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Fozzy heat stroke

furryfriends (TEAS) said:
Wow! Did Kim need to do much? When do you need to go back? xx
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No, Kim said that the tooth was just starting to head off course but no tissue damage. He'd only started "mouthing" yesterday so thought it was time to nip it in the bud. Going back in early August I between their holidays for a little check over. Hope you have a good visit xx
piggieminder said:
I am so pleased to hear Rollie is doing so well and that Fozzy is improving. These little furries are such a worry at times.
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Yep, they are such worries! I guess if we didn't love them so much it would be a different matter! I'm hoping fozz will do much better today and hoping starting to get an appetite (for anything that isn't kale or grass) back! Two different vets trips in one day is our limit I think! 😴
 
Just picked Fozz up from his "day care". They've not syringe fed him as he's been eating grass. His weight is 1262g which is pretty stable from this morning. He's still not showing much interest in hay/nuggets. Should I back off the syringe feeding and let him eat all the fresh goodies he's interested in, or pursue with hay? I'm still giving fibreplex and zantac three times a day. Not sure which course to take for the best?
 
nedajaffa said:
Just picked Fozz up from his "day care". They've not syringe fed him as he's been eating grass. His weight is 1262g which is pretty stable from this morning. He's still not showing much interest in hay/nuggets. Should I back off the syringe feeding and let him eat all the fresh goodies he's interested in, or pursue with hay? I'm still giving fibreplex and zantac three times a day. Not sure which course to take for the best?
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Keep an eye on his weight and give him a couple of syringe feeds as top ups, this will help him gain his appetite and sustain him till he’s eating properly
 
Bill & Ted said:
Keep an eye on his weight and give him a couple of syringe feeds as top ups, this will help him gain his appetite and sustain him till he’s eating properly
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Thanks @Bill & Ted I've held off constant cc feeding today he's taken 20ml at 10pm and his weight is pretty stable at the moment. His guts are still moving so hopefully this will encourage him to eat a little more on his own.
 
Well, fozz must be feeling better in himself... He started to Rumblestrut Rollie! If they're bickering one minute, then cuddled up the next, that's my little odd couple! 😍
We've been backing off the cc and syringe feeding, only doing a feed if his weight drops too much. I think he's eating hay for himself as you'll see him out of the corner of your eye with some hay. He was alps found up on the top layer of their c&c house, which is our hay loft... He hadn't been going up there (I think he lacked energy, will and want!) until recently. If I could see him eat an oat flake or nugget today, it would make my week! Fingers crossed fozz!
 
nedajaffa said:
Well, fozz must be feeling better in himself... He started to Rumblestrut Rollie! If they're bickering one minute, then cuddled up the next, that's my little odd couple! 😍
We've been backing off the cc and syringe feeding, only doing a feed if his weight drops too much. I think he's eating hay for himself as you'll see him out of the corner of your eye with some hay. He was alps found up on the top layer of their c&c house, which is our hay loft... He hadn't been going up there (I think he lacked energy, will and want!) until recently. If I could see him eat an oat flake or nugget today, it would make my week! Fingers crossed fozz!
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Aw, that’s great news, so glad The is picking up now. your two sound like Bill and Ted, bickering one minutes and then all happy and snuggled the next! They are funny osities aren’t they!
 
Bill & Ted said:
Aw, that’s great news, so glad The is picking up now. your two sound like Bill and Ted, bickering one minutes and then all happy and snuggled the next! They are funny osities aren’t they!
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I love them. I call them my little odd couple. One minute there's rumblestrutting and bum wiggling galore, then you look around and they are sat as close to each other as possible! They hate being separated from each other.

Just snapped this from our piggy cam... Fozz tucking into the pile of fresh hay on the lower deck!
 

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This is great news. So glad and hope Foxx has turned a corner. Come on little man keep eating your hay and maybe some oats.😄
 
This all sounds like things are really going the right way. So glad to hear this. Keep on eating Fozzie
 
Just weighed fozz. No cc this morning, only meds and the fresh goodies he eats for himself and anything else he's snaffled. He's 1271g so up a little but mostly stable from when we were syringe feeding round the clock.
 
Any idea what this is? Sorry for the rather unpleasant photo!
 

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Hi all, fozz is still only wanting to eat fresh veges and grass (with a little rooting around in the hay) Any ideas or suggestions on how I can encourage him to eat nuggets and hay? I've tried having a bowl of softened nuggets or critical care. He shows no interest in it, but luckily Rollie thinks it's great!
 
Don’t know if this will help but I have just discovered that Micah loves banana.
As he isn’t eating well after his neutering op I’m syringe feeding and he loves the syringe filled with some mashed banana mixed with Critical Care.
Hope Fozzy feels better soon
 
Merab's Slave said:
Don’t know if this will help but I have just discovered that Micah loves banana.
As he isn’t eating well after his neutering op I’m syringe feeding and he loves the syringe filled with some mashed banana mixed with Critical Care.
Hope Fozzy feels better soon
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Thank you, I'll try that! Today I was shopping for tasty treats, even considered banana! He's eaten dill and sweetheart cabbage today.
 
I'm taking Mr Fozz to se Simon/Kim today as he's still much of a muchness. I think they'd be best to either rule things out or rule things in! It also means that Rollie pig gets another trip to see his favourite vets!
 
Thanks all. Lovely to bump into @furryfriends (TEAS) for a chat too.

Mixed news really. Kim thinks that the not eating is caused by respiratory difficulty. He's tiring very quickly so only eating for a short period of time. Problem is that anything to investigate this could be harmful. It could be heart failure, it could be an issue with his lungs. Has anyone got any experience of this? Kim has suggested steam so I'm currently running the shower of full tilt to get a nice steamy bathroom for him.
 
My boy is eating hay! The steam and saline nebuliser treatment has had a very positive impact on him today. I would still like to delve deeper into whether this is URI/heart failure but the fact that he has maintained his weight far more today without our intervention is very promising. His last cc feed was this morning and his weight has stayed at 1241g despite no further feeds yet. I've also seen him use his water bottle and eat oats.
 
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