[Gpdd] [Health] Guinea Pig with Problems

[Evelyn Baker]

Dear Fiona,

I am sorry to hear about your guinea pigs problems. Have you taken  
Chocolate to a vet? He should be checked out by one that specializes  
in exotic animals. (I know, no one thinks of them as exotic but that  
covers every animal that's not a cat or a dog).

If you can get access to Critical Care that would be the best thing  
to supplement Choclate's food. He should probaby be hand fed or  
supplemented with syringe feeding. Critical Care is a ground up  meal  
that is specially formulated for ill guinea pigs. You mix it with  
water and syringe feed.

If you don't have access to that, you can add water to pellets which  
will turn it into mush. Will Cholcate eat on his own? If he is you  
can soften the pellets or mix them with water to make a paste and  
roll into a ball. I have found guinea pigs will eat this own their  
own and enjoy it. Also give lots of fresh food like vegetables, if  
he'll eat that.

You could also taking out his hutchmate for some of his feeding time  
so that he can have time to eat it.

I hope this helps you.

Evelyn