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Weight loss?

dan3008

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Hi guys Below is the full history of how much my guiniepigs weigh. As you can see, this week, each of my piggies seems to have lost around 20-25g
Now, I'm fairly certain this is probably a miss weigh from last week (as you'll see big gains in just 5 days) but I'm going to weigh them each day over the next few days, and see where we go. Should I be worried at this? assuming theres no further loss I'm going to assume all is well. No other warning signs of any health issues. But wanted a second opinion?

thanks

DateCocoNeoRainbow
17/08/2020373376420
20/08/2020390394437
25/08/2020434427476
31/08/2020462458510
02/09/2020479480526
06/09/2020506506548
14/09/2020549569597
19/09/2020581596621
24/09/2020608613661
01/10/2020637660680
09/10/2020711677744
30/10/2020809868895
10/11/2020825898939
15/11/2020849930956
22/11/2020824909934
 
Do weigh daily for a while so you can be sure of the situation, but a one off of 20-25g is not in the ’concern‘ range - it can be the difference between empty/full bladder/tummy. It’s only when you get to 50g of loss in one go which Is considered a loss, or where there is a smaller loss each week but it constitutes a longer period of a downward trend.
This guide explains - Weight - Monitoring and Management
 
After today's weighing I'm less worried about neo and rainbow, but keeping a close eye on coco...
Coco - 816
Neo - 919
Rainbow- 948
 
Yes, continue to keep an eye on Coco and weigh daily so you can see if this is going to be part of a downward trend
 
Coco -827
Neo -923
Rainbow - 951
At today's weighing coco is looking better :) less worried now
 
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