The requested URL /scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2003000100005 was not found on this server.Q&ABy: $5.$5.Sold & shipped by WalmartShipping optionsPickup options1Add to CartShipping optionsPickup options Read more.... About this itemImportant Made in USA Origin Disclaimer:Wild Harvest Super Premium Guinea Pig Blend provides the ultimate nutrition your guinea pig requires for developing and maintaining optimum health. The specially formulated enriched blend ensures that your guinea pig receives the required carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, minerals and fatty acids that are needed for a strong and healthy body.The specially formulated enriched blend ensures that your guinea pig receives the required carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, minerals and fatty acids that are needed for a strong and healthy body. Vitamin and mineral enriched Ingredients: Ingredients: Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Ground Corn, Heat Processed Soybeans, Oat Groats, Whole Corn, Wheat, Soybean Meal, Wheat Middlings, Hulled Sunflower Seeds, Green Split Peas, Yellow Split Peas, Spanish Peanuts, Corn Gluten Meal, Feeding Oatmeal, Carrot Slices, Diced Apples, Raisins, Brewers Dried Yeast, Maltodextrin, Salt, Cane Molasses, Ground Limestone, Dicalcium Phosphate Choline, Chloride, Ascorbic Acid, Calcium Ascorbate
, (Source Of Vitamin C) Vitamin A Acetate, Cholecalciferol (Source Of Vitamin D3), DL-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Source Of Vitamin E), Niacin, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source Of Vitamin K), Folic Acid, Biotin, Magnesium Oxide, Ferrous Carbonate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Manganous Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Cobalt Carbonate, Color Added (Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1).Directions: Instructions: Directions: fill feed dish as required. Keep a fresh supply Of food andwater available at all times.SpecificationsTypeCapacityFlavorSizeFormManufacturer Part NumberContainer TypeModelAnimal TypeBrandFeaturesAssembled Product Dimensions (L x W x H)No question have been asked yet. Ask A QuestionReviewsCustomer reviewssee all 36 reviews 5202 Write a reviewShared by Policies & PlansGifting plansPricing policyOnline Price Match.ReturnsReturns Policy.Vitamin C, or L-ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient.
Most mammals and birds have an enzyme in their liver called L-gulonolactone oxidase which converts glucose into Vitamin C. Humans, guinea pigs, the Indian fruit bat, and a handful of other species are the only mammals who cannot make their own vitamin C because they lack this enzyme. Instead, they need to ingest it.Vegetables and fruits contain Vitamin C in varying amounts. Plants make Vitamin C from glucose, as well, but they do it using a different enzyme and different biosynthetic pathways.Vitamin C:A deficiency of Vitamin C causes:A guinea pig should receive 10-30 mg/kg each day. Young, nursing, or sick guinea pigs need higher levels, with a minimum of 30 mg/kg. Since Vitamin C is water-soluble, it does not get stored in the body. The body uses what it needs, and the excess is sent out of the body through the urine.Vitamin C does degrade and dissipate fairly quickly. The Vitamin C contained within guinea pig pellet food can degrade by about 50% in about six week’s time. Vitamin C is sensitive to light, heat, and oxygen, so you need to store it in a dark area away from heat sources.
Also, try to keep it in a closed container. The Vitamin C in most fruit will degrade by about 20% in one month, but the Vitamin C in apples remains stable for 6-8 months (if the fruit lasts that long!).Here is a table of fruits and vegetables that contain Vitamin C, arranged from highest levels to lowest.A guinea pig suffering from a deficiency of Vitamin C will usually exhibit these signs and symptoms:If a guinea pig is prevented from eating Vitamin C, severe deficiency symptoms usually manifest in about two week’s time.If you feed your guinea pigs a healthy, well-rounded diet that includes Vitamin-C-enhanced guinea pig pellets along with plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, your guinea pig is probably getting enough Vitamin C. However, Vitamin C is water-soluble. That means the body will use what it needs and then get rid of the excess by excreting it through the urine. So to be safe, it is a good idea to supplement your guinea pig’s diet with a Vitamin C supplement.It is difficult to overdose on Vitamin C.
I did some research online for what answers people are giving to the question, “Can guinea pigs overdose on vitamin C”, and I was amazed to find a lot of people saying “Yes, guinea pigs can overdose on Vitamin C”. The fact is that doses may cause some diarrhea. But guinea pigs tolerate high doses of Vitamin C very well. A study published in the scientific journal in 1997 detailed efforts to determine the ability of Vitamin C to protect guinea pigs from Aflatoxin toxicity (a toxin produced by a fungus). In this study, they administered 300 mg of Vitamin C per day to the test guinea pigs, and it did not harm them. The study showed that that amount of Vitamin C protected the guinea pigs from the toxic effects of the aflatoxin toxin.In another study published in the journal in 1999, a group of guinea pigs were given 500 mg of Vitamin C to determine the ability of Vitamin C to protect from alcohol toxicity. The guinea pigs were not harmed by that level of Vitamin C, and the study showed that Vitamin C did decrease damage created by ethanol toxicity.
So the question is, “Can you overdose your guinea pig on Vitamin C?” If you really went overboard and administered some hugely massive dose (greater than 500 mg/day), then maybe you will create some ill effects. I’ve searched the literature extensively, and I have never found one case anywhere of an animal or a human dying from a Vitamin C overdose.I am reminded of the book I read years ago by Norman Cousins called “Anatomy of an Illness”. He had a degenerative spinal condition, and his doctors said there was nothing they could do. So he did his own research and came up with his own treatment which included massive doses of Vitamin C injected directly into his bloodstream (25 grams). He recovered from his illness, even though until then, the doctors had said no one recovered from ankylosing spondylitis. Yes, Norman Cousins was not a guinea pig, and guinea pigs have different physiologies than humans. But the point is that Vitamin C is not toxic, even in large doses. Giving a 175-pound human 25 grams of Vitamin C is the equivalent of giving a 2-pound guinea pig 286 mg of Vitamin C.You have several options when supplementing your guinea pig’s diet with Vitamin C.
You can use liquid drops, you can use Vitamin C powder, or you can take some Vitamin C tablets and crush them up.You should NOT add Vitamin C to your guinea pig’s water, however. First of all, you don’t know how much he will be ingesting if you do it that way. Will he empty one full bottle of water each day? Oftentimes, the Vitamin C will change the taste of the water, and as a result, the guinea pig will intentionally drink less water because he doesn’t like the taste of it. Secondly, Vitamin C degrades rather quickly in water. Well, that depends on your water. If your water contains metal ions, like copper or iron, the rate of degradation is Furthermore, a study published in showed that when Vitamin C was dissolved in water inside glass and plastic containers, the glass and plastic both helped increase the rate at which Vitamin C degraded (it degraded in less than 24 hours). How fast Vitamin C degrades depends on pH, temperature, type of container, amount of light, and the amount of head space in the container.