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Damo122
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Hi,
Well Scarlet is settling in ok. But I just want to run a couple of things past the collective intelligence
She had a sticky bottom when I brought her home yesterday and so I have been trying to balance getting her to eat whilst avoiding upsetting her tummy further.
Initially I just placed some hay in her litter tray but after a few hours she hadn't eaten anything so just before going to bed I gave her a very small quantity of Excel pellets (half a handful) and a little Excel forage.
She went straight for the forage but was also keen on the pellets so I went to sleep feeling happy that she was eating.
This morning I woke to hear her finishing of her pellets and found the cage floor scattered with droppings however there was also a small patch (about the size of a 10p) of soft dropping to.
She has now finished the small quantity of food that I put in last night and so far I have just supplemented this with a few handfuls of hay.
Although she has eaten a small amount of this she isn't very keen but has taken a couple of Basil leaves from me which she seemed to love.
She is definitely hungry again because she is now licking her bow clean, so I was thinking about giving her some more forage / pellets, but I feel so apprehensive since Sandy died and I'm not sure if it's the right thing to do as she is still producing some squishy poo’s.
Thought’s please?
Oh and should I wash her bottom or should I just leave her to clean it herself for now?
Damien
Well Scarlet is settling in ok. But I just want to run a couple of things past the collective intelligence
She had a sticky bottom when I brought her home yesterday and so I have been trying to balance getting her to eat whilst avoiding upsetting her tummy further.
Initially I just placed some hay in her litter tray but after a few hours she hadn't eaten anything so just before going to bed I gave her a very small quantity of Excel pellets (half a handful) and a little Excel forage.
She went straight for the forage but was also keen on the pellets so I went to sleep feeling happy that she was eating.
This morning I woke to hear her finishing of her pellets and found the cage floor scattered with droppings however there was also a small patch (about the size of a 10p) of soft dropping to.
She has now finished the small quantity of food that I put in last night and so far I have just supplemented this with a few handfuls of hay.
Although she has eaten a small amount of this she isn't very keen but has taken a couple of Basil leaves from me which she seemed to love.
She is definitely hungry again because she is now licking her bow clean, so I was thinking about giving her some more forage / pellets, but I feel so apprehensive since Sandy died and I'm not sure if it's the right thing to do as she is still producing some squishy poo’s.
Thought’s please?
Oh and should I wash her bottom or should I just leave her to clean it herself for now?
Damien