My newborn guinea pig is sick, not eating, and weak. What can I do?

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Hi. My guinea pig chickoo is really sick since birth. She doesn't drink her mom's milk. even if i try to attach her to mom, she still wouldn't drink. She doesn't even eat hay or veggies. Her eyes are Sticky and are halfway open. I clean her eyes with water and cotton. She is extremely thin and bony. Shivers while she walks. Her head looks like it's weighing her down. She sits seperately from her cagemates alone all day night. I forcefully fed her cow's milk. I can't want her die like this. Pet's info: Small Animal | Guinea Pig | Female | unspayed | 2 days old

Todd Cecil · Accepted Answer

Thanks for reaching out about Chickoo. Cow's milk can be very upsetting to the digestive tract of guinea pigs, as it is not of the same component as mother's milk, so diarrhea might happen. Try offering solid food, chopped small, human vegetables pureed via a syringe. Keep warm with supplemental heat. If you need to offer something through a bottle, try goat's mil and heavy cream, 50:50, but this could still upset the GI tract. Good luck.

My newborn guinea pig is sick, not eating, and weak. What can I do?

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