Practical Advice Re Syringe Feeding Two Piggies Pls...

[LozzyBee]

Firstly - I can't work out which board this should be on, I'm sorry if this is the wrong one!

To cut a long story short, I am currently syringe feeding both of my piggies and I'm struggling. One of them takes it ok - takes me about 25 mins to get 15mls in to him. The other one - you're looking at 45mins-1hour, and I'm convinced he's probably only getting about half of what I give him. I do this 4x's a day.

I'm trying to feed Elvis (25 min feeder) more as I can't seem to get his weight stable.

I feel like I am spending an awful lot of time sitting on the sofa feeding them, and other things are falling apart around me

Anyone got any sort of time schedule in times like this? Is there anything I can do to make it easier?

(They're both regularly seen by vets by the way - I'm not just syringe feeding them and hoping for the best!)

 

[Tiamolly123]

Lot gof time stringing them. That's what piggie slaves do.
Have you looked at, the illness it may have some tips there. I think some one said about wrappingthe piggy up. It may make it easier.
Good luck!

 

[LozzyBee]

Lot gof time stringing them. That's what piggie slaves do.
Have you looked at, the illness it may have some tips there. I think some one said about wrappingthe piggy up. It may make it easier.
Good luck!

I need a piggie slave break lol!

I'll have a look through there, thanks, might find something useful! Elvis is taking the syringe no problems whatsoever, Barlo isn't tooooo bad now...I could have a go at wrapping him up. Just don't want to hurt him - he's only just had his stitches out (on his neck) :-/

 

[furryfriends (TEAS)]

I sometimes have up to four piggies to syringe feed and I find something good to watch on TV, put them all into pet carriers and bring into the lounge and then syringe 1 ml to each of them and keep working round and round. If one is taking it quicker then you can adapt your order of feeding, but generally you give each one 1 ml and then start again and keep going until they are all finished. It is much quicker doing it this way, than feeding each piggy separately.

 

[LozzyBee]

I sometimes have up to four piggies to syringe feed and I find something good to watch on TV, put them all into pet carriers and bring into the lounge and then syringe 1 ml to each of them and keep working round and round. If one is taking it quicker then you can adapt your order of feeding, but generally you give each one 1 ml and then start again and keep going until they are all finished. It is much quicker doing it this way, than feeding each piggy separately.

Ah-ha! That sounds like a plan! Will give it a go next feed - thanks

 

[furryfriends (TEAS)]

Ah-ha! That sounds like a plan! Will give it a go next feed - thanks

It means you maximise every minute, as sometimes it can take a while for them to be ready for the next mouthful. I am doing a feline behaviour course and also spend time reading my course notes as I feed, so again the time is being used well for two very good purposes :-)

 

[Tiamolly123]

Do you think you can reason with him Lozzybee let him stay up late to watch TV
Sorry it's not funny, he's a bad piggie, worrying you like this.
I wonder if he really liked what you gave he might take it easier. Don't some of like a pellet mix. I don't know what CC your using but a lot of people use another one (sorry I can't remember what it is) but that goes down very well.

 

[Cavy Kung-Fu]

I found I just have to adapt to what piggy wants, in the end we were using pellets, CC and a bit of wheat grass powder to get him to eat happily.

I almost got a little pouch to put round my waist for syringe feeding and keeping him with me but didn't need to in the end.

Hope they're better soon!