Jenova
Wise Old Thumper
Remember rabbits are prey animals and don't show pain outwardly like humans and other animals do. It's built into them, which is why it's up to us to watch for the small signs that something's wrong or different.
Smoo just didn't seem quite right. She wasn't as interested in hay but still excited about food. She was still flopping down and relaxing but she didn't seem quite as happy to see me She wasn't running up to me when I went int the room as she usually does. I thought it was the heat, she doesn't look in pain, she's not acting in pain. But I took her to the vet just to be sure. It turns out her abscess has come back on her jaw. So all along she was in pain, just not showing it and I had to look for those tiny signs to tell me something wasn't right.
Three days on pain killers and antibiotics and I walk into the room to her with a mouth full of hay. She's excited to see me again too.
So just remember if you feel something isn't quite right never feel silly for going to the vets. :wave:
A chinchilla expert once told me, if you can see that your chinchilla is in pain then it's usually too late. They meant actually showing pain, but I think that when you know your pet you can see pain through all the little clues. Shifting position, grinding teeth, just not as 'happy'.
Smoo just didn't seem quite right. She wasn't as interested in hay but still excited about food. She was still flopping down and relaxing but she didn't seem quite as happy to see me She wasn't running up to me when I went int the room as she usually does. I thought it was the heat, she doesn't look in pain, she's not acting in pain. But I took her to the vet just to be sure. It turns out her abscess has come back on her jaw. So all along she was in pain, just not showing it and I had to look for those tiny signs to tell me something wasn't right.
Three days on pain killers and antibiotics and I walk into the room to her with a mouth full of hay. She's excited to see me again too.
So just remember if you feel something isn't quite right never feel silly for going to the vets. :wave:
A chinchilla expert once told me, if you can see that your chinchilla is in pain then it's usually too late. They meant actually showing pain, but I think that when you know your pet you can see pain through all the little clues. Shifting position, grinding teeth, just not as 'happy'.