Guinea Pigs Hind Legs Not Working
Hello,
I adopted Olive around 1.5 months ago. All we knew was that he is a senior guinea pig and he wasn’t in a great living condition. He also seemed to walk with a limp but we only realised around two weeks ago that he couldn’t use his front paws as much - I presumed that was due to a long-time injury and was planning on bringing him to see a vet. Two days ago, I noticed that Olive wasn’t using his hind legs. I brought him to the exotics vet and after a few x-rays and ultrasounds, they couldn’t figure out what was causing the issue but gave Olive antibiotics and pain meds. I am also feeding him a critical care, not too much since he is eating his regular amount of food (pellets, hay, lettuce, bell peppers). After doing some research, I suspect that Olive may have scurvy, which the doctor did say was a possibility, so I started giving him 100mg of Vitamin C drops today. Although I’ve been feeding Olive proper amounts of veggies to meet his Vitamin C requirement in the past few weeks, he most likely didn’t have a proper diet in the past few years. Assuming that this is indeed a case of scurvy, I’m worried that this is a very severe stage and was wondering if there’s anything else I could to do for Olive, besides giving him Vitamin C and his medication. I saw somewhere online that Calcium supplements may help with guinea pigs’ mobility but am not sure if that would help with Olive’s case?
My little guy is still eating as normal but he can barely move although he tries to drag himself a little when I bring food over.
Hello,
I adopted Olive around 1.5 months ago. All we knew was that he is a senior guinea pig and he wasn’t in a great living condition. He also seemed to walk with a limp but we only realised around two weeks ago that he couldn’t use his front paws as much - I presumed that was due to a long-time injury and was planning on bringing him to see a vet. Two days ago, I noticed that Olive wasn’t using his hind legs. I brought him to the exotics vet and after a few x-rays and ultrasounds, they couldn’t figure out what was causing the issue but gave Olive antibiotics and pain meds. I am also feeding him a critical care, not too much since he is eating his regular amount of food (pellets, hay, lettuce, bell peppers). After doing some research, I suspect that Olive may have scurvy, which the doctor did say was a possibility, so I started giving him 100mg of Vitamin C drops today. Although I’ve been feeding Olive proper amounts of veggies to meet his Vitamin C requirement in the past few weeks, he most likely didn’t have a proper diet in the past few years. Assuming that this is indeed a case of scurvy, I’m worried that this is a very severe stage and was wondering if there’s anything else I could to do for Olive, besides giving him Vitamin C and his medication. I saw somewhere online that Calcium supplements may help with guinea pigs’ mobility but am not sure if that would help with Olive’s case?
My little guy is still eating as normal but he can barely move although he tries to drag himself a little when I bring food over.