Lucinda
Senior Guinea Pig
For those of you who maybe are less experienced...
When I was booking Rocky in for his op at my new vet the girl on the desk (not a nurse I should say) said "You need to starve him overnight for the GA. No hay or cereal at all. Just a box with newspaper."
"No," I said, "he can't be sick so there is no need."
In fact it is dangerous to starve a guinea as they are foragers.
She wouldn't have it - but I wasn't listening to her anyway . Then a vet nurse came out and the receptionist tried to get her on side but the nurse said "No, we never starve them"
So, don't let anyone talk you into starving a pig before a GA.
When I was booking Rocky in for his op at my new vet the girl on the desk (not a nurse I should say) said "You need to starve him overnight for the GA. No hay or cereal at all. Just a box with newspaper."
"No," I said, "he can't be sick so there is no need."
In fact it is dangerous to starve a guinea as they are foragers.
She wouldn't have it - but I wasn't listening to her anyway . Then a vet nurse came out and the receptionist tried to get her on side but the nurse said "No, we never starve them"
So, don't let anyone talk you into starving a pig before a GA.