[Gpdd] health- ill Guinea Pigs

[joan fagalde]

Hi Shelly.  What a great thing you did for this baby and his owner.
   
  You say you clipped his teeth.  Was this the front ones as usually the back ones are done under light anesthetic and can be a bigger problem than the front ones.  I'm surprised that at only 8 weeks he needed a trim.  Is he on good quality pellets, red and green lettuce and have unlimited timothy hay?  That should help his tooth problem as well as give him the vitamins and minerals he needs.
   
  Gator Aid is NOT a good thing for piggies.  It contains way too much sugar and minerals that can upset a piggies digestion.  A better choice would have been plain water flavored with a little Pedilite (sp?) syringed into him.  Has he been to a cavy savy vet to have his back legs and spine checked out to see why he can't move very well?  This is a very young piggy to be having these kinds of problems.  Is he by any chance a pet store purchase?  Your friend having read somewhere that Gator Aid is ok to give GP's just points out the fact that there is an awful lot of very bad information floating around and sometimes it can be confusing.
   
  Please recommend that your friend check out www.guinealynx.com and go to the diet and nutrition section.  There is very good advice from very knowledgeable people here and you don't have to register to read any of it.  Yes, some of these folks are in the vet field and do know what they're talking about.
   
  Hoping for the best for this little one and, again, it was kind of you to take an interest in this poor baby. 
   
  Joan, slave to The Lady Bug



       
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