Sick piggy, help ):

[Karen]

So how did it go? Did you find a good vet?

[sallyandsnowx]

Yes, I took her earlier today and it went very good! Lemme tell ya, it was so hard finding a guniea pig vet that took last minute appoitments! Finally, I found one that wasn't too far from my house. She checked her teeth, heart, weight, etc; everything was good. She said Sally wasn't getting enough fiber (because of the type of food I give her, she's eating the parts she thinks is good and not the nutrisious parts.) Because of this she started to not feel like her herself and became dehydrated. They shot water in her skin, sounds painful, yes I know! It must of been by the way she squeaked and threw her head around so much. The vet gave us completely new guinea pig food that has more of the healthy pellets and not so much the sweet treets usually found in store bought food. She said Sally won't eat herself for a couple days, so I have to hand feed her: the pellets cut up and a mixture of fruit juice (apple, grape juice) through a syringe. After we got her home, I put this all together and fed her. She could not get enough of it! The way she was nibbling on the syringe and going for more made her seem like she loved it!

Hopefully in the next couple days, she'll be back to her ole happy self.

[Karen]

Oh, yay! What was the vet's name, just in case anyone else in Philadelphia needs a good piggie vet! So often the store foods are not well balanced, I am glad she is liking her new stuff, and hopefully will be back to her normal self soon!

[sallyandsnowx]

Thank you so much.

The vet's name is Dr. Dawn at Blvd Animal Hospital. If anyone needs a good vet, I would deffinitly recommend her, she was very nice.