Kidney Issues

[LisaTLGP]

Hi everyone, our gorgeous Lilly has slowly been losing weight and has been drinking a lot of water. I took her to the vet last week and he gave her a couple of shots (antibiotic and steroid, sorry he did tell me the exact names but I can't remember). She's very bright and active within herself, eating lots, pushing the others around etc but is still drinking a lot of water. I took her back to the vet today and he gave her another antibiotic shot. I need to take her back next week for a check up and I'm going to start weighing her daily.

She was 3 in July.

I've been reading about kidney issues on this forum, which has made me quite sad She seemed to recover from a kidney infection earlier this year with a course of antibiotics.

Should I be feeding her critical care? Our vet isn't a guinea pig expert but has done well with both my girls before.

Any advice appreciated. Thanks

 

[Wiebke]

Hi everyone, our gorgeous Lilly has slowly been losing weight and has been drinking a lot of water. I took her to the vet last week and he gave her a couple of shots (antibiotic and steroid, sorry he did tell me the exact names but I can't remember). She's very bright and active within herself, eating lots, pushing the others around etc but is still drinking a lot of water. I took her back to the vet today and he gave her another antibiotic shot. I need to take her back next week for a check up and I'm going to start weighing her daily.

She was 3 in July.

I've been reading about kidney issues on this forum, which has made me quite sad She seemed to recover from a kidney infection earlier this year with a course of antibiotics.

Should I be feeding her critical care? Our vet isn't a guinea pig expert but has done well with both my girls before.

Any advice appreciated. Thanks

Hi

I am very sorry.

Please step in with feeding top up support when the weight loss passes 50g. You do not need to syringe feed it if she is still eating on her own; just offering more nutritious calories to help slow down the metabolically caused weight loss.

This new guide will hopefully help you manage the health monitoring and feeding support as it explains it all to help you put the various feedback into the right individual perspective and to then allow you to finesse and adjust the support level accordingly. There is a whole spectrum between healthy and round the clock crisis feeding care that very often gets lost.

Thread 'Weight and Weight Loss Explained: BMI, Weighing, Poos and Feeding Support'

Jun 20, 2024

1 Weight and Weight Loss
- Why regular weight monitoring matters
- How weight changes over a lifetime
- How to weigh on your kitchen scales (with video)
- The weight loss rules
- How critical is the weight loss for my piggy?
- Possible causes for weight loss
2 Body Mass Index (BMI) or 'Heft'
- Why is understanding your piggy's weight so important?
- 'Average' weight vs. individual weight - the big trip up
- How to check for the BMI
3 The...

• Wiebke
• Replies: 5
• Forum: Health & Illness Support Corner

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[LisaTLGP]

Thank you

Hi

I am very sorry.

Please step in with feeding top up support when the weight loss passes 50g. You do not need to syringe feed it if she is still eating on her own; just offering more nutritious calories to help slow down the metabolically caused weight loss.

This new guide will hopefully help you manage the health monitoring and feeding support as it explains it all to help you put the various feedback into the right individual perspective and to then allow you to finesse and adjust the support level accordingly. There is a whole spectrum between healthy and round the clock crisis feeding care that very often gets lost.

Thread 'Weight and Weight Loss Explained: BMI, Weighing, Poos and Feeding Support'

Jun 20, 2024

1 Weight and Weight Loss
- Why regular weight monitoring matters
- How weight changes over a lifetime
- How to weigh on your kitchen scales (with video)
- The weight loss rules
- How critical is the weight loss for my piggy?
- Possible causes for weight loss
2 Body Mass Index (BMI) or 'Heft'
- Why is understanding your piggy's weight so important?
- 'Average' weight vs. individual weight - the big trip up
- How to check for the BMI
3 The...

• Wiebke
• Replies: 5
• Forum: Health & Illness Support Corner

• 

Thank you.