Hi everyone,
My elder-bun Hamilton is now 9 years old. For the past couple of years he has had stasis twice a year on average. In the past month, he has had stasis three times. His teeth were recently seen to so I know they are fine, but the heatwave caused a second moult and despite me brushing him daily, I think he ingested a bit of fur. My vet has suggested that due to his age and the frequency of stasis, it might be worth giving him a daily dose of metacam. I'm just wondering if anyone else has anyone experience with doing this? And if so, did it help?
All of the times we have taken him to the vet in the past month, he has been a little bloated but the vet has said that there are still gut sounds and that she didn't feel worried. He has his injections and then comes home good as new. I can't help but wonder if he has some underlying age-related mild pain (like arthritis) that could be contributing to him deciding not to eat? The last time was definitely linked to the fur, as when he finally pooped it was like a felted, matted ball.
Any advice in general for helping keep an elder-bun comfortable, would be truly appreciated.
Thank you
My elder-bun Hamilton is now 9 years old. For the past couple of years he has had stasis twice a year on average. In the past month, he has had stasis three times. His teeth were recently seen to so I know they are fine, but the heatwave caused a second moult and despite me brushing him daily, I think he ingested a bit of fur. My vet has suggested that due to his age and the frequency of stasis, it might be worth giving him a daily dose of metacam. I'm just wondering if anyone else has anyone experience with doing this? And if so, did it help?
All of the times we have taken him to the vet in the past month, he has been a little bloated but the vet has said that there are still gut sounds and that she didn't feel worried. He has his injections and then comes home good as new. I can't help but wonder if he has some underlying age-related mild pain (like arthritis) that could be contributing to him deciding not to eat? The last time was definitely linked to the fur, as when he finally pooped it was like a felted, matted ball.
Any advice in general for helping keep an elder-bun comfortable, would be truly appreciated.
Thank you