Hi All,
I've just been monitoring Cuzzy's behaviour. As you know he is a lone boar as he had a scrap with Susnhine in the summer, not sure who started it but Sunshine is the dominant of him and Twinkle. Anyway since Cuzzy's illness he has obviously been off his food. I'm still trying to get him to eat, he'll eat hay and a bowl of kale but that's it. He just sits around looking fed up. I give 100% to Cuzzy and get him out for cuddles and try my best to make him happy but he just looks sad.
There is no reason for him not to eat. He is bright, alert, no gunky eyes, breathing is ok etc etc. So I don't understand why he is like this. Except that he could be depressed. I've just put a cuddly rabbit in with him (can't find Eccles anywhere, he is my toy pig) and he bucked up, had a small piece of carrot and started foraging. He started wheeking at the rabbit and when I move it around the cage he sniffs it then wheeks and moves away from it...lol So I'm thinking what he has now is some depression!
Would anyone agree? I will get him another ASAP if that is the case, but I want to be sure. Help!
Thanks!
Louise
x
I've just been monitoring Cuzzy's behaviour. As you know he is a lone boar as he had a scrap with Susnhine in the summer, not sure who started it but Sunshine is the dominant of him and Twinkle. Anyway since Cuzzy's illness he has obviously been off his food. I'm still trying to get him to eat, he'll eat hay and a bowl of kale but that's it. He just sits around looking fed up. I give 100% to Cuzzy and get him out for cuddles and try my best to make him happy but he just looks sad.
There is no reason for him not to eat. He is bright, alert, no gunky eyes, breathing is ok etc etc. So I don't understand why he is like this. Except that he could be depressed. I've just put a cuddly rabbit in with him (can't find Eccles anywhere, he is my toy pig) and he bucked up, had a small piece of carrot and started foraging. He started wheeking at the rabbit and when I move it around the cage he sniffs it then wheeks and moves away from it...lol So I'm thinking what he has now is some depression!
Would anyone agree? I will get him another ASAP if that is the case, but I want to be sure. Help!
Thanks!
Louise
x