 5 weeks, he is 
not at all interested in eating his
pellets. He will pick up and eat small pieces of cucumber, parsley and 
cabbage

He is very slowly gaining weight 1 to 2g a day.  How can I get him to eat a 
"normal" diet again?

I have put a small amount of his dried food in his bowl but he leaves it. He 
was having trouble with
his teeth but now is about to chew but will not touch his dried food

Any ideas please?

Angela

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jaime" <rzm.2 at juno.com>
To: <Gpdd at gpdd.org>
Cc: <rzm.2 at juno.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 12:34 AM
Subject: [Gpdd] HEALTH- Albert


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>  Well, Albert & I have alot of questions & we hope all the piggie experts 
> on here can shed some light on things for us. 1st of all, he is eating & 
> drinking fairly well on his own. Gained 2 oz. last week, but hasn't gained 
> (or lost) anymore. In the evenings when I have him out for floor time he 
> has been having a tiny bit of sludge in his pee. It's weird though, 
> because it comes out like right as he starts to pee & is only a spot about 
> the size of a dime, & then the rest of his pee is clear. I called the vet 
> & he said to put him on the Polycitra again & if it's still there in 10 
> days to call him again. So, I have him on the Poly-K again & increased his 
> shilintong to everyday. Could the x-tra pellets be causing the sludge? 
> We've been giving him more pellets under instruction of the vet to help 
> him gain wight. Also I've been giving him a small piece of lettuce 
> everyday with his acidophilus & shilintong spread on it. Normally I would 
> only give him lettuce every other day, but wit
> h the increased shilintong I am giving it to him everyday because that's 
> how I get him to take the shilintong is by making a little lettuce burrito 
> with shil. inside & roll it up. I wasn't giving him his Critter Berry 
> everyday either & since that has the supposed " stone breaker & cranberry" 
> in it I thought maybe that could be causing the sludge. Does the Poly-K 
> have any bad side effects?  I didn't know it could be used as a 
> preventative, but that's what it seems like the vet is doing.I don't want 
> anything to take away his appetite. Also the vet said if he eats well on 
> his own that I can wean him off the Critical Care. But if I do that, how 
> is he going to gain any extra weight? Is there something I can give him to 
> help him put weight back on? Also, does anyone elses piggie's bellies ever 
> make noise? It's not a loud noise, but sometimes when I'm holding him I 
> hear noises in his stomach. I've been giving him Simethicone once a day 
> because he seemed uncomfortable & puffy to me.
>  It seems to have helped. Sorry so many questions, but you guys have much 
> more experience with all this & I figure someone else may have been 
> through some of this with their piggie too. Oh, yeah 1 other thing, if the 
> sludge is coming out, is that like maybe a good thing because then that 
> means the crystal are breaking up & not forming a stone? Or is the sludge 
> a sign that a stone is forming? Ok, now I really think that was the last 
> question....for now anyway! Thanks!
>
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