Bee 's Medical thread
Yeah, her name is Bee (short for Beatrice).
Also, I talked to a person at the feed store who raises guinea pigs and she recommended a space heater on a low heat so that Bee doesn't have to heat herself and can conserve energy. I did that and she perked up a bit, just trying to get her to regain her strength.
Also, I talked to a person at the feed store who raises guinea pigs and she recommended a space heater on a low heat so that Bee doesn't have to heat herself and can conserve energy. I did that and she perked up a bit, just trying to get her to regain her strength.
I'm confused I don't think she has scurvy, I think it's a URI correct? She needs a vet and the cage mate is doing what animals do, trying to survive. She knows Bee is sick and was trying to make her demise quick so she doesn't get sick also, if I am reading this right.
I hope you can get her to a vet quick. Good luck with the ice
I hope you can get her to a vet quick. Good luck with the ice
No, she definitely was malnourished from being bullied from other pigs. So far the quarantine is helping a ton, I've got C in her water and she's eating parsley and hay.
I've only found one dropping (she's been digging in the bedding a lot so I assume there's others that are buried), it's pale and shaped a little different but it doesn't smell of diarrhea, so I'll keep an eye on that. Her breathing isn't crackly anymore, that was probably hay dust (but I'm definitely keeping an eye on that too).
From what I've read and seen guinea pigs don't seem to have the ant mentality where they'll kill off sick members, at least not in my herd. Also, I've been watching the culprit and she's a bully to the rest of Bee's old cage mates too.
I've only found one dropping (she's been digging in the bedding a lot so I assume there's others that are buried), it's pale and shaped a little different but it doesn't smell of diarrhea, so I'll keep an eye on that. Her breathing isn't crackly anymore, that was probably hay dust (but I'm definitely keeping an eye on that too).
From what I've read and seen guinea pigs don't seem to have the ant mentality where they'll kill off sick members, at least not in my herd. Also, I've been watching the culprit and she's a bully to the rest of Bee's old cage mates too.
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Don't put vitamin C in the water. In the presence of light, it degrades to nothing within a very short time, and then all you've got is funny tasting water.
What kind of C are you using? If it's a tablet, you can crush it and dissolve it in a little water and syringe it to her. Or, if she'll eat veggies, sprinkle a crushed tabled on the veggies.
Or, you can buy VitaDrops liquid vitamin C (it's stored in a opaque bottle, so no exposure to light), and either sprinkle that on veggies or syringe it to her.
She'll get far more vitamin C with less excess calcium from bell peppers than from parsley. Too much calcium can put a pig at risk of painful, expensive bladder stones.
What kind of C are you using? If it's a tablet, you can crush it and dissolve it in a little water and syringe it to her. Or, if she'll eat veggies, sprinkle a crushed tabled on the veggies.
Or, you can buy VitaDrops liquid vitamin C (it's stored in a opaque bottle, so no exposure to light), and either sprinkle that on veggies or syringe it to her.
She'll get far more vitamin C with less excess calcium from bell peppers than from parsley. Too much calcium can put a pig at risk of painful, expensive bladder stones.
Yes, I'm using bell peppers over parsley. She prefers the parsley, but I've been slivering peppers for her to eat also. As for the C, I've been using the VitaDrops you recommended and refreshing the water quite often, though syringing is probably a good idea.
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Just so you know it's useless to put the drops in the water bottle. Within half an hour, you've got nothing but water. It's a waste of money, and doesn't do the pig any good. Unless you're only putting a teaspoon of water in the bottle, making sure the pig drinks it, and changing it within a half hour, it's doing no good at all.
I'm heading out to get CriticalCare this afternoon, the closest place that sells it is pretty far but it's alright. Bee needs the calories. Can I put the VitaDrops directly in that? It seems like it would kill two birds with one stone.
Alright not sure where my last reply went, apologies if there's two replies for you.
I'm going out to get CriticalCare this afternoon, Bee needs the calories. Can I put the VitaDrops directly in that when I syringe it to her?
I'm going out to get CriticalCare this afternoon, Bee needs the calories. Can I put the VitaDrops directly in that when I syringe it to her?
I got CriticalCare, made some, and offered it to her. She seemed interested, but she didn't eat much. Is there any way you guys know of that will entice her to eat it? I have syringes but I'd prefer if she'd take it herself. She does eat a lot of hay, though.