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Poorly Pixel - Bad Tummy

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I'm off to the emergency vets shortly with poor Pixel :( I picked them up from boarding yesterday and they all seemed fine, but Pixel has done a few very squishy poops in the last 12 hours. This morning, she looks quite fluffed up and isn't really that interested in eating. I haven't given any veggies this morning but the other 3 are oddly quiet regardless and are all just lying around quite close to Pixel's hidey-hole. I hope she'll be ok :(
 
Poor Pixel, hopefully it is just a bug that can be cleared up quickly. Good luck at the vets.
 
Fingers crossed for poor Pixel! I hope that it can be sorted easily!
 
Thank you everyone :) The vet had a good thorough look over her, squished her tummy, took her temperature, listened to her heart and tried to look at her teeth but they were full of mushed up food - someone's been sneaky-eating, it seems! The diagnosis was essentially that she's medically sound, but he gave her a precautionary metacam injection just in case. He said to continue to feed normally, with the addition of probiotic powder, and keep an eye on her. It's likely that their diet was different in boarding, which could have caused the upset tummy. If things aren't improving this evening I should take her back though.
 
Oh poor Pixel :( I hope she improves by this evening x
 
The vet also said that she was probably sulking from being put in boarding - diva pig alert!
 
Hope she returns to top form soon. Love to the little Pixel x
 
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