Fluffbabies
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi All,
I'm giving my four 4 year old piggies cystease and Johnsons 4joints to support their joint and bladder health. They've been seen by the vet and the ones that need a bit of pain relief are on it.
We mix half a capsule cystease with half a mil of 4joints and half a mil of water, to make 1ml syringe. Give each pig one 1ml syringe in the morning and one in the evening. So they each get 1 cystease capsule and 1 mil of 4joints a day, split into two doses (diluted for taste).
I wondered if those with experience of using cystease would know, whether it is okay to make up a batch of cystease diluted into a solution? And how many days in advance I could make up. Like how some medications are made into a solution by the vet.
I also welcome any comments on the doses (all pigs are 1100g). I'm sure when we last had elderly piggies (5-6.5 years old) with bad arthritis and bladder issues, we were giving a whole capsule cystease and whole mil of 4joints AM and PM, but this different vet hasn't given us much guidance with these ones. I got the impression she was recommending to play around and see what worked because she wasn't sure.
Also, a vet gave one of our past elderly pigs with chronic bladder issues potassium citrate and it made the biggest difference and cleared up her urine scald after months of pain relief, supplements and trying antibiotics. Unfortunately cannot see this vet again and other vets I've asked since say they haven't heard of it being used this way, for guinea pigs or the reasoning behind it. It made all the difference for her though and I possibly have another chronic bladder issues pig (still under investigation). Just wondered if others had their own experience or understanding they could share on potassium citrate?
As always, thank you to everyone for reading.
I'm giving my four 4 year old piggies cystease and Johnsons 4joints to support their joint and bladder health. They've been seen by the vet and the ones that need a bit of pain relief are on it.
We mix half a capsule cystease with half a mil of 4joints and half a mil of water, to make 1ml syringe. Give each pig one 1ml syringe in the morning and one in the evening. So they each get 1 cystease capsule and 1 mil of 4joints a day, split into two doses (diluted for taste).
I wondered if those with experience of using cystease would know, whether it is okay to make up a batch of cystease diluted into a solution? And how many days in advance I could make up. Like how some medications are made into a solution by the vet.
I also welcome any comments on the doses (all pigs are 1100g). I'm sure when we last had elderly piggies (5-6.5 years old) with bad arthritis and bladder issues, we were giving a whole capsule cystease and whole mil of 4joints AM and PM, but this different vet hasn't given us much guidance with these ones. I got the impression she was recommending to play around and see what worked because she wasn't sure.
Also, a vet gave one of our past elderly pigs with chronic bladder issues potassium citrate and it made the biggest difference and cleared up her urine scald after months of pain relief, supplements and trying antibiotics. Unfortunately cannot see this vet again and other vets I've asked since say they haven't heard of it being used this way, for guinea pigs or the reasoning behind it. It made all the difference for her though and I possibly have another chronic bladder issues pig (still under investigation). Just wondered if others had their own experience or understanding they could share on potassium citrate?
As always, thank you to everyone for reading.
