Piggymom
New Born Pup
My 5 and a half year old guinea pig stopped eating his pellets but continued to eat veg and hay, I also noticed a squeaky sound when he breathes. He has unfortunately lost some weight and susequently condition. I took him to the vet on Saturday and she could hear a slight noise on his lungs so he was started on Baytril (thankfully he has had this before with no affect on his appetite) twice a day. She checked his teeth and they seemed fine. Due to the weight loss I also started him on critical care. I found he wasn't very interested in this so I ground up his pellets (excel) and he is happily eating this from a syringe, I am amazed at how much he will eat. He's started putting on between 10-15g weight on a day. I feed him 4 hourly (5 times a day) and he is getting through around 50g powdered pellets a day (he weighs 850g). There is an 8 hour period at night when I don't feed him (I have 3 children 6 and under), he has veg, pellets, hay, water all available during the night and he does eat a little at night, he also drinks on his own. His poops are now okay instead of cow pats. His chewing speed has increased ( it was slow but teeth fine so I assume a lack of energy) So I feel we are doing well together with the feeding. BUT he just looks so miserable......
So my questions are
How long should I expect him to need syringe feeding for?
How will he start eating pellets when I am filling him with feed?
Thank you
So my questions are
How long should I expect him to need syringe feeding for?
How will he start eating pellets when I am filling him with feed?
Thank you