How do I prevent my pregnant guinea pig from getting pregnancy toxema?
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Im really worried that im over-feeding my pregnant guinea pig. How much do I feed her, and how can i completely prevent pregnancy toxema? Please experts only. Please dont guess if you dont know. Im relying on accurate answers to keep my pet alive. Thanks!
Increase her intake of Vitamin C throughout her pregnancy as the need for this will be higher.
Ensure she has plenty of hay as this is a good source of vit C.
Always provide her with fresh water.
Reduce stress levels, do not over handle her as it may cause her to abort or have stillbirths.
Allow her to excercise in order to keep her weight down.
Allow to have slightly more food than normal by supplementing with fruit & veg (not too much though), but do not overfill the bowl as she may be reduced to eat everything causing her to become overweight.
Hope this helps.
Sadly, there is no sure way to prevent toxemia or ketosis as it is technically known. If there were, the mortality rate in pregnant sows could be reduced considerably. However, there are some things which help.
The biggest thing is management consistency and stress reduction. Do not change anything you are doing suddenly. Poor diet, obesity and large litter size have all been implicated as contributing factors. Do not travel with your pig (like trips to the vet) unless it is an absolute emergency since travel is a huge stress in pregnant pigs.
Make sure that your sow is getting plenty of pellets with vitamin C, LOTS of hay, lots of water and a moderate amount of greens. Under no circumstances let her run out of food or water as fasting can be a trigger for ketosis by causing hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). Also, though it is counter intuitive, excessive sugary treats can cause problems because sometimes blood sugar drops when the regulatory mechanism that adjusts glucose levels in response to increased sugar overshoots.
I hope this helps, but our lack of ability to totally manage pregnancy toxemia is one of the major sources of risk involved in breeding,