Low Calcium Diet For Bladder Problems?

[GinaG]

Pig has just had a kidney stone removed & is doing really well. She's a rescue pig so I've no idea what her diet was like before. What I feed her is pets st home own brand pellets, the vet has suggested I try Burgess Excel, unlimited Timothy hay, and cucumber, peppers, coriander and celery. Occasionally she'll get apple, cranberry and carrot. Does that sound ok?

 

[Guineapig lover]

Filtering water helps, oxbow cavy cuisine pellets, and I give the guinea pigs oxbow urinary support tablets too ( they love these).

 

[TAN]

My vet herslef keeps pigs and told me to put Bumble on Vetcare mulitimodal food for guinea pigs as it has the lowest calcium of all the guinea pig nuggets - you can buy online from vetuk

 

[GinaG]

Thank you all...and what about hay? They're currently having Pets at Home dust free and Timothy and is allergic to dust so has to be dust free!) - vet said alfalfa hay is bad for UTIs, what else should I avoid? What vet should I avoid?

 

[Guineapig lover]

I hate pets at home hay it looks really brown to me. I'm sure lots of people will give u advice about dust free hay. But I love oxbow Timothy hay I don't think it's dusty at all, but it's quite expensive. I found that u can order it from the pets at home website and pick it up at their store. It's cheaper than ordering via amazon.

 

[TAN]

I get Glenwoods Devonshire meadow hay from B & M stores - £3.50 for 3.5 kilos - never had a problem with it and haven't found it to be dusty - they also do it in 1 kilo bags for a pound - I know a few others on here use it as well.

 

[GPcrazy]

I can't comment on in low calcium foods in general, but alfalfa hay should not be given to guinea pigs older than. 6 months unless they've just given birth. And even then it should be given. An an extra, not as a main hay.

Guinea pigs need grass hay, alfalfa is a legume, not grass. It is way too high in both calcium and protein to feed regarly or as a large part of their diet. Even as newborns and nursing adults they should only have about 1 handful of it a day.