muddygrl
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Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Jul 21, 2010
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- Joined
- Jul 21, 2010
- Messages
- 150
One of the two new piggies isn't eating. The smaller of the two just sits. I looked and his front teeth are misalligned crooked or slantedsomehow. He clicks sorta with his teeth. At first I didn't notice but he was drooling water. I thought he was just scared and not eating when I was around.
But he is clearly not eating. His brother is bigget and us constantly eating.
He did eat a bit if apple sat. Sund not sure if he ate. This morning I put it all togethor and realized what was happening. I had a pig with malocclusion before and she would eat mashed moist pellets. So I tried this with Winnie today and am still trying. He won't eat it. I tried a syringe and he fights it. I think I got a little in him a few times. Once he ate a little off a spoon. He just looks teally bad today. Two days ago he was bright eyed but just over night his eyes are not bright and are withdrawn. He is hunched.
Of course I called the vet this morning and couldn't get us in today but first thing in the morning.
If I can just get him to eat enough to last that long. I am afraid he won't eat enough and be gone by morning or far enough gone that he won't survive.
Please help me with suggestions on how to hand feed? I made a slurry of pellets and its just not working
But he is clearly not eating. His brother is bigget and us constantly eating.
He did eat a bit if apple sat. Sund not sure if he ate. This morning I put it all togethor and realized what was happening. I had a pig with malocclusion before and she would eat mashed moist pellets. So I tried this with Winnie today and am still trying. He won't eat it. I tried a syringe and he fights it. I think I got a little in him a few times. Once he ate a little off a spoon. He just looks teally bad today. Two days ago he was bright eyed but just over night his eyes are not bright and are withdrawn. He is hunched.
Of course I called the vet this morning and couldn't get us in today but first thing in the morning.
If I can just get him to eat enough to last that long. I am afraid he won't eat enough and be gone by morning or far enough gone that he won't survive.
Please help me with suggestions on how to hand feed? I made a slurry of pellets and its just not working
He just had no desire to eat any more and trying to force feed wasn't enough. I am sad and frustrated. He did have malocclusion but it didn't look that bad, like he could still move his tongue and didn't have sores or anything. I don't understand why he suddenly stopped eating when he came home with us when he was doing fine at the shelter. Did we hold him too much? He seemed to really enjoy being held and would curl up in our laps like a kitten and purr and seemed to enjoy it. He never tried to get down or anything unlike his spunky brother. I am just worried that we just stressed him out too much. I hope not. 
