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think bisc was about to go into gut stasis!

biscandmatt1

biscandmatt1

Wise Old Thumper
a few hours ago, out of nowhere, he had his 'look' (he does the same look everytime something is wrong) so i tried to check him over and he ran away, didn't run over for probiotics which he loves, so i was worried. he went and sat in the litter tray and refused to move.

i managed to pick him up from the tray so knew that things weren't good as he never lets me do that.

got him on top of the cage and started checking him over. listened to his tum as i thought he might have gas but there was next to no gut sounds at all! :shock: he then refused my offerings of parsley. :shock:

i gave him a quick tum rub, some maxolon and metacam. he loves both so took them from the syringe no problem. then he seemed to want kisses and hugs. :love: he's been very clingy to me today and yesterday, like he wanted to tell me something.

within 20mins of having the meds he was interested in food again and has gradually eaten more and is running around again now.

phew!

i'll keep an eye on him obviously but i was worried for a while there.
 
Well done for spotting early signs! My bun Bunny does this...I just know sometimes that he is off colour, so a nice tummy rub and some fluids usually nips it in the bud.

Hope he is all ok now :)
 
he seems fine now. i wouldn't say 100% though, he seems a bit agitated at times. :? i think because of his moult. he doesn't like moulting. i'll keep an extra close eye on him of course. :)
 
poppymoon said:
sounds just like eric - and i've just done some tufty bum fur plucking too.
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they're moulting alot at the minute. but bisc doesn't like it. :( does eric mind you plucking him? my two tolerate it for a while then sometimes run off and flick their feets at me :oops::lol: it's so tempting to pluck though! :oops::lol:
 
biscandmatt1 said:
they're moulting alot at the minute. but bisc doesn't like it. :( does eric mind you plucking him? my two tolerate it for a while then sometimes run off and flick their feets at me :oops::lol: it's so tempting to pluck though! :oops::lol:
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he doesn't mind as rather than nose rubs (cos he hasn't really got one:lol:), he likes full head to tail strokes so i gently remove the tufty bum bits at the end of each stroke;)
 
poppymoon said:
he doesn't mind as rather than nose rubs (cos he hasn't really got one:lol:), he likes full head to tail strokes so i gently remove the tufty bum bits at the end of each stroke;)
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aw, that's sweet. :love: i bop their tails and actually say bop bop! :oops::lol: they don't appreciate that at times! :oops::lol:
 
bisc only had one dose of maxolon and an increase in his metacam and within a short time he wanted food again. and gradually he ate more and his gut sounds went back to normal. it's always so scary to see how quickly they get worse isn't it.

i do think he has been trying to tell me something for a day or two. he kept following me everywhere and just wanting my attention all the time. then he did his 'look' and sat in the tray. :(

but he seems fine now. :D
 
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