Scary Carefresh

[piggielover92]

I just wanted to share this with everyone so you are aware of any dangers of Carefresh.....
My friend''s guinea pig just died because late at night Garfeild, the guinea pig, tipped the food bowl over and the pellets spilled into the Carefresh. Garfeild then started eating the pellets of the ground. He gotten a peice of Carefresh in his mouth too because he choked on it and died.
Not that this is very likely to happen a lot, but I just wanted to share this.

 

[loves2travel]

How sad!

oh my gosh! how sad! giver your friend my condolences.

 

[blink1177]

Sorry to hear that. I also use carefresh and never thought about that happening.

 

[sofiemuffins]

that's horrible! poor little buddy =(

I used carefresh for a week, but my pigs all seemed to be allergic to it...it made them sneeze!

 

[mncavylover]

Oh, wow, I'm really sorry for your friend! (Where was she when this happened? Working? Not that I blame her at all, just wondering for my own curiosity's satisfaction. Do they know it was the bedding for sure?) That's interesting. My piggies have eaten a couple pieces, but it's never been a problem. I think this could happen with any bedding though, so it's not just CareFresh I'm sure. Also, about the carefresh making piggies sneeze, are you sure it is the bedding? It could just be the hay, too. That gets dusty. If it is the bedding, what you can do is pour it into a big box or onto a sheet or something similar and mix it with your hands. That should get most if the dusty particles out. Wood bedding can get really dusty sometimes, too, so I think it's just something all beddings have in common.

 

[piggielover92]

Oh, wow, I'm really sorry for your friend! (Where was she when this happened? Working? Not that I blame her at all, just wondering for my own curiosity's satisfaction. Do they know it was the bedding for sure?) That's interesting. My piggies have eaten a couple pieces, but it's never been a problem. I think this could happen with any bedding though, so it's not just CareFresh I'm sure. Also, about the carefresh making piggies sneeze, are you sure it is the bedding? It could just be the hay, too. That gets dusty. If it is the bedding, what you can do is pour it into a big box or onto a sheet or something similar and mix it with your hands. That should get most if the dusty particles out. Wood bedding can get really dusty sometimes, too, so I think it's just something all beddings have in common.

We are only in 7th grade, so she wasn't working. I think she was just in a different room at the time.

 

[manda81]

i'm sooo sorry for your friend. my piggy's on carefresh too, as well and my roommate's rats and out rabbits use it for litter. i'll be sure to tell her about it though just in case. i'm sure it could happen with any kind of bedding also, but i've seen some of the pieces or carfresh that are bigger. i could see where he might have thought it was a piece of food.
as for the dust...i've had that problem too. i was in a big panic one day from the sneezing. after a couple hours she was fine. it just has to air out, like was stated earlier.

 

[mncavylover]

We are only in 7th grade, so she wasn't working. I think she was just in a different room at the time.

Oh, sorry. Don't you think she would have noticed something? Maybe not, I don't know. I'm still sorry to hear that, though.

 

[cinn&sprinslave]

I bought some carefresh last week $2.99 for 10L and it had rocks in it, these little black rocks it was so weird. I returned the carefresh and got another bag.

I am sorry to hear about your friends piggy that is so sad.