Weigh-in surprise, should I be worried?

[Sue and Smartie]

I weigh my girls every Sunday, and they are usually about 1100 - 1200 g each.
I weighed them today and Fifi has gained 100g in a week. I was so surprised I weighed her twice and the result was exactly the same. 1321g, last week she was 1217g. There has been no change to their diet.
Pippa weighs about what she did last week, so it's not as though Fifi has been eating everything by herself. A weight loss of this scale would have me on the phone to the vet but what about large weight gains? Is that a cause for concern?

 

[Wiebke]

I weigh my girls every Sunday, and they are usually about 1100 - 1200 g each.
I weighed them today and Fifi has gained 100g in a week. I was so surprised I weighed her twice and the result was exactly the same. 1321g, last week she was 1217g. There has been no change to their diet.
Pippa weighs about what she did last week, so it's not as though Fifi has been eating everything by herself. A weight loss of this scale would have me on the phone to the vet but what about large weight gains? Is that a cause for concern?

Hi

I would recommend to check her for symptoms of bloating or a potential fluid build up in the body cavity and see whether the weight gain persists or not. Hopefully it is just a transitory one-off.

If you have concerns, please see a vet after the bank holiday or sooner if Fifi is starting to show acute signs of not being well.

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May 31, 2024

1 Available Gut Medication
2 Mild and Medium Bloating Symptoms
- Milder bloat
- Secondary bloating
- Thickened bowel (IBS-like symptoms)
- Build-up of fluid in the body cavity
3 Severe Bloating
- Severe Bloat (Dysbiosis)
- Bloackage
- Twisted or trapped gut (volvulus and hernia)
4 GI Stasis (No Gut Movement)
- Sudden full GI...

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[Sue and Smartie]

Thanks Wiebke, I can't see any of the classic signs of bloat but it could be that. I'll keep a watchful eye on her.

 

[weepweeps]

Hope she is ok and it’s nothing to worry about

 

[Sue and Smartie]

Fifi is acting quite as usual - she's active, jumping, stretching, and eating just as she normally does. She is showing no signs of distress at all.
But I have given less breakfast and NO broccoli, just in case!

 

[Sue and Smartie]

Just a quick update: I weighed Fifi today and she is back to her usual weight again. So whatever it was has resolved itself.
Piggies are full of mysteries aren't they?

 

[Wiebke]

Just a quick update: I weighed Fifi today and she is back to her usual weight again. So whatever it was has resolved itself.
Piggies are full of mysteries aren't they?

Yeah; they can really give you the heebies. Maybe the scales were just not quite even or the batteries are low? It's happened to me a few times.

 

[Betsy]

They like to keep us Slaves on our toes!