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Vitamin Solution

Jennybug89

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As I want to aid Rosie's recovery to the best of my ability, has anyone used or would recommend this particular vitamin solution for piggies, as my vet suggested getting her one?

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What vitamins does you vet feels your piggy might need?
Does she get regular fresh veggies (and more importantly is she eating them)?
I know that @rome_italy uses Vit C drops for her piggies, but I think she use a human grade one?
Maybe she can recommend one.
I also know a lot of Forum members like the Oxbow Vitamin C tablets.
 
Jennybug89 said:
As I want to aid Rosie's recovery to the best of my ability, has anyone used or would recommend this particular vitamin solution for piggies, as my vet suggested getting her one?

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Please do not give any extra vitamin C via the water bottle! Guinea pigs don't like the taste of additives in their water and drink noticeably less. You cannot control the intake anyway. Additives also promote the quick growth of algae which can be a pain to get rid off again in a bottle. :(

If you want to give extra vitamin for a week, please use oxbow tablets and if you are dissolving them, syringe the liquid straight away for best effect and to make sure that the vitamin C arrives where it is supposed to be.
Probiotics, Recovery Foods And Vitamin C: Overview With Product Links
 
Hey guys, she said vitamin c. As the first three months of her life she was living on pellets and scraps of veg (not my doing) I noticed those drops can be added to food to? Would that not be any use? The vet had suggested human vit c tabs but she said she couldn't be sure of they were suitable.
 
Swissgreys said:
What vitamins does you vet feels your piggy might need?
Does she get regular fresh veggies (and more importantly is she eating them)?
I know that @rome_italy uses Vit C drops for her piggies, but I think she use a human grade one?
Maybe she can recommend one.
I also know a lot of Forum members like the Oxbow Vitamin C tablets.
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Yes sorry she gets loads of veg now and inhales them! Her faves are cucumber, courgettes, tomatoes, broccoli carrot and mixed leaves
 
Would something like this perhaps be useful to add to her diet?

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Also to add she was full if beans last night but today she's just sitting in the corner of her cage and hasn't really eaten at all which is weird for her
 
here vets do NOT suggest Oxbow vitamins and other dried vit C. The only one suggested here is the one IN DROPS FOR NEWBORNS, I use Cebion because it is the only vit C in drops whose exact amount is declared by the firm. Being liquid and into a dark very little bottle, it is stable. The drops must be diluited in few drops of water and then IMMEDIATELY given to the piggie by syringe (and they love its taste).
As my piggies follow a rich diet based on grass (rich of vit C) and some bell pepper (which should have some vit C, too, although peppers are stored in fridges where they lose most of their vitamins) I give only a very little dose of supplement, that is two drops=12mg vit C. Consider that the recommended amount is 20-40mg a day.
Also 15 years ago my piggie had the same supplement suggested by another vet...
I am not talking of the effervescent vit C which I use at home for me and my family members. Such vit C dissolved in bottle cannot be used with piggies for a lot of reasons: a piggie cannot drink a glass of water, he does not like the effervescent taste, the tablet cannot be dosed, and so on. Vit C decreases with time, light, air, room temperature.
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rome_italy said:
here vets do NOT suggest Oxbow vitamins and other dried vit C. The only one suggested here is the one IN DROPS FOR NEWBORNS, I use Cebion because it is the only vit C in drops whose exact amount is declared by the firm. Being liquid and into a dark very little bottle, it is stable. The drops must be diluited in few drops of water and then IMMEDIATELY given to the piggie by syringe (and they love its taste).
As my piggies follow a rich diet based on grass (rich of vit C) and some bell pepper (which should have some vit C, too, although peppers are stored in fridges where they lose most of their vitamins) I give only a very little dose of supplement, that is two drops=12mg vit C. Consider that the recommended amount is 20-40mg a day.
Also 15 years ago my piggie had the same supplement suggested by another vet...
I am not talking of the effervescent vit C which I use at home for me and my family members. Such vit C dissolved in bottle cannot be used with piggies for a lot of reasons: a piggie cannot drink a glass of water, he does not like the effervescent taste, the tablet cannot be dosed, and so on. Vit C decreases with time, light, air, room temperature.
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Okay thank you. I know this is mostly UK based here but does anyone know where I could get something suitable online which delivers to Ireland. She's actually eating her veg now that I put it in front of her. I think she's just lazy today. The vet said lots of broccoli and some oranges if possible which she has been eating
 
try to use Google with the name of the product you are interested of, adding the word "Ireland"; I also buy everything online because I can save a lot of money. I buy also tea online:D (on Amazon.Uk!): I pay for delivery but the whole cost is very good and I have a great choice of products.
For example, if I google "Cebion Ireland" this is some links which appear:
Cebion Vitamin C - Bambee.ie - baby shop online in Ireland
the same you can do for hay, pellets and so on.
The important thing is reading the label; considering that piggies need a very little amount of vit C you must be sure that the firm declares the exact amount of each drop. Too much vit C goes away in the wee, but if the amount is excessive (more than 150mg) in the long period the bones might suffer.
 
rome_italy said:
try to use Google with the name of the product you are interested of, adding the word "Ireland"; I also buy everything online because I can save a lot of money. I buy also tea online:D (on Amazon.Uk!): I pay for delivery but the whole cost is very good and I have a great choice of products.
For example, if I google "Cebion Ireland" this is some links which appear:
Cebion Vitamin C - Bambee.ie - baby shop online in Ireland
the same you can do for hay, pellets and so on.
The important thing is reading the label; considering that piggies need a very little amount of vit C you must be sure that the firm declares the exact amount of each drop. Too much vit C goes away in the wee, but if the amount is excessive (more than 150mg) in the long period the bones might suffer.
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Great I'll do some research, thank you!
 
rome_italy said:
I had seen it, but they recommend 0,5ml and don't explain how much vit C is contained... Now I want to try to have a look online... maybe I can find the label...
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It would be great if it was suitable as I could pick it up across the road from where I live
 
I have found it. It says:

Per 0.5ml

Nutritional Supplement Amount %NRV
Vitamin C

100mg 125% NRV
NRV = Nutrient Reference Values

it is too much for a piggie...
there are syringes for insuline (1ml) whose single gradation is 0,1ml. Therefore you might dose 0,1ml which would contain 100mg:5= 20mg.
It is a good dose when a piggie is ill or stressed, for a short period only.
Or you can dose 0,1ml; mix it with 3 ml of water and then give the piggie only half dose...
 
rome_italy said:
I have found it. It says:

Per 0.5ml

Nutritional Supplement Amount %NRV
Vitamin C

100mg 125% NRV
NRV = Nutrient Reference Values

it is too much for a piggie...
there are syringes for insuline (1ml) whose single gradation is 0,1ml. Therefore you might dose 0,1ml which would contain 100mg:5= 20mg.
It is a good dose when a piggie is ill or stressed, for a short period only.
Or you can dose 0,1ml; mix it with 3 ml of water and then give the piggie only half dose...
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I'm only using it as she's I'll so I could get this and
 
Jennybug89 said:
Perfect I can give it to my daughter haha
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I often use a supplement of vit C because I need to absorb iron (some months ago I had a heavy bleeding and haemoglobine/ iron fell down... iron is better absorbed if into the gut there is also vit C.
 
rome_italy said:
I often use a supplement of vit C because I need to absorb iron (some months ago I had a heavy bleeding and haemoglobine/ iron fell down... iron is better absorbed if into the gut there is also vit C.
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I talk a fair few supplements already so I don't know if I'll add vit c to the mix but if it's in the house already why not?!
 
vit C is not stored into our body... also my daughters use an effervescent tablet into their glass of water, just for getting a sort of a lemonade... maybe it goes directly to the toilet, but my daughters are never ill even in winter... of course it depends on multiple reasons, but vit C is safe... we need to be careful only with vitamins like A, D, E and K which are stored into the fat cells and a big amount might be dangerous (but about vit D it seems that 80% people are deficient; myself, my daughters, my friends, my neighbours... despite our sun we all had bad results at the blood test and we are all taking a supplement now...).
Vit C is never dangerous at normal doses...
 
they love the taste of these supplements for children, my piggies jump on me when they see the syringe! vit C boosts immune system and helps even in stressful periods. I doubled the dose for one week (suggested by the vet) when my piggie had a bit of watery and inflamed eye, which then recovered in few days without any medicines.
Use only a very little dose. The amount for a piggie is 20-40mg/kg. I give 12mg just for being on the safe side because they eat also bell peppers and fresh grass...
 
rome_italy said:
they love the taste of these supplements for children, my piggies jump on me when they see the syringe! vit C boosts immune system and helps even in stressful periods. I doubled the dose for one week (suggested by the vet) when my piggie had a bit of watery and inflamed eye, which then recovered in few days without any medicines.
Use only a very little dose. The amount for a piggie is 20-40mg/kg. I give 12mg just for being on the safe side because they eat also bell peppers and fresh grass...
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The hasn't been eating as much the last two days. I think this might be down to not being well, two cage cleanings and now a bath. I think it's all thrown her off a bit so I'm glad she happily took it! They looked at me very strangely in the shop when I said it was for a Guinea pig haha
 
:))when I went to the chemist's the first time and I asked for Cebion Drops the chemist told me there was only the tablets available and added "it is for children as well"; I said "ehm, no... I need drops... it is not for a child..." and another chemist asked me: "guinea pigs at home?" ahahaha! the first chemist was astonished and his collegue explained that a lot of people ask for these drops (we unfortunately don't have on sale any different brand:() to be given to guinea pigs!
Anyway I paid more than 6€ for a very little bottle. Now I buy it online and I pay 4€. I go to the chemist's only for buying syringes for insuline (after 10-20 days of use the syringe stops working well) and he does not understand why I need only 3-4 syringes...:))
If your piggie is not eating much it is better to help her with a supplement. If necessary start also syringe feeding because their gut needs to be always in movement.:)
Keep the bottle well closed and far from the light (I guess the bottle is dark, though)
 
rome_italy said:
:))when I went to the chemist's the first time and I asked for Cebion Drops the chemist told me there was only the tablets available and added "it is for children as well"; I said "ehm, no... I need drops... it is not for a child..." and another chemist asked me: "guinea pigs at home?" ahahaha! the first chemist was astonished and his collegue explained that a lot of people ask for these drops (we unfortunately don't have on sale any different brand:() to be given to guinea pigs!
Anyway I paid more than 6€ for a very little bottle. Now I buy it online and I pay 4€. I go to the chemist's only for buying syringes for insuline (after 10-20 days of use the syringe stops working well) and he does not understand why I need only 3-4 syringes...:))
If your piggie is not eating much it is better to help her with a supplement. If necessary start also syringe feeding because their gut needs to be always in movement.:)
Keep the bottle well closed and far from the light (I guess the bottle is dark, though)
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I'll keep it with the rest of my medicines. She actually just popped out there and ate her courgette and cucumber. I think she's just annoyed with me so she's hiding out haha
 
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