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I am sure that I saw Osteocare on sale in Asda today when I was looking for Vitamin C drops for Joey.
It was £3.00 approx. On the box it said for healthy bones etc.
 
Thanks everyone for your lovely and encouraging replies. O0

Well Nemo is doing really well at the moment - he actually used his left back leg to scratch his face. :) I have cleaned his cage out and then washed him underneath in the sink and cos I noticed he had a bit of a rash so I gave him a nice wash and then sprayed some savlon spray on him and then later on put some sudocrem on his tummy to help the rash. He's looking sooo much better though and he's had a couple of doses of Osteocare cos the chemist finally managed to get some for me. He's a little monkey when you are trying to get the Osteocare in his mouth but I finally did it. O0

Got some sad news too - Snowy the other guinea pig we took to the vet sadly died today. :'( The baytril injection and the baytril we had to put in her water didn't seem to work and although I thought at one point she was getting better she seemed to be breathing heavier yesterday and this afternoon I found her dead at the front of the cage. :'(
 
So sorry to hear about Snowy :'( - you obviously did everything that was best for her, like you are doing for Nemo.

Hopefully Nemo goes from strength to strength and you can take comfort from that!
 
Thanks. :)

Yes she had an injection when Nemo went to the vets and the vet didn't seem to think she was that bad - he said he was more concerned about Nemo than her. She was only about 2 years old too. :'(
 
take your time to grieve for her. Take care of yourself as so much has been going on for you lately. x
 
Sorry to hear about Snowy hun, hope Nemo continues to improve.

2 years is no age nowadays for pigs. Give yourself time to grieve. :smitten:
 
am so happy for nemo ;D ;D ;D but am also so sad for your lost of snowy :'( :'( :'( RIP sweet darling, run free and popcorn amongst the other angels O0 watch over your mummy and nemo and in time enter mummy's heart to stay so she can remember the good times you shared 0:) 0:) 0:) sending hugs to you and nemo :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: and know snowy loved you and she knew you loved her O0 RIP sweet snowy so much loved so sorely missed 0:) 0:) 0:)
 
Thankyou everyone for your lovely and kind words. :)

This was Snowy.

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Well I'm over the moon to report that Nemo seems to be back on BOTH legs this morning. Just had him out of his cage to give him his Osteocare liquid and put a bit of sudocrem on his tummy which was a bit sore but clearing up nicely since putting the sudocrem on after his bath yesterday (it's like having a baby again! :laugh:) and I put him on the kitchen floor and he ran with both legs. I think it's the Osteocare liquid which has done this although he's only had 3 doses but he's also been having parsley daily which I think somebody said was rich in calcium. That Osteocare is marvellous stuff. O0
 
Yay he is on the mend it is down to the osteocare liquid I knew he would pick up after a few doses O0 pity it took a a long time to get hold of some.
 
I know and it's a pity the vet wouldn't give him a calcium injection because he didn't think it was that - poor lad could have been back on his feet over a week ago. ::) Peter Guerney saved his life. O0
 
just found this thread so glad Nemo is better :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: what a little trooper, he is gorgeous, I couldnt see the baby photos looks like they have been removed from photobucket :( :( :(

Sorry to hear about Snowy another precious 0:) at the bridge.

Love the way you have used playhouse for the piggies that is such a brilliant idea O0 O0

Big piggy :-* :-* :-* :-* for little Nemo

You must be sooo relieved
 
Oops sorry I had a clearout of my photobucket yesterday and tried to remember which piggy pictures I had used on here but must have deleted those. ::)

Here's one - I can't find the rest for some reason - got about 25,000 photos on my computer - think I need a clear out. ::)

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Yes that playhouse is brilliant for the piggies to run round in and protects them from the sun too - so glad I didn't send it to the tip like I was going to do. :)

Thanks for the lovely comments about Nemo. :)

Ignore the date on the picture - my date wasn't set right on my camera. He was born in November 2004.
 
ahhh beautiful baby :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: and very handsome young man
 
Thanks. O0 - he is gorgeous isn't he. :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
The other two guinea pigs in the picture were fantastic with him - I didn't realise that his mum was pregnant till the night before she had him so didn't get round to separating them but they were lovely with him - they all looked after him. :) It felt awful when I had to separate him from them. :'(
 
I am so pleased to hear that Nemo is getting on so well!
Lovely pic of Snowy, sorry again about losing him.

Nemo as a baby ... lovely! :smitten:
 
Good that the osteocare has had such quick results.
I have looked at Nemo's photos and in some of them he looks satin (esp. on the first head pic and the third pic of the second lot of pics) is he a satin?

Some satins suffer problems with calcium metabolism and this affects their bones. It could be that Nemo has a very mild form of the problem which responds to a little extra calcium in his diet.
 
To be honest I'm not right sure if he's a satin or not. :-\ That's his mother in the cage with him the white one with ginger ears and I haven't a clue what his dad was because his mum must have got pregnant at the place where I bought her because she hadn't been near any of my males at all. I suppose he could be a satin. :) He's never had this problem before though and he will be 5 in November.
 
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I am so pleased to hear that Nemo is getting on so well!
Lovely pic of Snowy, sorry again about losing him.

Nemo as a baby ... lovely! :smitten:
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Thanks Goldie. :)

It's a big relief to me that he's going to be okay cos I would hate to lose him now - he's never even been ill once all the time I've had him.
 
Just a couple of pictures showing Nemo with his legs nicely tucked underneath him. O0 He's back to normal again. :)


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that is great news O0 did he use to climb that ladder :o :o :o now nemo keep taking you medicine and eating your veggies and be a good boy O0 sending hugs and healing vibes just for you :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
 
Thanks for your good wishes for Nemo. O0

I don't know which ladder you mean though Choloe :-\
 
I think the side of the door openin looks like ladder in the photo but its the bars of the cage.

Nemo is such a cutie :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
 
That is such great news for you, lets just hope he continues to be a good boy. xx
 
I know - it's like a miracle because I really did think he would end up being put to sleep - I'm so glad he didn't have to. :)
 
I know what you mean those bars get right in the way of a good photo >:( >:( can never get good photos of Fugly sleeping as the bars get in the way and if I opened door he would wake up grr
keep photos of Nemo coming I :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: him
 
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