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Bring him to my house and I'll do it. Oh, wait, that would be an expensive nail trim to bring him from Texas to CT! :rolleyes: I suggest buying scissors such as these:

87560They encircle the nail...

I have fleece liners in all of my cage, both main level and the loft. I do have a litter box on both levels which has about an inch of litter topped with a generous amount of hay. I've used the same...

I don't know this to be factual, but my experience says the same. And, when they are in pain, their appetite drops and thus fecal output diminishes as well. I'm surprised the Reglan hasn't had more...

Welcome back! Sorry it has to be under these circumstances, but it's nice to have you among us again.

I suspect that I replied because I had a not-so-senior cavy have a couple of seizures (and an...

Fly free over the Rainbow Bridge, Friar Tuck! You certainly were loved and will be missed by all of us.

Probably not........I must have missed that aspect. It absolutely could be either.....or neither one.

Thank you, @bpatters for the excellent explanation that I didn't have time to write. I'm deep...

Whoa! Don't be so quick to think that Sacha is terminally ill when in fact it may be a lipoma which is usually benign. Your description that I quoted would lead one to think that. I suggest that you...

Good work on the spreadsheet! I weigh my cavies at the same time, same day each week. This will allow me to keep a more detailed record of their weights and the factors associated with that. Thanks...

Bonding update - Love at first sight!

I dunno......you might want to rethink that, especially if you plan to continue to keep cavies. I always have some Critical Care available even if I don't always need it. It just seems to happen that...

@bpatters, thanks for your input! I was thinking that Sherwood was possibly the same company that you are describing. Now I know why it seemed familiar. As I said, I simply haven't had time to do any...

I just learned that there is another product that is a possible alternative to Critical Care. And that is Sherwood Recovery Food. I haven't had time to thoroughly research it as well as the Critter...

I have posted to that thread and I will render the same opinion here.

Keep in mind that you can see just about anything on the Internet.......and a lot of it isn't accurate. Unless someone can...

Just any brand of plain rolled oats. No quick cooking oats or instant oatmeal.

I'm happy you brought this up. I can vouch for mixing the oats with his pellets. I don't remember if FT has a cage mate, but if so, the cage mate will also gain weight. Best to feed him separately in...

I have absolutely no idea. I had to supplement Chester's diet for the last six months of his life so my goal was to provide some variety for him. I chose flavors of the veggies that he enjoyed to mix...

I agree with you in that pineapple juice is not appropriate to mix with CC. I have always mixed mine with unflavored pedialyte (generic is fine). I have never had a cavy who didn't like the stuff....

I just did a little research into the differences in nutritional content for bell peppers and it turns out I was correct. See the links below. The first one most clearly explains it:
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Sorry to disagree, but my information is that yellow peppers are highest in Vit. C and red are the highest in sugar. Maybe check for both of us?

Fly free over the Rainbow Bridge, Snickers. You certainly were loved!

Fly free over the Rainbow Bridge, dear Horatio!:love:

Sorry, but I can't help you with liners as I make my own. However, Black Friday is when I buy my fleece for the upcoming year, usually in person at a JoAnn Fabrics Store. They always have some...

I've been telling you how good their bluegrass is currently. My boys eagerly anticipate the cage clean and litter box refresh at night. They can barely wait until I have finished and promptly run and...

Just mixing with critical care is not nearly enough fluids for him. You should be giving him at least 5 to 10 CC's whenever he will accept it. bpatters is definitely correct in that the sunken eyes...

One other suggestion......if he's not drinking water nor eating, you need to replace his fluids and electrolytes. Mix the Critical Care with unflavored pedialyte (generic is o.k.) or syringe straight...