Mars Dental Update & Not Eating

[Mother Hubbard]

So a little while ago, it started off that all my pigs just stopped eating their pellets overnight. I changed their pellets, have given them 2 types of pellets and now that Bunny Dream basic has arrived, they have 3 choices, plus 3 choices of hay and appear to be eating better.

Mars however wouldn't eat a thing, he finally got down to Simon Maddox at the Cat & Rabbit Clinic after suspected teeth problems, his fronts looked a little long. Today we took the 2 hr trip and confirmed his teeth slightly overgrown but his rears were rubbing so after getting a trim, prescribed Metacam 0.2ml twice daily and continued syringe feeding, tonight he tried some vegetables!. Hoping we can get his weight back up having dropped 150grams, and he and his friend Bruno are currently residing indoors and enjoyed an afternoon in their playpen in my office with lots of admirers.

Back to Simon in 2 weeks for a review and to see if it's likely to be a recurring issue. Hoping not so.

 

[Flutterby]

Sending lots of healing vibes and fingers crossed its the end of his issues x

 

[helen105281]

Great that he has been to Simon, hope he starts to improve now and gain weight. We have found with Sophie that she hasn't regained the weight she lost before she saw Simon but has not lost any more either.

 

[Mother Hubbard]

Great that he has been to Simon, hope he starts to improve now and gain weight. We have found with Sophie that she hasn't regained the weight she lost before she saw Simon but has not lost any more either.

Really? Simon told me to keep syringe feeding him which I'm doing and she's still taking the food, although today, so day 2 after dental, i found him eating from the food bowl and drinking from the bottle too which is very encouraging. He's also indoors with his cage mate, I don't want to keep them separate because it's company, extra heat, encouragement to eat. He loves taking his metacam though...best piggy yet. He is taking some extra water here after a feed. Insists on taking it full on and not the side...silly little Mars-bar.

 

[Tiamolly123]

Aww if he's taking syringe & bowl food he's gonna be a porky, best book him in for keep fit classes

 

[Mother Hubbard]

Aww if he's taking syringe & bowl food he's gonna be a porky, best book him in for keep fit classes

Oh I love porky pigs. The more weight the better to help with recovery. He should be eating my volume and it's me that should be at keep fit....

 

[Tiamolly123]

I know how you feel, I need keep fit

 

[helen105281]

Really? Simon told me to keep syringe feeding him which I'm doing and she's still taking the food, although today, so day 2 after dental, i found him eating from the food bowl and drinking from the bottle too which is very encouraging. He's also indoors with his cage mate, I don't want to keep them separate because it's company, extra heat, encouragement to eat. He loves taking his metacam though...best piggy yet. He is taking some extra water here after a feed. Insists on taking it full on and not the side...silly little Mars-bar.

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If he is happy to take the feed then keep going.

 

[helen105281]

Gorgeous photo.

 

[VickiA]

Gorgeous photo.