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Well done for taking her in. You’ve obviously been thrown in the deep end but we can help you. I will link in some guides with further information. An important step is to weigh her each morning so you can monitor that she is eating enough hay. Make sure you provide her with plenty of hay -...

I apologize for taking so long to reply! I wanted to just say thank you very much for the information. Since I have received your answer, I have been giving my guinea pigs 1/2 cup of veggies 2x daily, less pellets, and I got rid of the alfalfa hay and got Timothy hay. I started them on Romaine...

They’re a good option because they are grain free (avoiding grains in their diet is a good thing), also because they are Timothy hay based. The normal version is alfalfa based (you don’t want them eating alfalfa). Although the two varieties are both the same on calcium content. And this is...

This is the daily dried forage mix they get 1TbSp each Thank you for confirming that daily weighing is the right thing, I'll continue to do it at 09:00am. I weigh her before I give her her medication. The one that is ill is the submissive one. The one that is well is the dominant one. I did...

Hi and welcome Over three quarters of what a piggy eats in a day is hay/grass fibre. Your poos are all healthy looking and no reason to worry. Poos containing more fresh food/veg tend to be darker; poos that consist mainly of hay/dry food can be a bit lighter. This colour variation is not...

Yes that is likely why she is squeaking - they can be quite jagged and cause pain. Is she on pain meds? What has the vet said about the situation? She may need a bladder flush by an experienced vet. Her diet needs to be reviewed but changes to it will not remove any current crystals...

Hi sorry for another post but need advice My pig developed bloat issues 2 years ago after 2 years of me owning him and eating pretty much anything offered with no issue, Fast forward to December 23 he had no issues all that year and I thought I had narrowed down what he couldent have But he...

I work at Vet and have consolted our exotics doctor. His thoughts are that since she drinks a lot of water naturally, the water in the veggies I would give her is too much moisture. But she has never gotten a lot. They each get a large price of Romain, a sliver of bell pepper and a few sprigs of...

Hi Please either pick the spinach leaves (which are unfortunately in most mixes) out of the baby leaf salad and used them in your own cooking or switch to lambs lettuce, romaine, cos or sweet gem lettuce. The spinach is likely what has upset the diet balance as it is too high in calcium. Most...

Very glad to hear muffins surgery went well, fingers crossed all is up from here. That is quite a decent stone muffin, you brave boy. You could cut out pellets, as long as piggie is getting plenty of hay, as they aren’t that necessary or go grain and calcium free/low. As for a low calcium diet...

Well I'm guessing she must not have a thickened lower bowel then. Due to my other piggie Ruby suffering from cystitis and bladder sludge, they are both now on a diet that doesn't change. They get romaine lettuce, cucumber and yellow peppers everyday, only 6 grain free pellets each a day, soft...

It depends on genetics and how much out of kilter the balance and calcium absorption is - it is a very complicated process. You can obviously only control the diet portion of the situation. The recommended diet is unlimited hay, fresh grass, around one cup of vegetables, and no more than one...

Herbs (except parsley) are usually fine to be fed to bladder pigs. Particularly as you’re not giving pellets - it gives you greater flexibility with veg and consequently calcium intake as the main calcium contributor has been removed. As I say, going too low with calcium is as bad. Should it...

Hello all This is my first post on the forum. Firstly, I wanted to say how helpful I have found the forum over the years, it's such a brilliant resource for information and advice about piggies! I am currently dealing with my first ever bladder stone in my neutered male piggie (Daryl) - he is...

Thank you very much for the suggestions! I have tried switching them to a grain free pellet (Selective naturals I think was the name) but they would not have it and questioned if it was actually a food I was offering them. lol. They won't eat any pellets but Oxbow Garden Select. Hmm I might...

It feels gritty when the wee is just done. They have had filtered water, grain free pellets lower calcium veg since late December. All has been fine, really, until past couple of weeks, & last couple of days, gritty wee when wet

White wee is the body’s normal way of excreting excess calcium. You only need to check the diet if it is frequent or if the dried patches of white wee feel gritty. As long as you are sticking to one tablespoon of pellets per pig per day only, then your diet sounds ok

You are certainly doing everything you can as an owner. The combination of dental issues and stones is extremely difficult to manage and there are at some point limits, financial, medical and care-wise that you will reach. It can be that one of the stones is actually more cigar-shaped and just...

The link below is a guide to our nugget comparison chart. We would recommend something like science selective grain free due to the fact it is a low calcium, grain free, plain pellet (don’t think they come in big bags though). We won’t be able to recommend a muesli type feed due to the issues...

Mine love the Science Selective Grain Free pellets but they’re not an important part of the diet. As long as they have unlimited hay I wouldn’t worry about them eating pellets at all.