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Damo122
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Hi all,
Last night Malcolm bucked as I tried to pick him up resulting in a botched lift following which I had to pick him up again and put him back in his cage as his un bonded partner had got out and was roaming around.
Immediately after I put him back he appeared very shocked and sat in the corner of his cage shaking which caused me to worry in case I had injured him. I gave him a couple of his favorite pineapple drops and even a raspberry as a peace offering but he wouldn't touch them.
This morning I found him sitting huddled in the same corner, his eyes appeared sunken and he was just staring blankly. Ok so you can guess that now I'm really worried.
I gave him his pellets (which normally he would be running round my feet for) but he didn't show any interest so then I tried to tempt him with parsley (favorite treat) but again nothing.
Then shortly afterwards I found a few droppings and noticed that he had peed which is very unusual as his litter tray is in the lower level of the cage and he normally uses that without fail.
By now of course I'd convinced myself that I'd broken his leg or injured his back while trying to pick him up so I rang my local vet and took him in to be seen.
She asked me to put him on the floor and he hopped around a bit following which she checked his legs - pelvis and back all of which she said were fine. She decided that he hadn't broken anything but might be bruised or have strained a muscle. She gave him some painkiller and suggested that I just let him rest for a bit.
That was at about 12:00. Since coming home he has remained huddled in his litter tray. I did get him to eat a couple of carrot tops and a raspberry but with little enthusiasm and having eaten nothing since - hay or pellets.
Of course now I'm worried that he's going into stasis and just wondered whether people think I should kick of the treatments?
Sorry for the long post.
Kind regards,
Damien
Last night Malcolm bucked as I tried to pick him up resulting in a botched lift following which I had to pick him up again and put him back in his cage as his un bonded partner had got out and was roaming around.
Immediately after I put him back he appeared very shocked and sat in the corner of his cage shaking which caused me to worry in case I had injured him. I gave him a couple of his favorite pineapple drops and even a raspberry as a peace offering but he wouldn't touch them.
This morning I found him sitting huddled in the same corner, his eyes appeared sunken and he was just staring blankly. Ok so you can guess that now I'm really worried.
I gave him his pellets (which normally he would be running round my feet for) but he didn't show any interest so then I tried to tempt him with parsley (favorite treat) but again nothing.
Then shortly afterwards I found a few droppings and noticed that he had peed which is very unusual as his litter tray is in the lower level of the cage and he normally uses that without fail.
By now of course I'd convinced myself that I'd broken his leg or injured his back while trying to pick him up so I rang my local vet and took him in to be seen.
She asked me to put him on the floor and he hopped around a bit following which she checked his legs - pelvis and back all of which she said were fine. She decided that he hadn't broken anything but might be bruised or have strained a muscle. She gave him some painkiller and suggested that I just let him rest for a bit.
That was at about 12:00. Since coming home he has remained huddled in his litter tray. I did get him to eat a couple of carrot tops and a raspberry but with little enthusiasm and having eaten nothing since - hay or pellets.
Of course now I'm worried that he's going into stasis and just wondered whether people think I should kick of the treatments?
Sorry for the long post.
Kind regards,
Damien