killertheturtle
Well-Known Member
Bruce is my 2.5 year old neutered male, flemish giant.
He lives in a 4 x 8 pen. Usually, when I walk into the room he is in, he jumps up and rushes to the edge of the pen, because he knows I am going to give him a treat. Last night, he did not do that. I even shook the treat box (which drives him crazy) and he didn't care. I opened his pen and he just stayed in the corner (normally he would rush out). I gave him some dried papya and he ate it. I noticed he still had pellets left, and he always finishes his pellest by 3 pm (and it was 11 pm).
This morning, the same thing with the treats happened and he had not eaten any hay or pellets. I could not tell about his poops, because the litterbox already had poop.
So I put him in my room in a small pen on some puppy pads. I gave him lots of hay, pellets, water, and veggies. I got home from work an hour ago and he has not touched the hay, only eaten some of the pellets, ate all the veggies, and has had some water. He also has pooped. Some poops were normal and some were smaller, and some were dark and shiny looking. He has not urinated (I think). He is on puppy pads so it would be obvious, though there is still some carpet, but the carpet it white, so I'm sure I would notice.
He took treats from me and seemed a little more excited than yesterday. I opened the pen and he will not come out.
Any ideas?
Also, I have critical care and baby carrot food and several other things on hand. I can take him with me to work tomorrow if necessary (I'm a vet tech), too.
He lives in a 4 x 8 pen. Usually, when I walk into the room he is in, he jumps up and rushes to the edge of the pen, because he knows I am going to give him a treat. Last night, he did not do that. I even shook the treat box (which drives him crazy) and he didn't care. I opened his pen and he just stayed in the corner (normally he would rush out). I gave him some dried papya and he ate it. I noticed he still had pellets left, and he always finishes his pellest by 3 pm (and it was 11 pm).
This morning, the same thing with the treats happened and he had not eaten any hay or pellets. I could not tell about his poops, because the litterbox already had poop.
So I put him in my room in a small pen on some puppy pads. I gave him lots of hay, pellets, water, and veggies. I got home from work an hour ago and he has not touched the hay, only eaten some of the pellets, ate all the veggies, and has had some water. He also has pooped. Some poops were normal and some were smaller, and some were dark and shiny looking. He has not urinated (I think). He is on puppy pads so it would be obvious, though there is still some carpet, but the carpet it white, so I'm sure I would notice.
He took treats from me and seemed a little more excited than yesterday. I opened the pen and he will not come out.
Any ideas?
Also, I have critical care and baby carrot food and several other things on hand. I can take him with me to work tomorrow if necessary (I'm a vet tech), too.