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i got mine from my vets, just ring up and ask I got a bag full for £7.50, it's handy to have in just incase. I've tried mashing pellets up and can never get on with it! ::)

MMM Clare means the food that can be syringe feed to ill pigs, it is Timothy Hay based and a God send if you are trying to keep a pig going. :)
 
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I had this problem with my last pigs they were caught by a fox in my garden but they still survived they later caught a disease of the fox a few days later and they wouldn't eat at all. I think it all depends on how much they are prepared to eat.

I found that the best thing to do it liquidize the middle of a tomato some cucumber and some curly leaf cale which is very high in vitamin C and will hopefully boost their inume system. Another thing is some organic milk (soya) or powered milk.

thanks let me no if i have got it right
 
mollymillymaisy said:
I found that the best thing to do it liquidize the middle of a tomato some cucumber and some curly leaf cale which is very high in vitamin C and will hopefully boost their inume system. Another thing is some organic milk (soya) or powered milk.

thanks let me no if i have got it right
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You don't want to give this to a piggy that's not eating. Tomato and cucumber are mostly water and the last thing you want is to give a sick piggy the runs. Kale might be high in C but it's also high in calcium and can be too gassy. Again, not good for a piggy that's not eating. Guinea pigs should not have any sort of milk product - they are herbivores and cannot tolerate the complex sugars and fats in milks that humans drink. Critical Care (Oxbow product) or Science Recovery are so much better. They have a huge amount of fibre (unlike blitzing up some veggies and milk - next to no fibre) which a pig who's not eating would normally get from hay - this is hugely important as it keeps their gut moving. It also has nutrients that veggies would normally provide if the pig was eating and a probiotic to stop any nasties in the gut building up and causing bloat.

You can buy critical care from www.thistlecaviesrescue.com or www.sphsupplies.co.uk. I've rarely had to use it (but it was a lifesaver the few times I've had to) and end up giving it to TC when it comes close to going out of date - I know they use it regularly!
 
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