I posted yesterday that I was a bit worried as Max wasn't eating much - I thought he had teeth problems as he had to have spurs removed from his back teeth about a month ago. I took him to the vets this morning, feeling like a neurotic mother - he seemed fairly bright, but he hadn't eaten many pellets overnight and he had left his brocolli which he was eating even with a sore mouth before.
The vet said his tummy felt harder than it should be - and said it was possibly a bit impacted (or he could have a tumour - which I hope not). He gave him a painkiller and said that if he still hadn't eaten within the next couple of hours to syringe feed him some of his pellets in water.
He doesn't drink much, so I did wet some of his pellets in his bowl and he has eaten abouot 1/3 of a bowl full - is it okay to feed wet pellets?
I also mentioned the fact that I thought he had lost some weight (not a good sign I believe) and he suggested that I gradually introduced some ordinary burgess super excel pellets as he has been on the 'lite' ones as they have more fibre in them - do you think it would be okay to gradually swop him onto the Junior & Dwarf version which are the ones that Millie has (he is a dwarf lop). I had actually ordered some Science Selective Pellets from my local feed shop and am due to pick them up today - would these be better than the Burgess pellets?
I feel that it is typical I have waited for a couple of years to find him a 'mate' and just as I have he is not well! Life isn't fair sometimes is it!
All advice gratefully received!
Jane x
The vet said his tummy felt harder than it should be - and said it was possibly a bit impacted (or he could have a tumour - which I hope not). He gave him a painkiller and said that if he still hadn't eaten within the next couple of hours to syringe feed him some of his pellets in water.
He doesn't drink much, so I did wet some of his pellets in his bowl and he has eaten abouot 1/3 of a bowl full - is it okay to feed wet pellets?
I also mentioned the fact that I thought he had lost some weight (not a good sign I believe) and he suggested that I gradually introduced some ordinary burgess super excel pellets as he has been on the 'lite' ones as they have more fibre in them - do you think it would be okay to gradually swop him onto the Junior & Dwarf version which are the ones that Millie has (he is a dwarf lop). I had actually ordered some Science Selective Pellets from my local feed shop and am due to pick them up today - would these be better than the Burgess pellets?
I feel that it is typical I have waited for a couple of years to find him a 'mate' and just as I have he is not well! Life isn't fair sometimes is it!
All advice gratefully received!
Jane x