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Weight loss, soft poops and drinking more

Aw poor Pepper hoping it’s not his teeth and whatever it is can be easily sorted x
 
Just got back from the vets, Pepper has lost more weight in his scales although he was up on ours this morning, still couldn’t see his teeth for food, he is going back on Thursday for a exam and X ray under GA. Pringle is allowed to go with him, the receptionist said her piggie had a GA with the same vet recently and it all went well so that’s reassuring! Hopefully we can get to the bottom of this, as the moment I’m giving him top ups of CC which he loves, and he is staying on his Metacam twice a day.
 
My Pepper went in last week for the same thing. Weight loss and eating slowly. He has a tooth root abscess. He was absolutely fine from the GA. Hope your Pepper gets on ok. ❤️
 
weepweeps said:
My Pepper went in last week for the same thing. Weight loss and eating slowly. He has a tooth root abscess. He was absolutely fine from the GA. Hope your Pepper gets on ok. ❤️
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Just be something in the air with our poorly Pepper’s! It’s reassuring to hear that others are going through similar issues and their piggies are okay! ❤️
Obviously I am worried but I trust our exotic vet and want to get to the bottom of this.
 
Just had a call from the vets, teeth are all good, he has a URI though so will be on antibiotics for a week and then will be going back to the vets for a check up. Very glad we have got to the bottom of it!
Heart isn’t enlarged so nothing to worry about there!
 
Just got back, pepper is wondering around like nothing happened! He has been prescribed Veraflox twice a day and we will be going back in just over a week for a check up!
 
I have noticed Pepper is cold after his GA the other day, he has been snoozing in the hay a lot I assume keeping warm so I have also given him a head pad, poops are small so I have been giving him CC & fibre plex, he has also gone off nuggets is this normal behaviour for a piggies after GA and who is on antibiotics?
His weight is stable at 1080g, his healthy weight is 1150g.
 

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I have noticed Pepper is cold after his GA the other day, he has been snoozing in the hay a lot I assume keeping warm so I have also given him a head pad, poops are small so I have been giving him CC & fibre plex, he has also gone off nuggets is this normal behaviour for a piggies after GA and who is on antibiotics?
 
I don’t know about the GA making him cold. Antibiotics can put them off eating and that’s likely the cause of the small poops - not been eating enough the past few days. Hopefully the top ups will help with weight and improve the poops.
 
Siikibam said:
I don’t know about the GA making him cold. Antibiotics can put them off eating and that’s likely the cause of the small poops - not been eating enough the past few days. Hopefully the top ups will help with weight and improve the poops.
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Thank you! He does seem to be eating hay which is good, and of course is still mad on veggies, I’ll keep up with the top ups throughout the day! Poor Pringle doesn’t understand it’s not for him and wants to share!
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rp1993 said:
Thank you! He does seem to be eating hay which is good, and of course is still mad on veggies, I’ll keep up with the top ups throughout the day! Poor Pringle doesn’t understand it’s not for him and wants to share!
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It’s good he’ll eat it off a spoon 😍 poor Pringle feeling left out 🤣
 
Our vet said to keep my Pepper warm after his GA. He also has gone off nuggets. His poops are a bit small but not squishy. He’s very slowly gaining a bit of weight. I hope your Pepper starts to feel better soon. ❤️
 
weepweeps said:
Our vet said to keep my Pepper warm after his GA. He also has gone off nuggets. His poops are a bit small but not squishy. He’s very slowly gaining a bit of weight. I hope your Pepper starts to feel better soon. ❤️
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Yes our vet said the same thing! He has his heat pad now didn’t think I would be needing that this summer! Peppers poops are also smaller but hard and not squishy too, sounds very similar to your Pepper, glad to hear he is gaining a bit of weight! 💕
 
I'm doing the same with Red. He's not keen, getting a bit bored with being pulled out of bed twice a day to take medicine! Shame it's going to happen for life now, he will just have to put up with me stuffing syringes in his mouth. Hopefully we can drop the Baytril after tomorrow though.
 
We still not really seeing any weight gain with Pepper, he won’t eat CC today and it’s a battle getting his medications in (thankful they look to be coming to a end soon) is this normal because the antibiotics have upset his tummy a little?
 
So sorry. It could well be the antibiotics. Do you have him booked in for a review? Will he take the cc from a spoon or in a bowl?
 
My Pepper is still not gaining much weight either. I’m not syringe feeding as he is eating on his own and not losing any. His AB finish in a few days so I’m still keeping a careful eye on him. I’ve been away for a couple of days so will weigh them in the morning. If your Pepper is not losing weight then I’d still give him a bit of time to get over the ABs. But if you’re worried then definitely get him checked over. They are a worry sometimes ❤️
 
While they are on antibiotics and being support fed, it’s more a case of stabilising weight and preventing weight loss.
Regaining any lost weight generally does not happen until they are feeling better and back to eating normally, even then regaining lost weight can take quite some time longer
 
Thanks all, that’s very reassuring, today he has decided he doesn’t want CC from a spoon, his weight is stable he isn’t losing any. Our exotic vet was away this week so his check up is on Tuesday, which should be fine as he isn’t losing weight and he is eating hay just not enough to gain weight yet.
 
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Thanks all, that’s very reassuring, today he has decided he doesn’t want CC from a spoon, his weight is stable he isn’t losing any. Our exotic vet was away this week so his check up is on Tuesday, which should be fine as he isn’t losing weight and he is eating hay just not enough to gain weight yet.
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My Pepper did the same thing. I was able to get 15ml of syringe feed into at a time and then he just suddenly went off it. He really didn’t want me to feed him. So I stopped for a few days and have larger piles of hay and his weight was stable. So I think he was letting me know he was eating ok. Obviously if he loses weight I’ll start again. I hope your Pepper is on the mend.
 
weepweeps said:
My Pepper did the same thing. I was able to get 15ml of syringe feed into at a time and then he just suddenly went off it. He really didn’t want me to feed him. So I stopped for a few days and have larger piles of hay and his weight was stable. So I think he was letting me know he was eating ok. Obviously if he loses weight I’ll start again. I hope your Pepper is on the mend.
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Yeah i feel pepper is just a bit fed up too, he was loving the Metacam tugging the syringe off me and since he has been on the antibiotics he’s gone right off that and it’s a battle to get him to take them! He’s muching hay as we speak so as long he let pooping I’ll be happy!
 
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