Posted by jadzia on January 25, 2003 at 16:42:34:
In Reply to: Re: feeding posted by PatG on January 24, 2003 at 12:10:36:
I had been feeding her a daily ration of pellets(I do not remember the brand) and daily veggies and timothy hay before the stone.
She still has the hay. The problem with the veggies isn't so much I don't want to give them to her, it's that they are now her staple food,and since they are not quite as filling as pellets, she eats a lot more!
He told me to feed her romaine lettuce, carrot tops, dandilion leaves, and other things along that line.
In addition to the hay, she also gets dried fruit about once a week, and constant access to a seed stick. He told me not to give her any pellets due to the fact they have the alfalfa base.
:What were you feeding your pig before she developed a stone? Do you give her Timothy hay? I couldn't imagine not giving my guys fresh veggies everyday (they live for it). From my understanding guinea pigs should only have approx. 1/4 cup of pellets a day. I have also read that that too much spinach can cause stones. Since your vet is the one who said not to give her pellets, I would ask him/her what else in addition to veggies could you feed her. Also, maybe the vet could give you a percentage of calcium she is not to exceed so you can read and check it on the package.
::Does anyone out there know of a guinea pig food that is not alfalfa based?
::My girl got a rather large bladder stone due to the type of calcium it contains, and the vet said to take her off the food. But the constant supply of fresh veggies is getting expensive!
