Post by brownbullhead on May 8, 2020 3:10:37 GMT
Hello. Sorry for urgency in this, my very first post on your forum. But, we have a health concern with one of our two guinea pigs. And our previous web searches have not alleviated our stress.
We have a female guinea who is (to our knowledge) approximately 18 months of age (we are her second owner - had her for six months now), and has come down with "Hind Leg Paralysis". Not sure that is the accepted term for cavy aficionados?
We woke up Sunday morning to find her crawling on her tummy and dragging her hind legs. She appears unable to move them.
Her cage mate "sister" appears to be unaffected.
We have begun feeding 1-2 Oxbow Vitamin-C supplement wafers per day, per pig (up from one per week). And have introduced a ton of new fresh foods to their diet in the days since the discovery. We are now feeding fresh: red peppers, cilantro, dill, curly parsley, and baby spinach.
They resist all attempts to feed fruits. fresh water is provided daily of course and cage is cleaned fully every 48 hours.
We also feed staple of OxBow adult guinea pellets, generic Timothy Hay, and less Romaine Lettuce now with all of these new veggies.
we are concerned that this affliction shows no sign of improvement in five calendar days. Do we have much of a chance for recovery for her to walk again? She has no apparent injuries, has not been dropped or fallen, and up to Saturday evening was just a normal happy cavy.
For those who have gone through this, did your piggie recover to a normal life? We're pretty sad since this all come to light. Please help!
P.S. She is eliminating as expected, is drinking water normally, and does not appear to be in pain. Her appetite also is normal.
We have a female guinea who is (to our knowledge) approximately 18 months of age (we are her second owner - had her for six months now), and has come down with "Hind Leg Paralysis". Not sure that is the accepted term for cavy aficionados?
We woke up Sunday morning to find her crawling on her tummy and dragging her hind legs. She appears unable to move them.
Her cage mate "sister" appears to be unaffected.We have begun feeding 1-2 Oxbow Vitamin-C supplement wafers per day, per pig (up from one per week). And have introduced a ton of new fresh foods to their diet in the days since the discovery. We are now feeding fresh: red peppers, cilantro, dill, curly parsley, and baby spinach.
They resist all attempts to feed fruits. fresh water is provided daily of course and cage is cleaned fully every 48 hours.
We also feed staple of OxBow adult guinea pellets, generic Timothy Hay, and less Romaine Lettuce now with all of these new veggies.
we are concerned that this affliction shows no sign of improvement in five calendar days.
Do we have much of a chance for recovery for her to walk again? She has no apparent injuries, has not been dropped or fallen, and up to Saturday evening was just a normal happy cavy.For those who have gone through this, did your piggie recover to a normal life? We're pretty sad since this all come to light. Please help!
P.S. She is eliminating as expected, is drinking water normally, and does not appear to be in pain. Her appetite also is normal.
