if she like puree inside syringe she will take it without any force. Your Guinea Pig has an ongoing medical or dental condition that requires syringe feeding. Guinea pig not eating, won't take Critical Care. Hiya, So my guinea pig had an abscess operated on last week and I called the vet again yesterday as he still has a lump there and was wondering why it hadn't gone. Put guinea pig on a absorbent pad or paper towel.

My cavy, Toffee (2.5 year old male), stopped eating normally about a week ago. No constrains are needed. I've mashed up his nuggets with hot water and I'm feeding it to him through a small syringe, he's taking it fine, but is this okay to do? However, if you choose the right formulas and a gentle way to offer food, there is no "force" needed! Help & Advise. He was diagnosed with a UTI (made sense, his pee stank). Force feeding is a time-consuming process and requires patience.

Push the plunger slowly. My guinea pig is sick, and I brought her to one vet they said just to give her antibiotics and force feed her, since their GI track shuts down after a few hours of no food. Sick guinea pigs require force-feeding for survival. if they refuse simply hold its head and gently push 0.5 ml-1 ml of food inside mouth. Guinea pigs are quite mature when born (long gestation), so that while a guinea pig will benefit from its mother's milk, milk is not necessary to thrive and survive.

Suggestions? Give your guinea pig a break to chew and swallow every 0.1 - 0.2 ml, or 0.05ml if your guinea pig is weak. I did have 2 guinea pigs but one recently died so maybe she is just depressed?) Your Guinea Pig is elderly and does not maintain weight.

Just give syringe directly. For feeding Critical Care, you will need to make a few adjustments to your syringe so that the food will go up the syringe.

He is concerned that it may have refilled (even though still on antibiotics) and I'm taking him back this morning. He was on antibiotics until yesterday evening. None are formulated to replace a mother guinea pig's milk. Got him into the vet on Monday. Hand feeding the guinea pig with a syringe Personal notes These next paragraphs might seem depressing and hard, but as a guinea pig owner, you should be aware of all the situations and options you might encounter with your pets .
Pigture 1 shows the syringe as it comes - … Others need more aggressive hand feeding.

If she doesn't improve i'll take her to the vets. We started him on Critical Care immediately (it was a Sunday). I spent three weeks syringe feeding my guinea pig recently. For this reason, you should either feed as the pig takes the syringe for herself, and/or you should give only 0.3ml at a time and allow the pig to chew for at least 15-20 seconds or until you hear her swallow, before feeding a little more.

(Her water bottle is fine, not blocked or anything. I'm thinking of syringe-feeding her water - is this a good idea? My guinea pig has recently had diarrhea and hasn't been drinking any water for a few days.

Put the syringe in the side of her mouth behind her front teeth, you want the food to go to the back of her mouth.

I am worried I wasn't feeding her right, but it seems since I fed her I got her to poop a couple times. A popular feeding supplement is Oxbow Critical Care . some even take it directly inside the cage. My guinea pig has lost loads of weight after he couldn't eat because of overgrown teeth.

I find it easiest to give aound 0.3ml at a time, give time to chew and swallow, and then the next 0.3ml and so on.
He went under anesthetic and had his teeth filed at the vet, and now he's home and is still not eating anything. Technique: Some pups will eat from a spoon. I am feeding her pellet slurry, and carrot baby food.