Piggy not eating as normal

[holliesky12]

Hi everyone hope everyone is doing ok.
My lovely boy Gus last Sunday ( the 13th March) I noticed he wasn’t eating to his usual standard he left a few nugget in his bowl. I thought he might be board of his nugget so I put a small bit of a different brand in and he touched a few but again didn’t finish them all. He was hiding a little bit but I noticed he was eating hay and passing pellet with out making any strange sounds and his pellet looks all healthy and normal. I gave him something like critical care but it is science selective recovery for small herbivores. He touched his salad but wasn’t himself. On Tuesday the 15th I took him to the vets where they couldn’t find anything concerning he was a healthy weight his teeth looked good and he was eating hay in front of the vet. He was giving a course of pain relive and I believe some gut medicine for a course of 5 days after the course was up he is still the exact same. I took him to the vet again today and he had gained weight but again they couldn’t find anything that was concerning overall he is a healthy pig. I am so stuck about what to do the vets gave him the all clear but he is not himself .Tonight he had a small bit of carrot and he was ate up 2 leafs of Romaine he wasn’t bothered by kale which he normally likes.
Gus is a separate boar, he can see his brother all the time and nose touch through the bars they have play pen for 45 minutes-1 hour a day where he can see my girls but they have been separated now for over 2 years I made this clear to both vets and they didn’t seem concern, as I am aware that they can get depressed. Has anyone else had something similar to this or any advice he isn’t showing the “ usual “ pain indicators such as teeth grinding but any help will be much appreciated

 

[Piggies&buns]

Have you been weighing him yourself at home?
Its good the vet didn’t see weight loss, but do make sure you weigh him daily while you have concerns
It’s always so difficult when there’s nothing obvious.
Is your vet knowledgeable with piggies?

Emergency, Crisis and Bridging Care until a Vet Appointment

 

[Wiebke]

Hi everyone hope everyone is doing ok.
My lovely boy Gus last Sunday ( the 13th March) I noticed he wasn’t eating to his usual standard he left a few nugget in his bowl. I thought he might be board of his nugget so I put a small bit of a different brand in and he touched a few but again didn’t finish them all. He was hiding a little bit but I noticed he was eating hay and passing pellet with out making any strange sounds and his pellet looks all healthy and normal. I gave him something like critical care but it is science selective recovery for small herbivores. He touched his salad but wasn’t himself. On Tuesday the 15th I took him to the vets where they couldn’t find anything concerning he was a healthy weight his teeth looked good and he was eating hay in front of the vet. He was giving a course of pain relive and I believe some gut medicine for a course of 5 days after the course was up he is still the exact same. I took him to the vet again today and he had gained weight but again they couldn’t find anything that was concerning overall he is a healthy pig. I am so stuck about what to do the vets gave him the all clear but he is not himself .Tonight he had a small bit of carrot and he was ate up 2 leafs of Romaine he wasn’t bothered by kale which he normally likes.
Gus is a separate boar, he can see his brother all the time and nose touch through the bars they have play pen for 45 minutes-1 hour a day where he can see my girls but they have been separated now for over 2 years I made this clear to both vets and they didn’t seem concern, as I am aware that they can get depressed. Has anyone else had something similar to this or any advice he isn’t showing the “ usual “ pain indicators such as teeth grinding but any help will be much appreciated

Hi

Are you weighing him daily at the same time on your kitchen scales? Hay is making at least three quarters of the daily food intake but you cannot measure it by eye. If your boy is not interested in veg, then it is highly likely that he has already stopped eating hay as normal.

Mystery weight loss/loss appetite is my least favourite symptom because so much can be behind it. I've had piggies with growths deep inside their bodies, a gas filled grossly extended stomach (but a normal gut so it only showed up on an x-ray during a second emeergency trip), a gut blockage, a throat infection, a brain tumor, failure of one of the minor organs etc. presenting with no obvious symptoms for a vet to latch onto, just to name a few - and you can see by the variety why they are so hard to diagnose.

Please step in with syringe feeding support asap. Here is our new, updated very practical guide that covers all aspects with pictures and videos: All About Syringe Feeding and Medicating Guinea Pigs with Videos and Pictures

Here is our crisis/emergency care information collection: Emergency, Crisis and Bridging Care until a Vet Appointment

 

[holliesky12]

Have you been weighing him yourself at home?
Its good the vet didn’t see weight loss, but do make sure you weigh him daily while you have concerns
It’s always so difficult when there’s nothing obvious.
Is your vet knowledgeable with piggies?

Emergency, Crisis and Bridging Care until a Vet Appointment

Hi I do have scales at home they aren’t the best but I will definitely weight him. They are not a exotic vet but they have seen a couple of my piggy before.

 

[holliesky12]

Hi

Are you weighing him daily at the same time on your kitchen scales? Hay is making at least three quarters of the daily food intake but you cannot measure it by eye. If your boy is not interested in veg, then it is highly likely that he has already stopped eating hay as normal.

Mystery weight loss/loss appetite is my least favourite symptom because so much can be behind it. I've had piggies with growths deep inside their bodies, a gas filled grossly extended stomach (but a normal gut so it only showed up on an x-ray during a second emeergency trip), a gut blockage, a throat infection, a brain tumor, failure of one of the minor organs etc. presenting with no obvious symptoms for a vet to latch onto, just to name a few - and you can see by the variety why they are so hard to diagnose.

Please step in with syringe feeding support asap. Here is our new, updated very practical guide that covers all aspects with pictures and videos: All About Syringe Feeding and Medicating Guinea Pigs with Videos and Pictures

Here is our crisis/emergency care information collection: Emergency, Crisis and Bridging Care until a Vet Appointment

Wow ok. I am now extremely worried I know about my nearest Exotic vet so I will have to give them a ring tomorrow. Thank you very much, I am just extremely worried about piggy and anestesia, Gus is about 3.