Smallgingerone
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Hi,
I am new here so please be gentle! Also, this might be long, but I wanted to get everything down
We have two neutered males, 18 months old who live outside all year. They have 24hr access to a large run and hutch and then have access to the garden during day light to forage (read destroy) as they like. They have pellets in the morning and veggies at night when we put them away. There is fresh hay available at all times.
On Wednesday last week (15th Jan) Blossom (French lop x) had a few pellets from his bowl and then went to hide at the back of the hutch. This is complete out of character for him. He will normally try and throw the bowls at us, get impatient and then eat all the pellets and then start on his 'brothers'. He was out foraging during the day although a bit more subdued and only had a small amount of veggies at night.
Thursday morning was similar, so my husband took him to the vet Thursday pm. The vet said he looked fine and there was nothing obviously wrong. Teeth are fine, mouth is fine, belly felt good. He was given a pain killer (not sure which one) and he was sent home with a liquid feed to be made up.
We kept Blossom inside overnight so we could keep an eye on him. He ate probably about half a pack of the feed over 12 hours (a quarter of what he should be eating per day) and drank a little bit out of a bowl, but no hay.
He went outside on the Friday and has been out since as I was worried about him overheating inside.
Since then, he has been foraging, eating some pellets, and eating some veggies (not as much as normal) but he has been more sleepy during the day. He seems to be moving fine around the garden.
He is weeing and pooing, but his poos are very little and misshapen.
I also don't think that he is drinking a lot, although they have both always drunk less than it is suggested they should and I think this is because of the amount they forage so get quite a lot of liquid this way.
I have been trying add dried mixed herbs to the hay to encourage him to eat more, but I don't think he is having a lot.
My question is - are the misshapen poos ok? It is a sign that he is still recovering, or do we need to intervene? should i give him a syringe feed, or water by syringe. Should i find more fresh grass for him to eat so he is getting the fibre and the water?
Any help appreciated.
I am new here so please be gentle! Also, this might be long, but I wanted to get everything down
We have two neutered males, 18 months old who live outside all year. They have 24hr access to a large run and hutch and then have access to the garden during day light to forage (read destroy) as they like. They have pellets in the morning and veggies at night when we put them away. There is fresh hay available at all times.
On Wednesday last week (15th Jan) Blossom (French lop x) had a few pellets from his bowl and then went to hide at the back of the hutch. This is complete out of character for him. He will normally try and throw the bowls at us, get impatient and then eat all the pellets and then start on his 'brothers'. He was out foraging during the day although a bit more subdued and only had a small amount of veggies at night.
Thursday morning was similar, so my husband took him to the vet Thursday pm. The vet said he looked fine and there was nothing obviously wrong. Teeth are fine, mouth is fine, belly felt good. He was given a pain killer (not sure which one) and he was sent home with a liquid feed to be made up.
We kept Blossom inside overnight so we could keep an eye on him. He ate probably about half a pack of the feed over 12 hours (a quarter of what he should be eating per day) and drank a little bit out of a bowl, but no hay.
He went outside on the Friday and has been out since as I was worried about him overheating inside.
Since then, he has been foraging, eating some pellets, and eating some veggies (not as much as normal) but he has been more sleepy during the day. He seems to be moving fine around the garden.
He is weeing and pooing, but his poos are very little and misshapen.
I also don't think that he is drinking a lot, although they have both always drunk less than it is suggested they should and I think this is because of the amount they forage so get quite a lot of liquid this way.
I have been trying add dried mixed herbs to the hay to encourage him to eat more, but I don't think he is having a lot.
My question is - are the misshapen poos ok? It is a sign that he is still recovering, or do we need to intervene? should i give him a syringe feed, or water by syringe. Should i find more fresh grass for him to eat so he is getting the fibre and the water?
Any help appreciated.