https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/15542/anorexic-guinea-pig Hi all, a client of mine is pig sitting for a friend for 3 weeks. The pig in question is a female, age unknown and has become anorexic. She&#39;s picking at bits but is losing weight ( 60g in a week). On PE she&#39;s bright and alert with slight discomfort onen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/90524?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:25:41 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:390843ad-4939-4370-b1a3-3071ca471d26Suzanne Kelly<p>Hi again, thanks for the replies. I forgot to say i did x-ray her and could see nothing abnormal apart from the large gas filled stomach . Where would I get a source for normal values for guinea pigs? I don&#39;t have the BSAVA rodent and ferret book. i have the exotics one but the units are in mg/dl.</p> <p>Suzanne</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/90505?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:59:48 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:e6176bc7-e4e8-4245-90e7-1d4465c6bfdaMarie Kubiak<p>That&#39;s a reasonably marked increase in urea for a GP, plus the reverse Ca:Phos ratio would make me concerned about chronic renal dysfunction. The potassium is high but may be due to haemolysis - worth rechecking in house if you can. I would do urinalysis to assess renal function further and provide fluids, support feeding and consider radiographs to assess for renomegaly/renoliths/uroliths.</p> <p>Marie</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/90500?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:15:24 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:758b591a-b149-4e57-ae55-63e601dad987Michael Woodhouse<p>No idea, but if you are short of blood and have a glucometer there is usually enough retained in the hub of the needle to get an in house reading, without worrying about putting some into a tube. Almost like free blood. </p><div style="clear:both;"></div>