Tills (Chewing legs)

beckiboo186 · Jul 27, 2006

Helloo,

Well, May's been chewing her legs lots recently, We did stop it but only for a while. I guessed she was lonely/bored (even though shes surrounded by toys etc) but today I'm not so sure. I was sat with her playing 'throw the toy at each other', and she just stopped playing to chew her legs, its mostly her back ones, and Now Im wondering if it's a habit? I've checked the skin underneath and i've no reason to think its her skin thats causing her to do it, and if it was mites/fleas, she'd be doing it all over would'nt she?! Just wondering if any of you have experienced this before?

Thank You, Becki :wink: Xxx

Gem · Jul 27, 2006

Is it possible Tilly could be getting nibbled by a mosquito or some other biting bug?

Maybe pop her along to the vets anyway?

beckiboo186 · Jul 27, 2006

Gem said:
Is it possible Tilly could be getting nibbled by a mosquito or some other biting bug?

Maybe pop her along to the vets anyway?

No its not something irritating her, but the furs gone horrible now, and yellowish on one leg :?. Might nip to the vets soon with her, Just hate going, get treated like an over-reacting idiot

Xx

honeybunny · Jul 27, 2006

Hi don't know if you've read about Wooky one of our rescue buns, but he chewed his back leg through boredom/stress...took a while to heal up..all fine now.....
...well it was til one of my fosterer's buns bit his thigh

beckiboo186 · Jul 28, 2006

honeybunny said:
Hi don't know if you've read about Wooky one of our rescue buns, but he chewed his back leg through boredom/stress...took a while to heal up..all fine now.....
...well it was til one of my fosterer's buns bit his thigh

Of course I read about Wooky, We love im'

!! Erm, I did think boredom/Stress but she'll actually stop playing to do it, and even when Im playing with her. Obviously she could just be missing long eared, twitchy nosed company! Xx

honeybunny · Jul 28, 2006

Could be a bit of loneliness ..but if she stops playing to do it might be worth getting a vet to have a look...she could have something like a very small splinter in there

beckiboo186 · Jul 28, 2006

honeybunny said:
Could be a bit of loneliness ..but if she stops playing to do it might be worth getting a vet to have a look...she could have something like a very small splinter in there

Thanks for replying again. It's both legs though :?. I might nip her to the vets, I'll take a pic first to put up here, just to show what shes doing. Xx

catswhiskas · Jul 28, 2006

If it is nothing irritating her then it could well be boredom bless her. See how it goes. x Let us know x

honeybunny · Jul 28, 2006

You could try changing the toys she has and instead of putting her food in a bowl hide it..under hay inside a box ect..it's amazing how making a bun think can help! (I do realise you may already do this!)

kayj · Jul 30, 2006

How is Tills doing?

beckiboo186 · Jul 30, 2006

kayj said:
How is Tills doing?

Thanks for asking. Yesterday I got my old Tilly-May back

. Im not sure if she chewed whilst I was out, but when i got back she was all over me, and seemed so happy! She kept coming sitting on my knee, licking my nose and cheeks (obviously needed a wash :roll: :lol

, and she came up behind me and started stroking my back?!!! :shock: :lol: :lol:. Think she got a bit mixed up with who strokes who!! Xxx

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