funnybunnymummy
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So last night, Gus was acting super grumpy after dinner. He would growl and nip if we tried to pet him. He was also doing this weird stretch whenever he'd get up from laying down, where he'd stretch his back legs behind him and arch his back upward (usually he arches the other way and stretches his front legs). His belly felt really full, but I thought that was just because he had his breakfast salad at noon, then his dinner salad and then his pellets early. (It was an incrediblyhectic day! )
Then this morning, instead of inhaling his pellets like usual, Gus didn't seem to be interested in eating. He just stayed laying on the bottom of his cage, even when we moved the dish right in front of him. I gave him some acidophilus and a papaya tablet andimmediately afterhe ate his pellets. Since then he's had some haybut no salad (Ithought hay would be betterinstead,but he hasn't eaten much even thoughI was feeding it to him piece by piece. He maybe had a dozen pieces). My kids fed him some banana chips earlier this morning, but he usually gets a few banana chips and/orCraisinsthroughout the day (yes, I know he gets waaaaayyy too many treats. I'm trying to keep a handle on that... )
When I tried picking him up,he growled and nipped me. His belly still feels really full (though he hasn't eaten much today).
I'm guessing it's gas. I'm going to be heading out to get him some Ovol drops, but thought I'd post here for some advice first.
I can only think ofa fewthings that are throwing off his digestion:
I bought what I thought was bok choy, but actually turned out to be some sort of Chinese broccoli. I've stopped feeding it to him, but he was eating about 1-2 stems of it with each salad (he gets two salads a day) till last night.
Or,going outside to eat his hayis causing him stress, which is throwing off his tummy.
Also, I forgot to give him his hay cube last night, so he went about 12 hours with nothing to eat.
Plus, he's at the tail end of a moult.
Or it's a combo of all of the above?
Sorry that got long!
Thanks in advance for any help!
Rue
Then this morning, instead of inhaling his pellets like usual, Gus didn't seem to be interested in eating. He just stayed laying on the bottom of his cage, even when we moved the dish right in front of him. I gave him some acidophilus and a papaya tablet andimmediately afterhe ate his pellets. Since then he's had some haybut no salad (Ithought hay would be betterinstead,but he hasn't eaten much even thoughI was feeding it to him piece by piece. He maybe had a dozen pieces). My kids fed him some banana chips earlier this morning, but he usually gets a few banana chips and/orCraisinsthroughout the day (yes, I know he gets waaaaayyy too many treats. I'm trying to keep a handle on that... )
When I tried picking him up,he growled and nipped me. His belly still feels really full (though he hasn't eaten much today).
I'm guessing it's gas. I'm going to be heading out to get him some Ovol drops, but thought I'd post here for some advice first.
I can only think ofa fewthings that are throwing off his digestion:
I bought what I thought was bok choy, but actually turned out to be some sort of Chinese broccoli. I've stopped feeding it to him, but he was eating about 1-2 stems of it with each salad (he gets two salads a day) till last night.
Or,going outside to eat his hayis causing him stress, which is throwing off his tummy.
Also, I forgot to give him his hay cube last night, so he went about 12 hours with nothing to eat.
Plus, he's at the tail end of a moult.
Or it's a combo of all of the above?
Sorry that got long!
Thanks in advance for any help!
Rue