"Peanutbutter" Possible abuse/starvation
- Mum
- I GAVE, dammit!
She's a beautiful little girl - thank goodness she's with you now.
When pigs come in here with visible signs of scurvy (this may or not be the case with your girl) I give them 100mg/kg for one week. Symptoms are usually gone by then. (I use NOW liquid vitamin C, which I buy over the internet).
A vet visit is always worthwhile.
When pigs come in here with visible signs of scurvy (this may or not be the case with your girl) I give them 100mg/kg for one week. Symptoms are usually gone by then. (I use NOW liquid vitamin C, which I buy over the internet).
A vet visit is always worthwhile.
I give vit. C supplements in the form of children's chewable vitamins. Lots of people use them. It's not a controlled dose that way, but you don't need it to be exact. Find the 250 mg size, split a tab into 5 pieces, and there you go.
If she won't take it at first, wet it before you give it to her, so she can taste what it is you're trying to poke into her. You want nice sweet tabs, to make it more palatable. I actually use a 500 mg tab, because my pigs will dance for that particular brand. Dance, as in put on the tiny tap shoes I made for them, stand up on their hind legs, and DANCE. They sing, too. The brand is Trader Joes, but it's not a widespread chain.
It's good they gave hay. It will have kept her teeth ground down. Better to have hay and no pellets than pellets and no hay.
Can't believe they want the cage back. Hope they at least gave you the hay. Maybe they think you're getting an awfully good deal already, a free pig! Like the people that want to "donate" pigs to rescues, gratis.
If she won't take it at first, wet it before you give it to her, so she can taste what it is you're trying to poke into her. You want nice sweet tabs, to make it more palatable. I actually use a 500 mg tab, because my pigs will dance for that particular brand. Dance, as in put on the tiny tap shoes I made for them, stand up on their hind legs, and DANCE. They sing, too. The brand is Trader Joes, but it's not a widespread chain.
It's good they gave hay. It will have kept her teeth ground down. Better to have hay and no pellets than pellets and no hay.
Can't believe they want the cage back. Hope they at least gave you the hay. Maybe they think you're getting an awfully good deal already, a free pig! Like the people that want to "donate" pigs to rescues, gratis.
- mkkayla
- Supporter in '14
I'm glad she is with you. I hope her condition improves but even if not she certainly has the will and desire to live. DON'T give that cage back! If you have no need for it-destroy it. If you give it back you are enabling them to abuse another creature. If they pushed, I'd tell them just what a horrible shape she is in and that it could be considered animal abuse. You could also say the vet bills alone will far outweigh the worth of their precious cage.
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- You can quote me
I like Nadia too.
She reminds me in some ways of Tiny Tim:
http://www.guineapigfun.com/tinytim/index.html
Interestingly enough, she doesn't seem to have hairloss and while I'm sure she's underweight, she doesn't look emaciated.
I think she has a very good chance of recovering at least part of her mobility, if not all of it, with your care. Bless you and thank you for taking her.
If you can afford an x-ray, I suspect it will tell you quite a lot.
She reminds me in some ways of Tiny Tim:
http://www.guineapigfun.com/tinytim/index.html
Interestingly enough, she doesn't seem to have hairloss and while I'm sure she's underweight, she doesn't look emaciated.
I think she has a very good chance of recovering at least part of her mobility, if not all of it, with your care. Bless you and thank you for taking her.
If you can afford an x-ray, I suspect it will tell you quite a lot.
- snowflakey
- E's Moriarity
Nadia reminds me a little of zooey's Gouldian Finch, Nadia Dedyut. I think she looks like a Polly :-)
Ooh I sense a subliminal suggestion in tracis's post. If you ever got her a friend you could name her "Six." (Joke) Woah!
- snowflakey
- E's Moriarity
She'll Polly start feeling better any day now, what with a new name and new slaves.