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Comment on Lymphosarcoma in Guinea Pigs by Parallels 6

Parallels 6 — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:08:27 +0000

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Comment on Rabbit litter box recommendations by WHERE DO I BUY THE BOX BELOW

WHERE DO I BUY THE BOX BELOW — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:02:09 +0000

DESPERATE Special needs or elderly rabbits may have trouble getting into litter boxes with tall sizes, yet may still need the deep walls to contain accidents. I recently found some very nice litter pans marketed for dogs. They have one side with a very low door (about 2″ high) but the inside is spacious and deep. They come in a variety of sizes. The only disadvantage is that they are very expensive – about $20 for the large 24″x30″ size that I use for my large elderly lop. Rating: VERY GOOD

Comment on Beginner pets: Best and worst choices. Part 3 of 3 by Christina @ Complete Goldfish Care

Christina @ Complete Goldfish Care — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:52:38 +0000

I agree – goldfish can get pretty messy. Though I’d even suggest a 20 gallon tank for one, just to cut those frequent water changes down to once a week (any aquarium less than a 20 gallons would require multiple water changes per week for good water quality).

You’d be amazed at how many goldfish die each year just because they aren’t kept in a proper aquarium environment. Or, maybe you wouldn’t be surprised.

Great read!

Christina

Comment on Rabbit litter box recommendations by WHERE DO I BUY THE BOX BELOW

WHERE DO I BUY THE BOX BELOW — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 21:26:04 +0000

Special needs or elderly rabbits may have trouble getting into litter boxes with tall sizes, yet may still need the deep walls to contain accidents. I recently found some very nice litter pans marketed for dogs. They have one side with a very low door (about 2″ high) but the inside is spacious and deep. They come in a variety of sizes. The only disadvantage is that they are very expensive – about $20 for the large 24″x30″ size that I use for my BROOKE

Comment on Lymphosarcoma in Guinea Pigs by Cinthya

Cinthya — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:56:06 +0000

My little guinea pig has been detected this morning with lymphosarcoma. He started to refuse veggies and eventually, began to lose weight. Now, he has a large solid mass under his left leg. It grew very fast… The vet gave me antibiotics and a medication that will to stimulate the immune system… I´m not sure what to do. I just don´t want to lose him…he´s only 3.2 years old.

Now, that´s what I´m looking for happy endings… I would like one. Thank you for sharing your experiences.

Comment on Bedding question: Is pine really dangerous? by Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:54:06 +0000

The problem with most or all of the research on pine is that there is no control for other variables that could have caused the elevated liver enzymes…these factors include diet, genetics, parasitic activity, and obesity/inactivity of the animal. You are also assuming that because one group of rabbits with elevated liver enzymes apparently did die, this PROVES that the bedding was the cause. Many parasites cause liver damage and death and are also quite contagious. After looking deeper at the claims agains pine, you will find that most are not arrived at through scientifically sound studies; tens of thousands of animals have been raised on pine over decades and have lived long lives with no evidence of toxicity or if their liver enzymes were altered, they still didn’t die from it. Pets and people are exposed to numerous chemicals in the environment including in our municipal water supplies. I personally have had changes in a couple liver enzymes during my lifetime maybe due to certain medications I have been on. But none of my doctors has jumped to any conclusions as to why..that would not be possible without strict isolation of each variable followed by retesting to see if the enzymes changed or went down. The DUST that accumulates during the milling process of softwood can be bad for respiration but this can be largely eliminated by dumping the bag outside on a tarp and then re-bagging it leaving most of the dust behind. I do this with hay as well because its dust can be just as bad as in the pine. I personally do not use shavings because I simply don’t want to spend money on it and have found that using hay, newspaper shredded paper and cardboard is almost free and less messy than buying shavings. But I had a rabbit die from liver failure who had never lived on any kind of shavings. His necropsy did show Encephalitozoon cuniculi in the brain. Was a brain necropsy done on all the rabbits in the HRS situation where several died? I don’t know. Obviously, isolating all other factors and pinpointing that the pine was the cause has truly not been done in any of these so called ‘scientific studies’. It is vital that when condemning any environmental factor, complete conclusive research must be done to avoid false claims which easily go viral in the pet community.

Comment on Rabbit litter box recommendations by Janette Welsh

Janette Welsh — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 14:27:18 +0000

Our 7 yr. old dwarf rabbit rests and sleeps in his litter box. What is that all about? He does his business in the litter box.

Comment on Selamectin for parasite control in rabbits and guinea pigs by Bruce

Bruce — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:06:35 +0000

Thank you for pulling together the information on both rabbit and guinea pig use. We just picked up a dwarf rabbit. I believe Revolution can be ordered from CanadaVet.com, where it does not require a prescription. The three-pack blue carton has 2.25ml in three vials, which brings the price per dose down to about $2 for an average adult pig.

Comment on Lymphosarcoma in Guinea Pigs by Shirley

Shirley — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:12:07 +0000

I have just taken my beautiful girl to the vet and got awful news.They suspect she has lymphatic cancer, they found 6 lumps on her body. She has been off colour and I couldn’t pin-point the problem so had her checked over. She has a very large lump-mass under her neck one in her stomach and 4 others where the legs join the body. I have 2 lots of antibiotics a shot of anti-inflamitory and some critical care food. I will do my best for her she is so lovely it will be horrible to lose her, this is very upsetting.

Comment on Selamectin for parasite control in rabbits and guinea pigs by clare

clare — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:52:37 +0000

thank you so much for putting this together. it’s so scattered everywhere else. just treated the little guy today with selamectin, thank you so much for the assurance.