I was so worried about Cupcake on Sunday. When I got up to give them their breakfast, she nibbled a bit, but just didn't really seem all that interested. Typically, these things always seem to happen at weekends - and my husband was away, so I was car-less - I just didn't know what to do!
Anyway, I was watching her for a lot of the day, and she was certainly off-colour and not herself. She did show enthusiasm for some foods, and was rather keen on a new bag of dried food that I opened, but wasn't eating half as much hay as normal. She was sort of rooting around a little bit, eating a couple of strands maybe, then returning to the corner of the cage where she spent quite a lot of the day. This worried me, as she never normally sits in this corner. It is one of their favoured toilet areas, which I think is significant.
I suspected something going on with her tummy, so I kept offering hay, to try and encourage her to eat it, and I also put her and her friend Queenie out for some floor time, thinking that a bit of a gallop might help Cupcake's insides to get going properly. She did actually popcorn a couple of times, which was somewhat reassuring. Things didn't seem to warrant an emergency vet, as she was still eating some food, and actually ate her supper quite normally. But her behaviour was still odd. She was also letting herself be bossed around by Queenie.
I got up at 3 in the morning to check on her, and she was still sitting in the corner. When she moved, I saw to my alarm that there were very few poops there (I had refreshed the bedding the previous day). I finally went back to bed after seeing that she had eaten a bit of hay, as I didn't know what else I could do really. So, I didn't get back to sleep, not surprisingly, and was in again to check at 5.30. What a difference! Cupcake was back under the wooden platform, whch is one of her usual spots, and was as keen as mustard for the usual morning cucumber - and the toilet corner had a very healthy looking pile of poops in it! Mind you, some of them might have belonged to Queenie, but I could tell that Cupcake was better just from the way she was behaving. It was such a quick recovery. I was all set to have to be ringing the vets, but so glad I didn't have to. It's about the first time one of our squeakers has recovered from something on their own.
I wonder whether she'd had a bit of a gassy tummy? (She didn't look or feel bloated though). If I'd had any gripe water, would that have helped? I wonder whether I ought to buy some in case anything like this happens again. I'm just so pleased that Cupcake is back to her usual greedy self again!
Anyway, I was watching her for a lot of the day, and she was certainly off-colour and not herself. She did show enthusiasm for some foods, and was rather keen on a new bag of dried food that I opened, but wasn't eating half as much hay as normal. She was sort of rooting around a little bit, eating a couple of strands maybe, then returning to the corner of the cage where she spent quite a lot of the day. This worried me, as she never normally sits in this corner. It is one of their favoured toilet areas, which I think is significant.
I suspected something going on with her tummy, so I kept offering hay, to try and encourage her to eat it, and I also put her and her friend Queenie out for some floor time, thinking that a bit of a gallop might help Cupcake's insides to get going properly. She did actually popcorn a couple of times, which was somewhat reassuring. Things didn't seem to warrant an emergency vet, as she was still eating some food, and actually ate her supper quite normally. But her behaviour was still odd. She was also letting herself be bossed around by Queenie.
I got up at 3 in the morning to check on her, and she was still sitting in the corner. When she moved, I saw to my alarm that there were very few poops there (I had refreshed the bedding the previous day). I finally went back to bed after seeing that she had eaten a bit of hay, as I didn't know what else I could do really. So, I didn't get back to sleep, not surprisingly, and was in again to check at 5.30. What a difference! Cupcake was back under the wooden platform, whch is one of her usual spots, and was as keen as mustard for the usual morning cucumber - and the toilet corner had a very healthy looking pile of poops in it! Mind you, some of them might have belonged to Queenie, but I could tell that Cupcake was better just from the way she was behaving. It was such a quick recovery. I was all set to have to be ringing the vets, but so glad I didn't have to. It's about the first time one of our squeakers has recovered from something on their own.
I wonder whether she'd had a bit of a gassy tummy? (She didn't look or feel bloated though). If I'd had any gripe water, would that have helped? I wonder whether I ought to buy some in case anything like this happens again. I'm just so pleased that Cupcake is back to her usual greedy self again!
