Since my Sammy is older it seems like he needed a Vit C boost. I tried finding some liquid vitamin C in town with no luck; so I got some Vit C tablets that I divide up, crush and mix with a little bit of water. I then put it in a medicine dropper and feed each pig twice a day a tiny bit of the mix. (They both refuse any type of bell peppers too.) It seems to work well.
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Guinea Lynx :: Scurvy -- Vitamin C Deficiency Quote:
Can I give my guinea pig a vitamin supplement?
If you wish to make sure your guinea pig is getting adequate vitamin C, you can give a vitamin C supplement.
Vitamin supplements: chewable flavored C can be found in 100 mg tablets which when quartered will add 25 mg to a guinea pig's intake. Some people have good luck with liquid vitamin C, which can be found at some health food stores. In cases of deficiency, providing small amounts of vitamin C several times during the day when hand feeding or administering medications may help treat scurvy more quickly. Some pet owners report Rugby's Vitamin C Liquid very popular with their cavies.
Avoid multivitamins! Vitamin supplements should only contain ascorbic acid. "Multivitamins should not be used because of the potential for toxic overdose of vitamins other than C." (Harkness and Wagner)
Do not add vitamin C to drinking water! Besides not knowing how much they're getting, when added to water exposed to air, half its strength will be lost in as little as a day. Heat, metal, mineral content (hard water), and chemicals, most notably chlorine, will also affect how long the vitamin C is viable, and if the flavor of the water is adversely affected, the guinea pig may drink less. Adequate water intake is vital to good health.
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