Ali_x
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi guys
Bit of advice/opinions please...
Arnold is my 1 year old boar, so recently, at the beginning of the week, I noticed his hard food wasn’t going down as much as usual, but he was still eating the same fresh food and hay, I put this down to the heat and decreased appetite. However by yesterday, he still hadn’t touched his pellets that I put in the bowl and I noticed he was eating less hay, although was eating some hay and grass out in the run.
I took him to see my exotic vet, she felt that it could be stress from heat (he is an easily stressed pig) also she noted his molars need Filing down, she said it wasn’t urgent at this point but will need doing, so I’ve booked him in for that. He is still eating his fresh food and tiny bits of hay, I’ve started to give him criti care today in between; for fibre and vitamins, he is pooing. He’s otherwise OK in himself, he actually looks and calls out for food at his meal times, although he isn’t eating all of what he normally loves eating and he is interested in what his brother is doing next door. (They’re divided in the middle of a C&C cage, as they fight!
I’m worried it’s a URI but she listened to his chest and wasn’t concerned about that, he’s got no discharge or sneezing, his bother who’s been in close contact is fine ... so I’m a bit perplexed
I’m taking him back to the vet Monday, if his eating doesn’t improve, he may have to have the dental earlier in case it’s that.
Does anyone have any ideas?
thanks!
Bit of advice/opinions please...
Arnold is my 1 year old boar, so recently, at the beginning of the week, I noticed his hard food wasn’t going down as much as usual, but he was still eating the same fresh food and hay, I put this down to the heat and decreased appetite. However by yesterday, he still hadn’t touched his pellets that I put in the bowl and I noticed he was eating less hay, although was eating some hay and grass out in the run.
I took him to see my exotic vet, she felt that it could be stress from heat (he is an easily stressed pig) also she noted his molars need Filing down, she said it wasn’t urgent at this point but will need doing, so I’ve booked him in for that. He is still eating his fresh food and tiny bits of hay, I’ve started to give him criti care today in between; for fibre and vitamins, he is pooing. He’s otherwise OK in himself, he actually looks and calls out for food at his meal times, although he isn’t eating all of what he normally loves eating and he is interested in what his brother is doing next door. (They’re divided in the middle of a C&C cage, as they fight!
I’m worried it’s a URI but she listened to his chest and wasn’t concerned about that, he’s got no discharge or sneezing, his bother who’s been in close contact is fine ... so I’m a bit perplexed
I’m taking him back to the vet Monday, if his eating doesn’t improve, he may have to have the dental earlier in case it’s that.
Does anyone have any ideas?
thanks!