Candy - weightloss
The following is from this site about diseases of guinea pigs. Bold added by me.
http://netvet.wustl.edu/species/guinea/gpigs.txt
Clinical signs of ketosis include anorexia, adipsia, weight loss of 12-18% within
96 hours, hypoglycemia, lipemia, ketonemia, ketonuria, urine pH 5-6 (normal is 9),
clonic spasms of voluntary muscles, coma, and death (in 4-5 days unless interrupted
by parturition).
http://netvet.wustl.edu/species/guinea/gpigs.txt
Clinical signs of ketosis include anorexia, adipsia, weight loss of 12-18% within
96 hours, hypoglycemia, lipemia, ketonemia, ketonuria, urine pH 5-6 (normal is 9),
clonic spasms of voluntary muscles, coma, and death (in 4-5 days unless interrupted
by parturition).
I can tell you the university that published that paper (16 years ago) is attached to a major research hospital for humans but has no veterinary program. Maybe it's in one of Josephine's books.
Edit: I wonder if it was written by a pathology student? PAT 707 looks like a course number for a graduate level class. Also "winter quarter" is mentioned. Said university hasn't been on the quarter system in ages.
Edit2: Please note I do not mean to imply that old=bad because there are many old references that are far superior to those currently in print.
Edit: I wonder if it was written by a pathology student? PAT 707 looks like a course number for a graduate level class. Also "winter quarter" is mentioned. Said university hasn't been on the quarter system in ages.
Edit2: Please note I do not mean to imply that old=bad because there are many old references that are far superior to those currently in print.
Last edited by rshevin on Fri Jan 26, 2007 1:07 am, edited 2 times in total.
Here's another reference from a vet. Have no idea how knowledgeable he is, but he also says 9 is normal.
http://www.2ndchance.info/gpreprodprobs.htm
http://www.2ndchance.info/gpreprodprobs.htm