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Post by cavylover12 on Aug 7, 2012 23:30:15 GMT
Okay, she now has diarrhea. She's chomping down the salad really fast though. I'm not giving her salad anymore until the others have eaten half if it.
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Post by Kayleigh on Aug 8, 2012 11:16:34 GMT
What veg are you feeding? You will need to up the fibre and treat her for the diarhoea. Make sure she continues to drink water.
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Post by cavylover12 on Aug 8, 2012 23:47:51 GMT
I feed them 2 slices of cucumber (everything is cut up in bite-size pieces), 1 carrot, 1 leaf thing from Romaine lettuce, and a very small handful of cilantro. All of this is cut up in bite-size pieces. All three of them snack on this but Sparkle is now cut off from her salads until no more diaherra. So yes she has plenty of fibre and yes she has plenty of water and pellets. She's looking as big as ever!!
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Post by Kayleigh on Aug 9, 2012 7:08:04 GMT
I wouldnt stop the veg as she needs this. I would stop the lettuce and cucumber just now. Try other veg like spring greens, bell peppers and kale. They dont hold as much water as lettuce. You could contact your vet and ask for a treament for diarhoea. You can offer her a bran mash too this is super high in fibre.
Kayleigh
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Post by cavylover12 on Aug 10, 2012 3:17:33 GMT
Bran mash?
Yeah, I'm going to the store soon to get kale. I forgot to mention they do get kale also. I think she's back to normal now.
She's getting bigger by the day and I've seen a couple little pops in her belly. I'm pretty sure she's about 5-6 weeks along. I don't know.. I feel bubbly sacks and little pops but they're not that strong at all. Their water is going down WAY faster now.
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Post by Kayleigh on Aug 10, 2012 11:25:05 GMT
Bran mash is just normal bran that we would eat. You can get it in the supermarkets/health stores. Add water, chopped veg and mix. You can also feed rolled oats too. Sent from my GT-I9000 using proboards
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Post by cavylover12 on Aug 11, 2012 3:33:22 GMT
Okay thanks. She now no longer has diaherra. I am posting two pictures of her. The time is about 2-3 weeks apart. Her before: Afterwards: It's blurry because it's difficult to get a picture of her stretched out without walking forward. What do you think?
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Post by Kayleigh on Aug 11, 2012 7:07:18 GMT
It can be very difficult to tell from photo's as i have owned sows who look pregnant but arent. But if you have felt movement then id say yes. All i can say is wait and see.
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Post by cavylover12 on Aug 11, 2012 7:58:45 GMT
Thanks, I'm just a really impatient person. My mom has had pregnant guinea pigs and she never really cared about when they had the babies. But I've seen others and their guinea pig have babies and their so adorable. I just get so excited.
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Post by cavylover12 on Aug 15, 2012 23:52:38 GMT
She is totally pregnant. I felt two tiny bodies and a few strong kicks. There's at least two babies. So I'm thinking she's about 5-6 weeks along??
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Post by cavylover12 on Aug 15, 2012 23:59:24 GMT
Also, I ordered a cage for them, shipping from Connecticut. It'll take a week to get here, it's for the babies and Sparkle to have when she gives birth. It's a 2 feet times 5 feet with a 2 feet times 2 feet second floor. It's a c and c cage. This cage is just a medium size, I have a WAY smaller cage than this. I'm making big changes!!
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Post by Kayleigh on Aug 16, 2012 5:46:37 GMT
Make aure you baby proof the cage. As a majority of c and c cage grids are largely spaced and the pups can get through them for 4 weeks odd (until they grow)
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Post by anissina on Aug 16, 2012 6:51:02 GMT
Yeah be really careful with those grids. We have the smallest possible grids on the cage with our three month old abby and as of like a week ago she still was able to slip through to the other cage to visit the other pigs. XD
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Post by cavylover12 on Aug 16, 2012 15:17:03 GMT
Oh wow, I didn't realize that. The coroplast is 6 inches high though. So I don't think I'll have a big problem with the grids. But at least I know she's about 4 weeks away from giving birth.
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Post by anissina on Aug 16, 2012 15:22:56 GMT
Well so is ours. Lexi just hops right over it no problem. She just uses the fleece and honestly even without it I think she would manage.
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Post by cavylover12 on Aug 16, 2012 15:27:24 GMT
Oh, I guess I'll just have to wait and see. I don't think it's a problem for my older ones but the babies, I don't think they can jump that high. How tall are they when they come out? And can they jump over it and out one of the squares in a grid?
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Post by anissina on Aug 16, 2012 16:23:42 GMT
We got lexi at a month old. Just because it wasnt a problem right away doesnt mean it wont become one.
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Post by piggiluv on Aug 16, 2012 17:59:20 GMT
My precious Hardy boy got his head momentarily stuck in the C&C grid of the floor playpen first time I gave them floor time, and my grid is the smallest. He was about 7 weeks at the time! It was a scary moment for him AND for me when I realized he was stuck. Thank heavens I was there to hold him still and calm him down so he could ease back out, had I not been there and had he panicked, who knows what the outcome might have been....so PLEASE do be VERY careful!!!!
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Post by Kayleigh on Aug 16, 2012 18:26:04 GMT
What size grids have you got? The adults will be fine in the cages. Its just the pups that will be able to fit through if the gaps are large enough. My c&c grids are all 4cm square. So not huge but not small either.
Ill post a video of one of my pups going through the grids on a new topic for you all to see.
Kayleigh
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Post by anissina on Aug 16, 2012 19:49:49 GMT
Our play pen has about 2cmyou between the bars they are tall but very narrow. When she was a month old we were introducing her to the other pigs and she escaped through that gap. It was really scary.
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Post by cavylover12 on Aug 16, 2012 23:36:06 GMT
I got this cage off of a website that is like all about getting a big cage for your pigs. It says the grids have "safe" openings. They're 1 3/8 inch openings. But the coroplast is 6 inches high, does that help?
I guess I might as well get back on the main topic. When do the babies start kicking? I definitely feel little babies and a couple strong kicks.
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Post by Kayleigh on Aug 17, 2012 6:49:58 GMT
Pups are to really kick at around 8 weeks id say. Small bumps at 7 odd weeks.
(with regards to the cage, just go by eye, you will be able to see if its suitable for pups. I personally would put added protection just incase you get very bouncy pups)
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Post by cavylover12 on Aug 17, 2012 15:20:55 GMT
Okay, so she's like 6/7 weeks along. I've felt two and a little foot pushing off and going away, like turning. Also a lot of strong kicks. Thanks, I will totally baby-proof the cage. I ordered more coroplast for dividers to separate the girls and boys, but I'll use the extra to baby-proof it.
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