  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 with 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!


***JAIME***
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