I don't know what else to do for Badger. Any ideas or anything at all would be very welcome.
Badger had a dental on Tuesday and since coming back has not been great.
He's normally a great hay eater but until today, probably hasn't eaten any hay.
He will eat Excel Junior pellets, and fresh (mainly basil, parsley and carrot tops, he will also take grass, but I'm wary of this due to the richness of it).
When he came home from his dental he had very odd shaped poos. Over Wednesday night he started producing unformed stinky poo, alongside the normal poo. He produced maybe three of these. He has prduced roughly three of these every day since.
We tried pro fibre pellets, and now he is having bio-lapis.
He is tucking in and eating well, but his output is not great and his tummy seems 'full' (or want of a better word, maybe my vet might use 'doughy' like his gut is slow?). He's 'ticklish' but when I was gently massaging his whole tummy he was quite comfortable.
He's on oral steroids, but the vet has suggested that if he is in pain to alternate days of steroids and Metacam (yes- we know how risky). Aside from the risks of doing that, he needs the steroids to live, so I'm reluctant to do this.
Generally he is bright and running around, but does anyone have any suggestions? A vet trip will happen if necessary, but each trip to the vets nearly kills him (we end up with mouth breathing and all sorts) so we have to try and avoid those at all costs.
If I can get rid of these stinky poos and speed his gut up, that would be awesome.
Also, in helpful Badger style, he doesn't want to know blackberry leaves, be them fresh, or dry.
Badger had a dental on Tuesday and since coming back has not been great.
He's normally a great hay eater but until today, probably hasn't eaten any hay.
He will eat Excel Junior pellets, and fresh (mainly basil, parsley and carrot tops, he will also take grass, but I'm wary of this due to the richness of it).
When he came home from his dental he had very odd shaped poos. Over Wednesday night he started producing unformed stinky poo, alongside the normal poo. He produced maybe three of these. He has prduced roughly three of these every day since.
We tried pro fibre pellets, and now he is having bio-lapis.
He is tucking in and eating well, but his output is not great and his tummy seems 'full' (or want of a better word, maybe my vet might use 'doughy' like his gut is slow?). He's 'ticklish' but when I was gently massaging his whole tummy he was quite comfortable.
He's on oral steroids, but the vet has suggested that if he is in pain to alternate days of steroids and Metacam (yes- we know how risky). Aside from the risks of doing that, he needs the steroids to live, so I'm reluctant to do this.
Generally he is bright and running around, but does anyone have any suggestions? A vet trip will happen if necessary, but each trip to the vets nearly kills him (we end up with mouth breathing and all sorts) so we have to try and avoid those at all costs.
If I can get rid of these stinky poos and speed his gut up, that would be awesome.
Also, in helpful Badger style, he doesn't want to know blackberry leaves, be them fresh, or dry.
