MerryFriarTuck
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Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Jun 23, 2019
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- Joined
- Jun 23, 2019
- Messages
- 545
Very worried piggy parent.
Friar Tuck is a little over 2 years old. He's not eating today. Hasn't touched his pellets, I haven't seen him eat hay, he won't eat bell pepper, lettuce,carrot, or cucumber. I cut the veggies in matchstick slices and tried to gently push them in his mouth. He acts like he wants them, and chew on them, but then lets them fall back out of his mouth. He even pulls it out of my hand only to spit it out.
Looking back, for the last week he hasn't been eating his pellets well. He's always been a bigger hay eater so I didn't think about it. Yesterday he ate most of his veggies and hay, but not as much as usual.
Looking back, he hasn't loudly wheeked in the last three days, though he had chewed on bars at veggie time and burbled.
No eye or nose discharge, his fur is smooth, he seems strong when he walks but he's not active. He's staying in his hide.
Trying to get an appointment with our exotic vet now.
I'm kicking myself like crazy for not having critical care in an emergency kit. It's already ordered. Is there a homemade version I can make now??? Should I make a pellet slurry? Tips on how with all this?
Does anyone have any guesses what could be wrong? His front teeth I can see look fine, but I know molars are usually the issue. It just doesn't seem like a URI. All help/ input hugely appreciated right now!!!!
Friar Tuck is a little over 2 years old. He's not eating today. Hasn't touched his pellets, I haven't seen him eat hay, he won't eat bell pepper, lettuce,carrot, or cucumber. I cut the veggies in matchstick slices and tried to gently push them in his mouth. He acts like he wants them, and chew on them, but then lets them fall back out of his mouth. He even pulls it out of my hand only to spit it out.
Looking back, for the last week he hasn't been eating his pellets well. He's always been a bigger hay eater so I didn't think about it. Yesterday he ate most of his veggies and hay, but not as much as usual.
Looking back, he hasn't loudly wheeked in the last three days, though he had chewed on bars at veggie time and burbled.
No eye or nose discharge, his fur is smooth, he seems strong when he walks but he's not active. He's staying in his hide.
Trying to get an appointment with our exotic vet now.
I'm kicking myself like crazy for not having critical care in an emergency kit. It's already ordered. Is there a homemade version I can make now??? Should I make a pellet slurry? Tips on how with all this?
Does anyone have any guesses what could be wrong? His front teeth I can see look fine, but I know molars are usually the issue. It just doesn't seem like a URI. All help/ input hugely appreciated right now!!!!