mdith4him
Well-Known Member
OK, here's the rundown:
Nibbles was acting his normal self this afternoon: eating hay, pooping, ate all his dinner (greens), and ate some treats (papaya). This was all around 6-7:30 p.m.
Around 9, I got in his pen to pet/play/whatever. He was in his box, which he usually isn't at this time of night. He's been pretty quite since dinner. I pet him a bit, but he didn't seem to respond much (no teeth chatter, no laying head against the floor of the box like he usually does). Offered him a piece of hay, didn't take it (usually he eats it, or at least will take it and drop it). Offered him a papaya tablet (loves these, always takes them!), but he didn't take it. Offered water, sniffed it, but didn't drink any.
Got him to come out of the box and felt his tummy. It felt soft and cushy (not hard, like Crispin's when he had his GI stasis). As soon as he came out of the box, he scrunched himself in the corner of his pen. I picked him up (which he doesn't like, had to chase him a bit as usual) to check under him--nothing unusual (no cuts, injuries, etc. that I could see). When I put him down he immediately hopped under one of the shelves in his pen and scrunched himself in the corner. That was 5 minutes ago and he's still there. He never just sits in that corner (it has all his shredded paper bits that he likes to play with, but he's not playing).
The poops in his litter box look normal, but I haven't seen him in the box in awhile (over an hour).
Does this sound weird to anyone else? I'm hoping he's not developing GI stasis like Crispin did in September, but a lot of this is like what Crispin was doing. We were able to take C in to the vet immediately that evening, but obviously it's too late for a vet visit tonight. If this does sound bad to you, what can I do to help him through the night? I've got some of C's left over meds and critical care if necessary. I also have some pineapple juice, but it's the left over juice from a can of pineapple rings (is that okay to give them)?
Thanks for any help I'm just a worried bunny mama ray:
Nibbles was acting his normal self this afternoon: eating hay, pooping, ate all his dinner (greens), and ate some treats (papaya). This was all around 6-7:30 p.m.
Around 9, I got in his pen to pet/play/whatever. He was in his box, which he usually isn't at this time of night. He's been pretty quite since dinner. I pet him a bit, but he didn't seem to respond much (no teeth chatter, no laying head against the floor of the box like he usually does). Offered him a piece of hay, didn't take it (usually he eats it, or at least will take it and drop it). Offered him a papaya tablet (loves these, always takes them!), but he didn't take it. Offered water, sniffed it, but didn't drink any.
Got him to come out of the box and felt his tummy. It felt soft and cushy (not hard, like Crispin's when he had his GI stasis). As soon as he came out of the box, he scrunched himself in the corner of his pen. I picked him up (which he doesn't like, had to chase him a bit as usual) to check under him--nothing unusual (no cuts, injuries, etc. that I could see). When I put him down he immediately hopped under one of the shelves in his pen and scrunched himself in the corner. That was 5 minutes ago and he's still there. He never just sits in that corner (it has all his shredded paper bits that he likes to play with, but he's not playing).
The poops in his litter box look normal, but I haven't seen him in the box in awhile (over an hour).
Does this sound weird to anyone else? I'm hoping he's not developing GI stasis like Crispin did in September, but a lot of this is like what Crispin was doing. We were able to take C in to the vet immediately that evening, but obviously it's too late for a vet visit tonight. If this does sound bad to you, what can I do to help him through the night? I've got some of C's left over meds and critical care if necessary. I also have some pineapple juice, but it's the left over juice from a can of pineapple rings (is that okay to give them)?
Thanks for any help I'm just a worried bunny mama ray: