[Stones] CARE: question about cranberry juice

[texg at cavyinfo.com]

Hi Cindy -

Glad to hear all went well with Sunshine! Now it's a matter of trying  
to find the right combination of diet and supplements to keep the  
stones away...

RE: Cranberry juice. It's helpful with UTIs and sludge -  
conditionally. I don't think it will help prevent stones, though. The  
"original" Hamlet was a sludge piggie, and if he didn't have 10cc of  
cranberry juice every day, he would block up. I've heard of cranberry  
juice making sludge worse in other piggies. Amy is right about piggies  
liking bitter stuff! I once got a product named "YUK!" to try and keep  
Sweetie Pig from biting at her leg. As with everything I give the  
pigs, I had to test it on me; it tasted a lot like bile (anyone that's  
had a bad stomach flu knows *that* taste!). Sweetie pig licked it off  
where I applied it and looked for more!

Snuffles' abscess returned; he'll probably have surgery tomorrow. Poor  
little guy looks like a pelican - it puffed up almost overnight. I  
check his jaw *every* night; Friday it was fine, we were away  
Saturday, and when we got home Sunday afternoon, it was there.

Baby Hamlet will have his bladderstone surgery soon; I want to have  
them do another x-ray and see if the diet modification we tried has  
made them bigger.

Tex

Quoting Cindy <calliope at geeksnet.com>:

> Hi Amy!
>
> Thanks for the info about cranberry juice.  It's good to know that it is
> more for UTIs.  I also wasn't sure about the sugar in apple juice.
>
> I am happy to say that Sunshine came through his surgery very well.  He
> was just waking up at 2, and we were able to pick him up around 5:30.
> My vet thought of keeping him overnight but told me he knew that
> Sunshine would get the best care at home.  Sunshine was most happy to
> see his house.  He just drank a little water a couple of minutes ago and
> has also been eating a lot of hay.
>
> Cindy
>
>
>
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