Mervinius
Mama Doe
Hello.
So I've been monitoring Pip and she has been pulling a lot more of her fur recently, which is why we had to go the vets the other day as it gave her gas.
It does seem to be linked to her moult cycle, which the vet agreed with. We don't know why, but she insists on pulling it out under her chin/chest. Also she won't let us groom there.
The only thing that has changed is I bought them some alfalfa nibbles.
Which I know has a higher protein level. I'm guessing too much protein would cause her to moult more or maybe quicker?
Does anyone know if any forage has a high protein and I could try eliminating?
Obviously going to stop with the alfalfa and see if that improves.
I know we can't stop her moulting, but I can hopefully try not to aggravate the issue.
So I've been monitoring Pip and she has been pulling a lot more of her fur recently, which is why we had to go the vets the other day as it gave her gas.
It does seem to be linked to her moult cycle, which the vet agreed with. We don't know why, but she insists on pulling it out under her chin/chest. Also she won't let us groom there.
The only thing that has changed is I bought them some alfalfa nibbles.
Which I know has a higher protein level. I'm guessing too much protein would cause her to moult more or maybe quicker?
Does anyone know if any forage has a high protein and I could try eliminating?
Obviously going to stop with the alfalfa and see if that improves.
I know we can't stop her moulting, but I can hopefully try not to aggravate the issue.