jend77
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Hi, I'm new here. I searched around and could not find an answer anywhere. This situation is just so weird and frustrating, I was hoping to get some answers .
About two and half weeks ago we changed pellet brands because our local store didn't have our usual brand in stock. This was a Saturday. On Tuesday we noticed Nismo, our 2 1/2 yr old Netherland dwarf, wouldn't eat and just laid on his side. We went and got their normal pellets and put those out, thinking that was the problem. He still hadn't eaten so we took him to the vet on Wednesday and he stayed over night until Friday as they ran tests/x-rays/sonagrams, gave him liquids and force fed him. He had blood in his urine but all the tests for kidney or urinary tract infection were negative.
It's was up to us then Friday through Monday to give him SQ fluids, anitbiotics and force feed him. Saturday, Oreo our 5lb mini-lop (same age as Nismo, they are a pair since babies) started acting funny. She wouldn't eat, which is huge for her since that's her favorite past time, and she laid on her side and would let anyone get near her and touch her (Unusal for her).
We took them both to the vet that Monday and the vet kept Nismo for another 2 days and said Oreo was fine and just depressed about Nismo.
We take Nismo home on Wednesday and continue force feeding and liquids until this Saturday. He started eating veggies and hay but that is it. He's running around again and acting normal but if you put a bowl of pellets near him he will turn into a 5 yr old with a temper tantrum. He will throw and kick the pellets everywhere and grunt. Meanwhile he is gurgling loudly, gas I guess?
Now with all this craziness with Nismo we were not monitoring Oreo as closely. She was running around and begging for treats as normal but we have still not seen her eat pellets. The only one eating pellets is the other lop, Ella. She is deaf and blissfully ignorant of everything going on. She could care less. Thank God for that!
Can anyone offer any input? We are at our wits end with these two and their sudden (and potentially life threatening) pickiness.
Another note, we went out and bought two more completely different brands of pellets just to see if maybe ours had slight moisture or something they didn't like but they will not touch them. Once again, Ella will eat anything and happily munched on the bowl with new food. (We left a bowl of the old normal stuff for her)
Sorry for the book but I wanted to include every detail I could. Help?
About two and half weeks ago we changed pellet brands because our local store didn't have our usual brand in stock. This was a Saturday. On Tuesday we noticed Nismo, our 2 1/2 yr old Netherland dwarf, wouldn't eat and just laid on his side. We went and got their normal pellets and put those out, thinking that was the problem. He still hadn't eaten so we took him to the vet on Wednesday and he stayed over night until Friday as they ran tests/x-rays/sonagrams, gave him liquids and force fed him. He had blood in his urine but all the tests for kidney or urinary tract infection were negative.
It's was up to us then Friday through Monday to give him SQ fluids, anitbiotics and force feed him. Saturday, Oreo our 5lb mini-lop (same age as Nismo, they are a pair since babies) started acting funny. She wouldn't eat, which is huge for her since that's her favorite past time, and she laid on her side and would let anyone get near her and touch her (Unusal for her).
We took them both to the vet that Monday and the vet kept Nismo for another 2 days and said Oreo was fine and just depressed about Nismo.
We take Nismo home on Wednesday and continue force feeding and liquids until this Saturday. He started eating veggies and hay but that is it. He's running around again and acting normal but if you put a bowl of pellets near him he will turn into a 5 yr old with a temper tantrum. He will throw and kick the pellets everywhere and grunt. Meanwhile he is gurgling loudly, gas I guess?
Now with all this craziness with Nismo we were not monitoring Oreo as closely. She was running around and begging for treats as normal but we have still not seen her eat pellets. The only one eating pellets is the other lop, Ella. She is deaf and blissfully ignorant of everything going on. She could care less. Thank God for that!
Can anyone offer any input? We are at our wits end with these two and their sudden (and potentially life threatening) pickiness.
Another note, we went out and bought two more completely different brands of pellets just to see if maybe ours had slight moisture or something they didn't like but they will not touch them. Once again, Ella will eat anything and happily munched on the bowl with new food. (We left a bowl of the old normal stuff for her)
Sorry for the book but I wanted to include every detail I could. Help?