I subscribe to several TH-cam guinea pig pages. Some are more fashion/entertainment based, others are informative and teach me a lot. Your videos are the only ones where my husband will pop his head in and say "I like this guy" or "he's got good, wholesome content". Thanks for sharing so much with the internet, you've helped me be a better caretaker!
I can’t thank you enough for recommending this in past videos! I give this to my boys every day, at first they were unsure about it but now they love it. I have to fight them to give me back the syringe! They later came up with an URI, and giving them this everyday not only helped with their healing and immune system while recovering, it also helped them take their meds better through a syringe. Has done nothing but good for my two piggies.
my baby boy Auggie has been dealing with some dental issues for a little over a week now, i’ve been going crazy because i had no idea how expensive the vet would be, how to help him properly, etc. i had no idea that he shouldn’t have been sold to me as a single piggy, & i had no idea that piggies were prone to dental issues. i also didn’t know that piggies are not good starter pets. i did my research before picking him up, but i guess its my fault i didn’t do enough of it cause maybe i could’ve helped prevented this. i feel like i’m giving him a bad life tbh, but i’m doing my best & i guess my point of this comment is just to say thank you for your advice & all of your videos. i’ve been struggling finding tips, & i’ve been praying that someone could help & your videos are definitely the answer to my prayers so thank you thank you for everything & all the info. please keep doing what you’re doing. because of you, i’m able to help save my baby Auggie a little easier & build his strength until his surgery on wednesday.
I feed my piggies Oxbow vitamin C treats. Liquid vitamin C is a great way to supplement piggies nutritional needs. My vet would put flavorings in Baytril so that the piggies would tolerate the Baytril. I love how your piggies are standing up to meet each other. Thank you for posting.
🤪😂😂😂😂 I love Nate. He always rattles the water bottle. I know it annoys and distracts you Scotty, but I think it’s cute. If the bottle was silent during your videos I would miss it a lot.
Great idea Scotty, i never thought about mixing some of that vitamic C into their critical care. I think that will get my PeekaPoo to eat it then, she goes insane for the vit C.
I have that liquid vitamin C, oxbow tablets and fresh good sources of vitamin C like bell pepper 🫑. Here's the catch, I offered a daily tablet plus the fresh veggies and good quality guinea pig pellets, and our exotic vet told me that there's an unhealthy excess of vitamin c that could actually cause then medical conditions, one of my pigs have white spots on his eyes, in Spanish they're called Colistomas, I don't know the term in English, and the doctor says they could be from too much vitamin C, from that moment on I have that in mind, I still offer half of a tablet and their veggies and pellets, but it's information that I feel important enough to share with the piggie people. Great hat 🤠
I give my Piggies fresh vegetables like kale, yellow, orange, & red peppers, carrots, parsley, occasionally oranges & Apple's, watermelon, cucumbers & Romaine although that one doesn't really have a lot of vitamins it's just delicious!🐹 and of course the hay in the pellets. 👍😉 I used to get the Oxbow vitamin C tablets but they didn't want them!
Scotty! 🤘🏼 Thanks for another informative vid. God bless. Keep up the good fight. Nothing you do is in vain. Glad to have people like you in this world. 🙏🏼
I use the Childlife vitamin C daily because all my pigs are rescue and show signs of scurvy. I get them over the initial crisis, and if I drop back to not daily and the symptoms show back up no matter how much vitamin C fresh foods I give. I give 0.5 ml daily unless otherwise warranted, then up to 1 ml once a day or twice a day. For emergency kit, I do keep the regular supplies and as I get new, I take the emergency kit one out and use it. Between vitamin C and Emeraid, my pigs think syringes are treats.
I live in Canada and we don't have child life here. I was told by a lady that rescued hundreds of guinea pigs and ran a rescue for 12 years. Tell me to use Redoxon. It is a tab that you add to water. She said to separate it into 16 equal portions and dissolve each portion into 1ml. water.
It also gives you and your piggies practice eating from a syringe incase they ever get sick. I would think since they are used to it they would be less likely to breath in a liquid instead of drinking it. Although I do have one piggie that doesn't like it. She comes up with everyone else and has tried it but tries to spit it out every time. She likes oxbow Vit c cookies.
After regularly watching Scotty's videos, I would definitely make sure I had vitamin c to give piggies orally when I get guineas. I used to put drops in the water bottle, on pet shop advice. I'm sure I heard Nate on his❣ Y.N.W.A
There seems to be some conflicting views at the rescue? Saskia has stated that she’s not a fan of synthetic vitamin C and she’s theorised that excess of it being peed out could contribute to the formation of sludge/stones etc? Saskia has said that that it’s not necessary if they’re healthy and getting a balanced diet. It’s good to have if they’re ill/deficient of course. There’s also a study I’ve seen shared on Wheekers that showed high intake of vitamin C over long periods in guinea pigs caused arthritic issues. I do have an opened bottle, so I’ve swapped to giving them 0.5 ml each rather than the full 1ml. They like the taste, but they easily get enough in their diet. I give 1ml if one goes to the vets/gets medicine though.
That liquid vitamin C saved me a lot of trouble. It's the first thing I taught my piggies, drinking this from a syringe. I had to battle soft poopies, bloating for 4 months (on and off) after adoption and can put all the yucky meds in the syringe, mix it with vitamin C to hide the taste and give a piece of veggie as extra encouragement afterwards. Works like a charm 🙂
Hey Scotty, I saw on insta that you had a little try of flying!!!! You looked on top of the world 🪐🌌🌌🪐. Question: older rabbits need extra vitamin C. Do guineapigs need any extras as they age, other than vit C? Great video 😀🍊🍓🍅🫑🐹
One girl hates peppers. Used to eat cut up oxbow tablets but now won't. So now I'm giving 1 ml of this a day. She's not sickly, just 4.5 years old. Figure it's ok
Hey, Scotty. I just saw blood in my guinea pigs cage. I checked them and it looks like one of them peed blood. They both look fine and are eating and acting normal. I will be taking her to the vet but I was wondering if you had any advise on this. Thank you.
I just bought some Childlife Vitamin C on Amazon and it seems clear compare to the other times I have gotten it. This is my third time getting Childlife getting Childlife Vitamin C all first three were from Walmart and they were orangy color. I was wondering if it’s normal for it to be clear instead of orange color?
When I had a guinea pig, I didn't give him C supplements. I gave him a 1/4 orange every day. He loved it and was healthy. In your opinion, do you see a problem with this?
Any tips for getting my piggies to take the liquid vitamin C? I bought it and couldn’t get them to take the syringe. So then I bought the vitamin C cookies. I’ve been giving them 1/2 a cookie because they also get peppers every day.
Could lacking in vitamin C could cause a respiratory problems? Because I can't figure it out why my 2 girls are stuffy and vets are keeping saying it is not uri, because they sound fine otherwise. I have spent a fortune already to go to see a vet, more than once
I can't find Child Life from where I am in Canada. What is a good replacement? One of my girls cannot eat the oxbow cookies because of her teeth issues :(
I subscribe to several TH-cam guinea pig pages. Some are more fashion/entertainment based, others are informative and teach me a lot. Your videos are the only ones where my husband will pop his head in and say "I like this guy" or "he's got good, wholesome content". Thanks for sharing so much with the internet, you've helped me be a better caretaker!
Scotty you are just the best!! You have so much valuable knowledge that you share, you are a true blessing for all guinea pigs and their owners 💕💕
I can’t thank you enough for recommending this in past videos! I give this to my boys every day, at first they were unsure about it but now they love it. I have to fight them to give me back the syringe! They later came up with an URI, and giving them this everyday not only helped with their healing and immune system while recovering, it also helped them take their meds better through a syringe. Has done nothing but good for my two piggies.
We use this for all 9 of our personal girls. They love it and it makes taking meds so much easier!
Goodafternoon Scotty and friends !!
my baby boy Auggie has been dealing with some dental issues for a little over a week now, i’ve been going crazy because i had no idea how expensive the vet would be, how to help him properly, etc. i had no idea that he shouldn’t have been sold to me as a single piggy, & i had no idea that piggies were prone to dental issues. i also didn’t know that piggies are not good starter pets. i did my research before picking him up, but i guess its my fault i didn’t do enough of it cause maybe i could’ve helped prevented this. i feel like i’m giving him a bad life tbh, but i’m doing my best & i guess my point of this comment is just to say thank you for your advice & all of your videos. i’ve been struggling finding tips, & i’ve been praying that someone could help & your videos are definitely the answer to my prayers so thank you thank you for everything & all the info. please keep doing what you’re doing. because of you, i’m able to help save my baby Auggie a little easier & build his strength until his surgery on wednesday.
I've been using the child life vitamin c and the oxbow cookies ever since I've been watching your channel.
I feed my piggies Oxbow vitamin C treats. Liquid vitamin C is a great way to supplement piggies nutritional needs. My vet would put flavorings in Baytril so that the piggies would tolerate the Baytril. I love how your piggies are standing up to meet each other. Thank you for posting.
My piggie loves this stuff! She goes crazy for it! My other piggie hates it, but loves the oxbow tablets.
🤪😂😂😂😂 I love Nate. He always rattles the water bottle. I know it annoys and distracts you Scotty, but I think it’s cute. If the bottle was silent during your videos I would miss it a lot.
Great idea Scotty, i never thought about mixing some of that vitamic C into their critical care. I think that will get my PeekaPoo to eat it then, she goes insane for the vit C.
I have that liquid vitamin C, oxbow tablets and fresh good sources of vitamin C like bell pepper 🫑. Here's the catch, I offered a daily tablet plus the fresh veggies and good quality guinea pig pellets, and our exotic vet told me that there's an unhealthy excess of vitamin c that could actually cause then medical conditions, one of my pigs have white spots on his eyes, in Spanish they're called Colistomas, I don't know the term in English, and the doctor says they could be from too much vitamin C, from that moment on I have that in mind, I still offer half of a tablet and their veggies and pellets, but it's information that I feel important enough to share with the piggie people. Great hat 🤠
I appreciate you sharing that x
My research found under 100 mg there should be no issues. It is a water soluble vitamin which means any excess not needed is uninated out
@@ScottysAnimals that's what I knew, that any excess would go out in their urine. Thanks
I give my Piggies fresh vegetables like kale, yellow, orange, & red peppers, carrots, parsley, occasionally oranges & Apple's, watermelon, cucumbers & Romaine although that one doesn't really have a lot of vitamins it's just delicious!🐹 and of course the hay in the pellets.
👍😉 I used to get the Oxbow vitamin C tablets but they didn't want them!
Thats a good idea, i have to start doing that for my boys.
Awesome video. My piggies love the liquid vitamin c😍
Scotty! 🤘🏼 Thanks for another informative vid. God bless. Keep up the good fight. Nothing you do is in vain. Glad to have people like you in this world. 🙏🏼
I use the Childlife vitamin C daily because all my pigs are rescue and show signs of scurvy. I get them over the initial crisis, and if I drop back to not daily and the symptoms show back up no matter how much vitamin C fresh foods I give. I give 0.5 ml daily unless otherwise warranted, then up to 1 ml once a day or twice a day.
For emergency kit, I do keep the regular supplies and as I get new, I take the emergency kit one out and use it.
Between vitamin C and Emeraid, my pigs think syringes are treats.
MIne loves the vitamin C drops. Thanks for the info.
Vita drops i do not recommend look on my website ScottysAnimals.com diet section for all the reasons why
@@ScottysAnimals They aren't vitamin drops, they are the liquid vitamin C you recommend.
Awesome
I live in Canada and we don't have child life here. I was told by a lady that rescued hundreds of guinea pigs and ran a rescue for 12 years. Tell me to use Redoxon. It is a tab that you add to water. She said to separate it into 16 equal portions and dissolve each portion into 1ml. water.
It also gives you and your piggies practice eating from a syringe incase they ever get sick. I would think since they are used to it they would be less likely to breath in a liquid instead of drinking it.
Although I do have one piggie that doesn't like it. She comes up with everyone else and has tried it but tries to spit it out every time. She likes oxbow Vit c cookies.
Oohhh your hat looks great, really snuggly 🤠
After regularly watching Scotty's videos, I would definitely make sure I had vitamin c to give piggies orally when I get guineas. I used to put drops in the water bottle, on pet shop advice. I'm sure I heard Nate on his❣ Y.N.W.A
I use vit C powder from a animal naturopath. I sprinkle it on vegies. I get the one without flavour. They eat it happily.
All 6 of our pigs get liquid vitamin C plus one oxbow vitamin C cookie every day. Also they get a 1/8 cup of pellets and some fresh veggies.
There seems to be some conflicting views at the rescue? Saskia has stated that she’s not a fan of synthetic vitamin C and she’s theorised that excess of it being peed out could contribute to the formation of sludge/stones etc? Saskia has said that that it’s not necessary if they’re healthy and getting a balanced diet. It’s good to have if they’re ill/deficient of course.
There’s also a study I’ve seen shared on Wheekers that showed high intake of vitamin C over long periods in guinea pigs caused arthritic issues.
I do have an opened bottle, so I’ve swapped to giving them 0.5 ml each rather than the full 1ml. They like the taste, but they easily get enough in their diet. I give 1ml if one goes to the vets/gets medicine though.
That liquid vitamin C saved me a lot of trouble. It's the first thing I taught my piggies, drinking this from a syringe. I had to battle soft poopies, bloating for 4 months (on and off) after adoption and can put all the yucky meds in the syringe, mix it with vitamin C to hide the taste and give a piece of veggie as extra encouragement afterwards. Works like a charm 🙂
Hey Scotty, I saw on insta that you had a little try of flying!!!! You looked on top of the world 🪐🌌🌌🪐. Question: older rabbits need extra vitamin C. Do guineapigs need any extras as they age, other than vit C? Great video 😀🍊🍓🍅🫑🐹
Don't think rabbits have the same needs as Guinea Pigs. www.larabbits.org Guinea Pigs need 30-50mg vitamin c per day.
One girl hates peppers. Used to eat cut up oxbow tablets but now won't. So now I'm giving 1 ml of this a day. She's not sickly, just 4.5 years old. Figure it's ok
I bought a stethoscope in my emergency care kit. If I am concerned about their breathing or their heart, I just listen. They don’t cost a whole lot.
Would you recommend other forms of liquid vitamin c? Like other brands?
One of my piggies LOVE the liquid Vitamin C and the other won’t go near it. She loves the vitamin C cookies though.
My boys do not like liquid c or the chewables so I give them each as small slice of orange e/o day on top of green and other color peppers daily.
Hey, Scotty. I just saw blood in my guinea pigs cage. I checked them and it looks like one of them peed blood. They both look fine and are eating and acting normal. I will be taking her to the vet but I was wondering if you had any advise on this. Thank you.
I just bought some Childlife Vitamin C on Amazon and it seems clear compare to the other times I have gotten it. This is my third time getting Childlife getting Childlife Vitamin C all first three were from Walmart and they were orangy color. I was wondering if it’s normal for it to be clear instead of orange color?
When I had a guinea pig, I didn't give him C supplements. I gave him a 1/4 orange every day. He loved it and was healthy. In your opinion, do you see a problem with this?
Any tips for getting my piggies to take the liquid vitamin C? I bought it and couldn’t get them to take the syringe. So then I bought the vitamin C cookies. I’ve been giving them 1/2 a cookie because they also get peppers every day.
Could lacking in vitamin C could cause a respiratory problems? Because I can't figure it out why my 2 girls are stuffy and vets are keeping saying it is not uri, because they sound fine otherwise. I have spent a fortune already to go to see a vet, more than once
I can't find Child Life from where I am in Canada. What is a good replacement? One of my girls cannot eat the oxbow cookies because of her teeth issues :(
Amazon
@@Kwood10 yeah but they are not available in Amazon Canada
They sell the liquid Vitamin C at Whole Foods. Children section