mouse_chalk
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Snowy (a spayed, almost 4 year old REW dwarf lop) hasn't eaten her dinner. And she failed the treat test.
They were only fed at 7pm, which was 3 hours ago, but it's VERY unlike her to not eat straightaway, and she never ever leaves food this long. She was eating fine this morning when they had veggies, and she's been eating hay today and pooing.
When I fed them, I shooed them into their cage (they'd been out all day) and she went straight into the corner and stayed there.
She's hopping about ok, and I've checked her over and can't find any injuries, lumps/bumps etc. She had peed while she was lying in her cage and her underside is yellow, but that's all I can see. She nearly always uses her litter tray so it's odd for her to pee like this, but I have seen her do it before when she had tooth issues and pain from that etc.
As for health issues, none except for she's susceptible to molar spurs, which were last done in April (I think?) and at her last vet visit a couple of months ago the vet said they were looking ok, but I guess they could be a problem again. She had an eye infection/abrasion a couple of months ago, but that was fine within a couple of days and has been since.
I've given her 1ml of Infacol/Simeticone- the most I could get her to swallow, and tummy rubs in a warm towel in case it's gas. I have Metacam here and I'm wondering if I should give some in case her teeth are bothering her?
I know it's only been a couple of hours but Snowy is usually jumping up and knocking the dinner out of our hands- this is VERY unlike her!
They were only fed at 7pm, which was 3 hours ago, but it's VERY unlike her to not eat straightaway, and she never ever leaves food this long. She was eating fine this morning when they had veggies, and she's been eating hay today and pooing.
When I fed them, I shooed them into their cage (they'd been out all day) and she went straight into the corner and stayed there.
She's hopping about ok, and I've checked her over and can't find any injuries, lumps/bumps etc. She had peed while she was lying in her cage and her underside is yellow, but that's all I can see. She nearly always uses her litter tray so it's odd for her to pee like this, but I have seen her do it before when she had tooth issues and pain from that etc.
As for health issues, none except for she's susceptible to molar spurs, which were last done in April (I think?) and at her last vet visit a couple of months ago the vet said they were looking ok, but I guess they could be a problem again. She had an eye infection/abrasion a couple of months ago, but that was fine within a couple of days and has been since.
I've given her 1ml of Infacol/Simeticone- the most I could get her to swallow, and tummy rubs in a warm towel in case it's gas. I have Metacam here and I'm wondering if I should give some in case her teeth are bothering her?
I know it's only been a couple of hours but Snowy is usually jumping up and knocking the dinner out of our hands- this is VERY unlike her!