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How 2 put weight on my guinea pig

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Hiya, my guinea pig has been very sick and is getting over pneumonia she has to have her teeth trimmed soon but has lost lots and lots of weight.
She isnt eating 4 herself so I'm hand feeding her.
*** can i give her 2 help her put on weight quicker than just the syringe feeding food as she isnt looking 2 ***!
 
I am sorry for your ongoing problems!

Are you making sure that you are feeding enough to keep her weight up?
http://www.guinealynx.info/handfeeding.html#top

Oatbran and pureed corn, as well as mushed porridge oats can help bringing the weight up. Could you try to mix in some mushed pellets as well?
 
Thnx i heard about the corn before but i dunno which kind to buy for her or how much 2 give. Thnx again!
 
pellets soaked in hot water then mushed up[ I use burgess] then use a 1mil syringe, and you should aim for about 30ml 3-4 times a day.Good luck
 
Hiya again she gets pellets in hot water and a pack of supreme recovery a day but she is still underweight, is there anythin else i can b giving her on top of these 2 make her healthy faster?
 
Plz if anyone has any ideas on what i can b feeding her on top of what i posted b4 plz plz plz let me kno as my vets are CLUELESS! So currently she is very underweight and gettin 1 pack of surpeme recovery + about 20 brown mashed up pellets a day. What can i feed her on top as she has her teeth soon and i *** think will pull through the op being this thin. Also does any1 kno how much water she **** be be getting a day? Everything is being fed through a 1 ml syringe. thnx sooooooo much!
 
Plz if any1 knos what else 2 feed her on top of *** I'm already giving - amounts and how often *** be sooo good, (she gets at the moment 1 pack of supreme recovery and about 20 mashed up pellets a day) plz plz plzzz let me kno as she is so underweight and i *** think will pull through the teeth op like this. Also does any1 kno how much water she **** get a day? I am feeding everything 2 her through a 1ml syringe. I just need 2 get weight on her and fast :(
 
Welcome to the forum, sorry to hear your guinea is so unwell.

How much does she weigh? Whereabouts are you? Has the vet diagnosed a dental problem, if so what is the specific problem? Is she fully recovered from her pneumonia?

As has been said earlier, she needs plenty of food frequently - every 4 hours ideally, absolute minimum of 10ml but ideally 20ml per feed. No longer than 6 hours between feeds if she is totally reliant on them and is underweight.

I add bran to every syringe-feed to help the pigs maintain their weight but if there is a chance another illness is causing the weight loss, you won't make any progress with her, but it won't hurt to try something like bran, oats, corn etc. to help stabilise and regain weight.

Water has to be syringed carefully, aim for 20-40ml per day minimum, I find it works best to give a few ml of water in the middle of and at the end of a feed. However this has to be done very slowly and shouldn't be forced - if she really won't accept water by syringe and there are signs of dehydration then she may require subcutaneous fluids at some point.

Best of luck with her, please do keep us updated.
 
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