BonBon2010
Adult Guinea Pig
Truffles has a problem. 12 months ago, her fur started to disappear/fall out. Not off her head and shoulders, underside or bum, but her entire midriff. She also lost a bit of weight, which I suspect was down to the lack of warm hair where she needed it most. I had the vet check her over, and no cysts were found on her ovaries, but she's still got her bossy hormonal attitude, which says something isn't quite right some where.
A couple of months ago, I made a change to her diet, to help combat her being on the light side. I started adding oatmeal to her diet, along side her nuggets. Within two weeks, she gained sufficient weight, which showed it was working. I then three weeks ago, switched to oatbran meal. Her fur has actually started to grow back! I can't see it, but other people have said, she has definitely improved a lot, and now has that podgy belly associated with most guinea pigs who enjoy food, instead of that streamlined look she had.
Now, I'm dealing with a horse who had treatment to his hock, due to a bone spavin (arthritis), and when I researched potential supplements that would aid his recovery, I came across L-lysine. It is a substance that all of us have naturally in our bodies, and it aids joints, bones, muscles, skin, digestive system etc.
When an injury occurs, all this L-lysine is drawn to the injury site to aid healing, leaving the rest of the body deprived of this much needed substance. L-lysine supplement not only helps the injury, but also every thing else in the animal/human. I feed this with Linseed meal, which fed at the correct amount also aids healing, if fed slightly more, it's also a weight gain.
I have him checked every 3/4 months, and they can never find any issues with his back and legs, I keep being told, what ever i'm putting into him is working for him. In guinea pigs, I can see the dosage needed being obviously a lot smaller, and won't make a lot of difference to the size of their feed. I could even sprinkle it on the veg.
I'm thinking of feeding both to Truffles, if i'm able to, along side the oatbran meal. What do you think?
A couple of months ago, I made a change to her diet, to help combat her being on the light side. I started adding oatmeal to her diet, along side her nuggets. Within two weeks, she gained sufficient weight, which showed it was working. I then three weeks ago, switched to oatbran meal. Her fur has actually started to grow back! I can't see it, but other people have said, she has definitely improved a lot, and now has that podgy belly associated with most guinea pigs who enjoy food, instead of that streamlined look she had.
Now, I'm dealing with a horse who had treatment to his hock, due to a bone spavin (arthritis), and when I researched potential supplements that would aid his recovery, I came across L-lysine. It is a substance that all of us have naturally in our bodies, and it aids joints, bones, muscles, skin, digestive system etc.
When an injury occurs, all this L-lysine is drawn to the injury site to aid healing, leaving the rest of the body deprived of this much needed substance. L-lysine supplement not only helps the injury, but also every thing else in the animal/human. I feed this with Linseed meal, which fed at the correct amount also aids healing, if fed slightly more, it's also a weight gain.
I have him checked every 3/4 months, and they can never find any issues with his back and legs, I keep being told, what ever i'm putting into him is working for him. In guinea pigs, I can see the dosage needed being obviously a lot smaller, and won't make a lot of difference to the size of their feed. I could even sprinkle it on the veg.
I'm thinking of feeding both to Truffles, if i'm able to, along side the oatbran meal. What do you think?
