Pah Nuggets Vs Others ........

[rosie and bramble]

As some of you may be aware i have a customer who's guinea pig had to have a bladder stone removed while staying with me.

I am now looking at preparing info for her to take away for what and how much she should be feeding her guineas to try and minimise the problem reocurring.

From what she put on the care sheets their nugget bowl is always kept full. They love spinach and get this in large amounts a long with many other high calcium foods.

This is not a problem but was wondering if PAH nuggets were higher in calcium than others ?
I use Harringtons, never used PAH as it was not recommended by my local rescue.

 

[Wiebke]

Most commercially available brands are alfalfa based and comparatively high in calcium. I would recommend to switch to Burgess and limit the intake to half a handful (ca. 10g) a day. The only low calcium pellet brand is a German one that is rather expensive and not widely available.
Would this thread here help you? https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/low-calcium-diet-for-bladder-piggies.105930/

 

[piggyfan]

Hi this is a great pellet as it is grain less which is healthy for guinea pigs. It is low in calcium too. It is actually the best pellet available for guinea pigs. Only five sticks are needed a day so it goes a long way.
http://t.zooplus.co.uk/shop/small_pets/food/guinea_pig/bunny/195679