dbowes
Warren Scout
Jaspy is off his food this weekend. Each feeding time he'll have 1 pellet and stop. He is still eating hay and eating plenty of greens instead (rocket etc.). I'll take him to the vets tomorrow but don't feel its an emergency as he has eaten something.
He doesn't want carrot but ate some banana and raspberries (high sugar content I know but better than nothing).
To me that suggests it could be his teeth but the vet checked them last Monday when we were there due to Jessica (she has been diagnosed with arthritis). I asked her to check as I felt he was a little less enthusiastic about his food. The vet said one back tooth seemed a bit longer but no spikes and were generally ok. Obviously now he has taken a turn for the worse.
He maybe feels a little bloaty but it's hard to tell, I've given him some tummy rubs anyway. That doesn't explain why he still eats hay though. In my experience hay is the first thing they stop eating hence I wondered if it was his teeth.
We experimented with mushed up pellets but just had a tiny bit and left it. Confusing!
We gave him some metacam but it made no difference. Wouldn't normally without vets permission but we have some for jessica. He is much bigger but gave him the dose that the vet prescribed for her so a relatively small amount.
He is not weeing much when he goes, could be a red herring. Maybe he isn't drinking as much.
Anyone any ideas??
He doesn't want carrot but ate some banana and raspberries (high sugar content I know but better than nothing).
To me that suggests it could be his teeth but the vet checked them last Monday when we were there due to Jessica (she has been diagnosed with arthritis). I asked her to check as I felt he was a little less enthusiastic about his food. The vet said one back tooth seemed a bit longer but no spikes and were generally ok. Obviously now he has taken a turn for the worse.
He maybe feels a little bloaty but it's hard to tell, I've given him some tummy rubs anyway. That doesn't explain why he still eats hay though. In my experience hay is the first thing they stop eating hence I wondered if it was his teeth.
We experimented with mushed up pellets but just had a tiny bit and left it. Confusing!
We gave him some metacam but it made no difference. Wouldn't normally without vets permission but we have some for jessica. He is much bigger but gave him the dose that the vet prescribed for her so a relatively small amount.
He is not weeing much when he goes, could be a red herring. Maybe he isn't drinking as much.
Anyone any ideas??