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Took Flower to the vets today as I noticed she was losing weight and didn't appear to be eating much.
Last week, I ran out of nuggets. I normally give them a small handful each day as a treat on top of their hay and a small amount of veg or fruit.
I then got my hay as normal from our local pet shop and the hay didn't look or smell as appetising as usual. The buns were eating it though so thought nothing of it. Didn't buy any more nuggets in the meantime as I thought that nuggets weren't necessary.
The vets said she was underweight and slightly dehydrated but I have seen her eating and drinking. She did appear to be picking bits out of the hay though and leaving the rest.
In the end, I got the bus to P@H as that is the only petshop I know of who do nuggets and gave her a handful. She wolfed them down like nobody's business!
The vet thinks she's just being a bit fussy and has said I am fine to give her nuggets in the short term while I'm trying to get her to eat hay again, but she's also suggested I give her a wider variety of vegetables as well, as she thinks Flower might be getting bored, unlike the others who will eat what is put in front of them :lol:
Have got to take her back tomorrow though as they have given her some fluids today to rehydrate her enough to take some bloods. Flower and Bruce have been going through 2.4 litres of water every day. There's no leak in the bottles and Flower seems to be on the bottle a lot more than Bruce, so she's got to have some bloods done to rule out any problems.
Other than being a fussy little madam though, she's her normal fiesty self and I've got the scars to prove it:lol:
In a way I'm not sure why I'm posting this as I'm seeking vet help etc for her, I suppose I would like to know if others have fussy eaters as well?
ETA: I love having a huge garden, I got quite a few dandelions which all the buns loved today
Last week, I ran out of nuggets. I normally give them a small handful each day as a treat on top of their hay and a small amount of veg or fruit.
I then got my hay as normal from our local pet shop and the hay didn't look or smell as appetising as usual. The buns were eating it though so thought nothing of it. Didn't buy any more nuggets in the meantime as I thought that nuggets weren't necessary.
The vets said she was underweight and slightly dehydrated but I have seen her eating and drinking. She did appear to be picking bits out of the hay though and leaving the rest.
In the end, I got the bus to P@H as that is the only petshop I know of who do nuggets and gave her a handful. She wolfed them down like nobody's business!
The vet thinks she's just being a bit fussy and has said I am fine to give her nuggets in the short term while I'm trying to get her to eat hay again, but she's also suggested I give her a wider variety of vegetables as well, as she thinks Flower might be getting bored, unlike the others who will eat what is put in front of them :lol:
Have got to take her back tomorrow though as they have given her some fluids today to rehydrate her enough to take some bloods. Flower and Bruce have been going through 2.4 litres of water every day. There's no leak in the bottles and Flower seems to be on the bottle a lot more than Bruce, so she's got to have some bloods done to rule out any problems.
Other than being a fussy little madam though, she's her normal fiesty self and I've got the scars to prove it:lol:
In a way I'm not sure why I'm posting this as I'm seeking vet help etc for her, I suppose I would like to know if others have fussy eaters as well?
ETA: I love having a huge garden, I got quite a few dandelions which all the buns loved today