Tarquin has got me worried this morning. He ate loads last evening and when I left him and Bella to go to bed, they were both tucking into the few pellets they get at bed time. I’ve started them on a bit of veg since coming home from Sooz’s, but he didn’t have much so I don’t think that’s caused any problems. I topped all his hay up – he has a hay ball hanging from the top of his cage, a hay rack and a pile of hay in the corner. Normally in the morning the pile of hay is all squished down where he’s been sitting on it while eating that and the hay in his rack. This morning it’s untouched – he’s not even sat in it – the pile is as it was and the hay rack is still full.
Both normally go mad in the morning for their pellets – Bella was grabbing them out of my hand but Tarquin wasn’t interested, though he did his usual sitting up on his back legs and stretching up which means he wants a cuddle. He was very bright, running round his cage, through his tunnel and round again. There were some poops and he’s weed but there weren’t the number of poops I’m used to seeing.
I scattered a few Excel pellets in that I still have – they’re now on SS – and he hopped round and ate a couple before leaving the rest. He also ate a couple of the pineapple chunks I’ve been using to train Bella and again left the rest. He’s been out of his cage while I’ve been getting ready for work and been running round like normal. He clearly isn’t uncomfortable – he’s sitting up and not hunched up – but the not eating scares me.
He and Bella have only been home two days and we’ve been getting into a good routine of one in their cage while the other’s out, and then swapping. They both seem happy with that and I’m probably just worrying because I lost my lost bunny to gut stasis and it scares me silly. I bought some Infacol yesterday for the first time but am too scared to use it in case it’s the wrong stuff.
There’s nothing I can do now except hope he’s eaten by the time I get home, or he’ll be off to the vet.
Any tips on how to use Infacol, and which stuff I should get, or anything else useful when a bun seems fine but just not eaten or done as many poops as usual?
Rebec
Both normally go mad in the morning for their pellets – Bella was grabbing them out of my hand but Tarquin wasn’t interested, though he did his usual sitting up on his back legs and stretching up which means he wants a cuddle. He was very bright, running round his cage, through his tunnel and round again. There were some poops and he’s weed but there weren’t the number of poops I’m used to seeing.
I scattered a few Excel pellets in that I still have – they’re now on SS – and he hopped round and ate a couple before leaving the rest. He also ate a couple of the pineapple chunks I’ve been using to train Bella and again left the rest. He’s been out of his cage while I’ve been getting ready for work and been running round like normal. He clearly isn’t uncomfortable – he’s sitting up and not hunched up – but the not eating scares me.
He and Bella have only been home two days and we’ve been getting into a good routine of one in their cage while the other’s out, and then swapping. They both seem happy with that and I’m probably just worrying because I lost my lost bunny to gut stasis and it scares me silly. I bought some Infacol yesterday for the first time but am too scared to use it in case it’s the wrong stuff.
There’s nothing I can do now except hope he’s eaten by the time I get home, or he’ll be off to the vet.
Any tips on how to use Infacol, and which stuff I should get, or anything else useful when a bun seems fine but just not eaten or done as many poops as usual?
Rebec
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