Michelleox
Mama Doe
I'm wondering if i can have some advice. I'll try and explain what it is but it's a bit of an odd one to try and explain really...
As some of you know i moved recently and the buns have, i thought, settled in well.
For two weeks they were fine and then I had to take them to my mums for a few days and this is when Amber seemed to go a bit 'off' occasionally. She is eating pellets and veg and her poos are fine. She is her usual bright self and then the next time you see her she's sat there looking miserable but not in a hunched way like she's in pain. To me she's got a far away look almost. Then she's fine, poking her nose through the hutch wanting a nose rub.
I'm wondering if Ollie has upset her somehow :? He does barge her out of the way at treat time and a few times recently she's wandered off instead of bustling for her place. They do get a bit excited at meal times so i do feed the greens seperately (one up, one down) and pellets they eat side by side. Ollie does chase her a little but they are soon grooming eachother afterwards. Sometimes this brief chasing does 'upset'' her and she won't eat her pellets, i have to wait and come back in a few minutes time and theres no problem. This has been going on since they were bonded which will be a year in September.
She just seems to be a little distracted almost which isn't like her as she is, or used to be, very fiesty.
Maybe they don't like the new home (same hutch) but they have had to get used too a bit more noise and two larger dogs than to what they have been used to.
Health wise i think she's fine. The other reason this may be is her teeth of course. They were last checked six weeks ago (when i took her to the vets as she seemed to have a painful tum which after fiberplex and metacam she was fine) and her teeth were fine apart from small ledges which have stayed the same for about 9 months now. I am making an appointment for Thursday morning for Oll's Myxi jab and a teeth check for both.
If it is the noise or upheaval they have had, they can stay at my mums as they have always been fine there except this one time when i think i noticed the problem.
I hope i have explained this ok and you can see what i mean and any commenst and advice would be appreciated.
Thanks guys
Edit: i have just put them upstairs in the hutch and put in the smaller carrier like i do every night and she's gone in there and merrily munching hay. This is HER box and she doesn't like Oll's going in there much
As some of you know i moved recently and the buns have, i thought, settled in well.
For two weeks they were fine and then I had to take them to my mums for a few days and this is when Amber seemed to go a bit 'off' occasionally. She is eating pellets and veg and her poos are fine. She is her usual bright self and then the next time you see her she's sat there looking miserable but not in a hunched way like she's in pain. To me she's got a far away look almost. Then she's fine, poking her nose through the hutch wanting a nose rub.
I'm wondering if Ollie has upset her somehow :? He does barge her out of the way at treat time and a few times recently she's wandered off instead of bustling for her place. They do get a bit excited at meal times so i do feed the greens seperately (one up, one down) and pellets they eat side by side. Ollie does chase her a little but they are soon grooming eachother afterwards. Sometimes this brief chasing does 'upset'' her and she won't eat her pellets, i have to wait and come back in a few minutes time and theres no problem. This has been going on since they were bonded which will be a year in September.
She just seems to be a little distracted almost which isn't like her as she is, or used to be, very fiesty.
Maybe they don't like the new home (same hutch) but they have had to get used too a bit more noise and two larger dogs than to what they have been used to.
Health wise i think she's fine. The other reason this may be is her teeth of course. They were last checked six weeks ago (when i took her to the vets as she seemed to have a painful tum which after fiberplex and metacam she was fine) and her teeth were fine apart from small ledges which have stayed the same for about 9 months now. I am making an appointment for Thursday morning for Oll's Myxi jab and a teeth check for both.
If it is the noise or upheaval they have had, they can stay at my mums as they have always been fine there except this one time when i think i noticed the problem.
I hope i have explained this ok and you can see what i mean and any commenst and advice would be appreciated.
Thanks guys
Edit: i have just put them upstairs in the hutch and put in the smaller carrier like i do every night and she's gone in there and merrily munching hay. This is HER box and she doesn't like Oll's going in there much
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