GrassyPiggies
New Born Pup
Hi there,
Three days ago my 4 year old, Sparki, very abruptly stopped eating. Over the past month I had worried he was eating a little less, however his weight had remained 1.1kg. He went straight to the vet, however the vet couldn't find anything obviously wrong with him - Teeth are perfect, no pain on palpation, no respiratory distress, heart is fine, lymph nodes are fine, no bloat. An otherwise healthy guinea pig that has just stopped eating. He is now on pain relief, cisapride and antibiotics. We have been able to get him to eat about 40-50mls of critical care or emeraid each day, plus a few leaves of parsley or a little grass, but he has almost no desire to eat himself (tried all sorts of fruit, and all his favourite veggies). He is loosing weight, and only producing some very small poos strung together. He is having a x-ray tomorrow, but I'm not sure if it will find anything. Any suggestions as to what he may eat, or ideas anyone who has experienced something similar would be much appreciated.
Thanks heaps.
Three days ago my 4 year old, Sparki, very abruptly stopped eating. Over the past month I had worried he was eating a little less, however his weight had remained 1.1kg. He went straight to the vet, however the vet couldn't find anything obviously wrong with him - Teeth are perfect, no pain on palpation, no respiratory distress, heart is fine, lymph nodes are fine, no bloat. An otherwise healthy guinea pig that has just stopped eating. He is now on pain relief, cisapride and antibiotics. We have been able to get him to eat about 40-50mls of critical care or emeraid each day, plus a few leaves of parsley or a little grass, but he has almost no desire to eat himself (tried all sorts of fruit, and all his favourite veggies). He is loosing weight, and only producing some very small poos strung together. He is having a x-ray tomorrow, but I'm not sure if it will find anything. Any suggestions as to what he may eat, or ideas anyone who has experienced something similar would be much appreciated.
Thanks heaps.