Morning_shadow
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- Joined
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Hello,
So I took my guinea pig Frappu to the Vet yesterday. He hadn't had a check up in some time. After his bladder stone surgery 2 years ago, I tried a new diet and it has been working well for the past 2 years since then. I had emailed the vet then, the new diet I tried, so that for her future patients she can suggest it to her other piggie patients with Bladder stone problems.
To make it short. Frappu hadn't seen the vet in over 2 years after his surgery. She has his chart.. yet the doctor was telling me how Guinea Pigs need Vitamin C.. and asked me what I fed him.. (even though I emailed her 2 years ago). I told her I feed him, Cucumber, Green Pepper, butternut squash, zucchini and boston lettuce. Twice a day and unlimited Timothy Hay. (I also give little fruit, but try to not often)
She tells me how I need to add Vitamin C..that they need it on their diet. In my head.. I've read how Vitamin C droplets in the water are not good for piggies..
Then she tells me if not drops, then to give Kale, Spinach and Parsley.. I reply.. "But Doctor, Frappu has had a history with Bladder stones, and these vegetables might be good with Vitamin C, but they also cause Bladder stones" My previous guinea pig Mocha passed away when I tried this latest diet with these vegetables included..
Then she says, "I don't know if what you feed now has it, but add the Vitamin C drops so that he doesn't get scurvy" She also suggested giving him Oxbow pellets.. Even though she knows from Mocha that I had also tried this other diet with the pellets (reduced pellets) and this also caused stones on him.
So my problem is.. Is it me over reacting...Or is it that this Vet doesn't really know about nutrition..specially when guinea pigs get stones, which is a common problem. I am grateful to have her, she did 3 surgeries in my previous piggy Mocha.. and 1 surgery on Frappu.. After the diets I've tried, with Mocha is how I reached the current diet that Frappu has. I am a bit concerned on her suggestions and her other Guinea Pig patients.
Aside from this, Frappu is perfectly fine and is 7 years old now. I looked online and Green Pepper has Vitamin C which I feed daily.. so I don't need to feed extra. If she knew of vegetables that had Vitamin C then she would be suggesting vegetables instead of drops or pellets..
In my opinion I don't believe guinea pigs need to eat the pellets from the stores.. I believe they are perfectly fine with eating a balanced diet along with timothy hay for their teeth. Just my opinion.
So I took my guinea pig Frappu to the Vet yesterday. He hadn't had a check up in some time. After his bladder stone surgery 2 years ago, I tried a new diet and it has been working well for the past 2 years since then. I had emailed the vet then, the new diet I tried, so that for her future patients she can suggest it to her other piggie patients with Bladder stone problems.
To make it short. Frappu hadn't seen the vet in over 2 years after his surgery. She has his chart.. yet the doctor was telling me how Guinea Pigs need Vitamin C.. and asked me what I fed him.. (even though I emailed her 2 years ago). I told her I feed him, Cucumber, Green Pepper, butternut squash, zucchini and boston lettuce. Twice a day and unlimited Timothy Hay. (I also give little fruit, but try to not often)
She tells me how I need to add Vitamin C..that they need it on their diet. In my head.. I've read how Vitamin C droplets in the water are not good for piggies..
Then she tells me if not drops, then to give Kale, Spinach and Parsley.. I reply.. "But Doctor, Frappu has had a history with Bladder stones, and these vegetables might be good with Vitamin C, but they also cause Bladder stones" My previous guinea pig Mocha passed away when I tried this latest diet with these vegetables included..
Then she says, "I don't know if what you feed now has it, but add the Vitamin C drops so that he doesn't get scurvy" She also suggested giving him Oxbow pellets.. Even though she knows from Mocha that I had also tried this other diet with the pellets (reduced pellets) and this also caused stones on him.
So my problem is.. Is it me over reacting...Or is it that this Vet doesn't really know about nutrition..specially when guinea pigs get stones, which is a common problem. I am grateful to have her, she did 3 surgeries in my previous piggy Mocha.. and 1 surgery on Frappu.. After the diets I've tried, with Mocha is how I reached the current diet that Frappu has. I am a bit concerned on her suggestions and her other Guinea Pig patients.
Aside from this, Frappu is perfectly fine and is 7 years old now. I looked online and Green Pepper has Vitamin C which I feed daily.. so I don't need to feed extra. If she knew of vegetables that had Vitamin C then she would be suggesting vegetables instead of drops or pellets..
In my opinion I don't believe guinea pigs need to eat the pellets from the stores.. I believe they are perfectly fine with eating a balanced diet along with timothy hay for their teeth. Just my opinion.
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