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I really need some advive, To cut a long story short I brought a piggy from p@h adoption centre and 12 days ago she gave birth to 3 beautiful girls.I realised that they have been in-bread because they all have extra toes.
The babies were small when they were born but all looked healthy.
Recently I began to notice that one wasnt growing as fast as the others, I got some scales yesterday and weighed them all, two weigh 126g but the little one only weights 70g! shes 12 days old. I have taken the advice of my vet and I'm feeding Minnie (the smallest piggy) goats milk through a syringe.
I try to do this every couple of hours. She takes the milk very well every time. She is also eating well and pooing normally, She just doesnt seem to get any bigger. What I would like to know is if I can do anything else to help her, If anyone knows of anything I can do then I will try anything. I can feel her backbone and her ribs easily and its making me really sad. I have to go to work now but I will check back on here at 10 when I get home,
Thanks everyone
Heidi
 
Hi,
I am no expert but is she able to eat at all on her own ? Even something like mushed up pellets, critical care / recovery food, bran mash, mushed veggies ?
Might be worth a try if she can manage something herself...
xx
 
Hi and welcome!

I am sorry about your problems! Sadly, shop piggy pregnancies are not rare at all.

You can also try to soak some cubes of stale wholemeal bead in full fat goats milk for the pups to nibble on. Please be careful that no milk is going into your baby's lungs; it could cause a chest infection. Please weigh your pups daily.

Some guinea pigs are born very small and will stay that way all their lives. They are called runts. They can live as happy a live as any piggy, even though it can sometimes be a bit shorter.

Please be aware that you will need to separate any male pups at three weeks old, unless they are very small and not rumbling yet.

Here is more information from the best medical website for guinea pigs:
Extra toes: http://www.guinealynx.info/feet.html#poly
Hand feeding pups:
http://www.guinealynx.info/handfeeding.html#pups
General pup care:
http://www.guinealynx.info/reproduction_faq.html

I hope that all three will make it safely with your good care!
 
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