Ack! Why did Jackie lose weight?
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- GL is Just Peachy
Talishan had some leftover Cosequin that she sent me. It's capsules filled with a powder and doesn't smell like liver. I just open the capsule and pour half the powder into a spoonful of baby food, then mix it up with pellets. Then I put the gooey pellets in the cage and Suzi tries to steal them all from Jackie. I know you can get Cosequin from a place like 1800petmeds but I'm not sure if you need a prescription from a vet. It's crazy expensive, though.
Oh, I had ordered Jackie the Care Bears cozy but it was all sold out. But guess what I got on Saturday? It seems my little weatherpig has a secret admirer! He enjoys sitting on the cozy and pooping on it, but the process of crawling into it is beyond his little brain.
Oh, I had ordered Jackie the Care Bears cozy but it was all sold out. But guess what I got on Saturday? It seems my little weatherpig has a secret admirer! He enjoys sitting on the cozy and pooping on it, but the process of crawling into it is beyond his little brain.
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I don't think any prescription is needed.
http://www.entirelypets.com/cosregstren.html
Get the one with the little terrier-type dog's picture on the front (for lack of a better explanation). That is what Jackie is on.
Our Spikey actually liked the taste, but it didn't seem to do her much good. I am so glad to hear it's helping Jackie (and one less thing on top of my guinea pig medical supply area!!! :-)
http://www.entirelypets.com/cosregstren.html
Get the one with the little terrier-type dog's picture on the front (for lack of a better explanation). That is what Jackie is on.
Our Spikey actually liked the taste, but it didn't seem to do her much good. I am so glad to hear it's helping Jackie (and one less thing on top of my guinea pig medical supply area!!! :-)
- salana
- GL is Just Peachy
Try using this link:
http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/Interactio ... 9,,00.html
The active ingredients of Cosequin are glucosamine and condroitin. This is entirely for human drugs though.
http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/Interactio ... 9,,00.html
The active ingredients of Cosequin are glucosamine and condroitin. This is entirely for human drugs though.
- salana
- GL is Just Peachy
Jackie has still been stinking up his Care Bears cozy but he's had a rough 3 months. First his right eye was all drippy, then crusty, then both his conjunctiva were swollen. Suzi also had weepy, swollen eyes, so the vet (Dr. Belli in East Brunswick) gave them both a course of Bactrim. That didn't help, so he gave them Terramycin ointment and that helped Suzi's eyes and Jackie's left eye. Jackie's right eye was still gross though. The other day I was looking at his eye and I saw a small piece of hay wedged deep into his conjunctiva. I was able to bring it more to the surface but I couldn't get rid of it (I had no eyewash). The next day it was gone, and his eye is now a lot less swollen.
He lost weight from the Bactrim (he was having gigantic stinky poopmushes) even though he's tolerated it well in the past and was getting probiotics. I had to stop the treatment after only 7 days because his poopmushes were so bad. He hasn't really gained back any of that weight although his poops are nicer. He eats hay all the time (KM's 2nd cut timothy) and gets a limited amount of KM's timothy pellets, because too many results in mushy poops.
Since he lost the weight, he seems to have started having more trouble with his arthritis. The cosequin and metacam have helped, but he still seems to be uncomfortable. I upped his cosequin (a full capsule every night, split between him and Suzi) but haven't seen any improvement.
How can I get weight back on my stinky homeless old man piggy? He feels good enough to fight with his mother all the time. I just want him to have a little more chub. His mom is a total blimp and is doing well.
(Suzi is apparently very angry that I'm trying to improve Jackie's health--she erased this post once and tried to erase it again.)
He lost weight from the Bactrim (he was having gigantic stinky poopmushes) even though he's tolerated it well in the past and was getting probiotics. I had to stop the treatment after only 7 days because his poopmushes were so bad. He hasn't really gained back any of that weight although his poops are nicer. He eats hay all the time (KM's 2nd cut timothy) and gets a limited amount of KM's timothy pellets, because too many results in mushy poops.
Since he lost the weight, he seems to have started having more trouble with his arthritis. The cosequin and metacam have helped, but he still seems to be uncomfortable. I upped his cosequin (a full capsule every night, split between him and Suzi) but haven't seen any improvement.
How can I get weight back on my stinky homeless old man piggy? He feels good enough to fight with his mother all the time. I just want him to have a little more chub. His mom is a total blimp and is doing well.
(Suzi is apparently very angry that I'm trying to improve Jackie's health--she erased this post once and tried to erase it again.)