Lameness-vit c deficiency

Question
We have a young male guinea about four weeks old who does not
like anything except pellets,hay and carrots.  Two days ago he
staarted having trouble with his back legs and ambulation. Quickly
he went downhill ....not eating/drinking and showing signs of nasal
discharge/resp distress.  My spouse is a md  and he initiated cipro
antibiotic treatment.Since  then i have read about vit c defiency and
started syringe feeding cruched vitc tablets and oj to him.  He is
improving. Today he stumbles around as if he is learning to
walk.He resp/congestion is better but he squeals as if he is sore if
we pick him up.Is there something else we should do or stay on
this path for now

Answer
Hello Shelia,

The only thing I would change is orange juice to oranges (peels too, just not seeds). That way you can avoid added sugars, presevatives and other things that may be added to the juice that he doesn't need. Of course if he won't eat the oranges, continue the juice. I'll also give you a list of high in C veggies and fruits they can have for you to try in the future so neither of you have to go through this again. It will take a few weeks usually to get back to normal. I would also suggest a vet visit if possible to make sure that's all that's going on. Good luckand best wishes for your little guy to make a full recovery.

- Beet greens
- Bell / Sweet Peppers - red, green, yellow (not hot or chile)
- Broccoli Rabe / Rabe / Rapini
- Broccoli, Broccolini (stems are liked better than flowers)
- Brussels Sprouts
- Cabbage (in moderation)
- Chinese cabbage (in moderation)
- Cantaloupe Melon
- Carrot tops / leaves
- Cauliflower / Broccoflower
- Celery leaves
- Cilantro / Chinese Parsley / Coriander greens
- Collard greens
- Currants - yellow, red or black (leaves also edible)
- Dandelion greens
- Feijoa / Pineapple Guava
- Garden Cress
- Gooseberries
- Grapefruit (caution - sores around lips can develop)
- Grass - wheat, winter rye (grown in pots from seed)
- Guava
- Honeydew Melon
- Kale - curly or plain
- Kiwi Fruit
- Kohlrabi leaves
- Lemon, Lime (home-grown best, otherwise feed cautiously)
- Mango
- Mustard greens / Leaf Mustard
- Orange (caution - sores around lips can develop)
- Papaya / Paw Paw / Tree Melon
- Parsley - curly or plain (high in calcium)
- Peas in pods, Pea Shoots (not dried)
- Persimmon - american or oriental
- Red Cabbage
- Rosehip
- Savoy Cabbage
- Spinach (feed in moderation, linked to formation of kidney & bladder stones)
- Strawberries
- Swiss Chard, Red Chard
- Tamarillo (leaves poisonous)
- Tangerine / Mandarin (caution - sores around lips can develop)
- Tomato (sores around mouth can develop; leaves poisonous; artificially
grown can be low in vit C)
- Tuscan Cabbage / Cavolo Nero
- Water Cress

-kkat
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