Thanks Bpatters & Spy9Doc. Appreciate the tips!
We decided to take Nibbler to the vet again today after greater weight loss (weighed 1004g pre-feeding), lethargy and total inappetence to hay/pellets over night. The camera showed inactivity from 1am-5am, so I knew for sure he wasn’t going to look good once we took out his house. I was surprised that he did take a Vit C treat and ate it fully. He felt bloated this morning, but I honestly don’t really know what to feel for. His sides toward his rear legs looked more ballooned, and his underside felt a little harder than usual. We don’t know how to do the tap, knock, or flick method to hear for sounds. Where exactly do we do this? How hard? After seeing him in this state, we decided to give him .15ml of Simethicone this morning as a test.
We were able to take Nibbler in for an emergency visit ($$$) at the same vet office, but was seen by a different doctor. The vet stated his physical exam appeared well, no teeth issues, breathing appears clear , and did not feel bloated, etc. Her concerns are his age (6yo) and doesn’t want to start him up on antibiotics again until we receive the X-ray results tomorrow, she also stated to hold off on the Simethicone as well - for now. He was given a Vit C boost, and SubFl., and weighed .97kg at the office.
As of 7PM Nibbler took in 23ml of CC total, .14 Metacam, & .6 BeneBac. After his last feeding, he actually ate a fair amount of hay and pellets on his own, but we’re going to give him a few more feedings tonight and throughout the morning to hit at least 40ml. He’s had a few fairly decent poops today, but most recently had a poop about 1.2cm with strings on both sides.
We’re going to continue with the massages, and like you said Spy9Doc - we will try an electric massager and see if he likes it. We have a handheld massaging face cleanser that should do the trick.
Just out of curiosity how much do your vet visits cost? I live in Brooklyn, NY, and one of the premier exotics up here cost me $550 today, $290 for x-rays. They’re great to our boys but geez.