Foods To Help Guinea Pig Gain Weight

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One of my guinea pigs has been ill lately and she is now on medication. At the vets, she weighed 600g and I would really like to get her between 700g-800g. She is eating her veggies but avoiding her pellets. I am feeding her beetroot, carrot, apple, lettuce, kale, pepper, celery and cucumber. Also she is having 3-4 pea flakes a day as they are quite fattening. What else can I do to help her gain weight? (she also gets unlimited hay and water)
 
i wouldn't do anything unless she starts to drop weight gradually, in which case you can supplement with syringe feed and re-contact the vet.

whenever any of mine have been ill, the vet said alot of people try and 'fatten them up', but always said to me to resist the urge to try and fatten them up because you can cause more issues that way, with their digestion and one organ.. i can never remember which but i think the liver. any weight loss or gain needs to be gradual so the body can naturally adjust properly. any gain from food that happens too quickly won't be a 'true' gain, but just excess calories and fat that won't do them any favours.. hope that makes sense.

now she is on treatment and hopefully becoming more well, she should naturally begin to gain weight slowly over the coming weeks and months :)
 
biscandmatt said:
i wouldn't do anything unless she starts to drop weight gradually, in which case you can supplement with syringe feed and re-contact the vet.

whenever any of mine have been ill, the vet said alot of people try and 'fatten them up', but always said to me to resist the urge to try and fatten them up because you can cause more issues that way, with their digestion and one organ.. i can never remember which but i think the liver. any weight loss or gain needs to be gradual so the body can naturally adjust properly. any gain from food that happens too quickly won't be a 'true' gain, but just excess calories and fat that won't do them any favours.. hope that makes sense.

now she is on treatment and hopefully becoming more well, she should naturally begin to gain weight slowly over the coming weeks and months :)
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Ok thanks for the advice :)
 
lm with @biscandmatt on this , dont do anyting unless she starts to loose weight , but i would give her plenty
of best quaerty Thimathy Hay, (my pigs eat it as readerly as veg), this will help to make shure her digestive systim is performing at peek efecancy,
and perhaps give her som of the higher protine veg (see link)



y 27 Vegetables Highest in Protein
 
gizzy said:
lm with @biscandmatt on this , dont do anyting unless she starts to loose weight , but i would give her plenty
of best quaerty Thimathy Hay, (my pigs eat it as readerly as veg), this will help to make shure her digestive systim is performing at peek efecancy,
and perhaps give her som of the higher protine veg (see link)



y 27 Vegetables Highest in Protein
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Thanks for your help :)
 
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