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After a life of dental disease and g.i. stasis Alf died from cancer. We miss him every day. A curse on anyone who breeds pocket pets. No animal deserves a life in a cage with endless health problems. Goodbye dear.

Great news and many thanks to all who responded. Eating hay and pellets back to normal! After starting the chloropalm Alf showed a small interest in eating hay which increased over three days. But still his poops were very tiny and hard in spite of my force feeding of Sherwood recovery. We...

Alfie has stopped eating completely. We are discussing euthanasia now. His poops have been like peppercornS for 5 weeks. He hasn’t eaten hay for 5 weeks. He did continue to eat pellets until about four days ago. I’ve been feeding him cc every day. He seems very unhappy and depressed. I’ve taken...

He is on 0.42 mls q 12 thanks for you inTeresa, it’s hard to see him like this.

Update: We went to visit a 100% exotic vet in Toronto. Alf is going to be boarded there next week. Of course he is unwell, we have a vacation planned. First in 3 years. Alf’s usual vet couldn’t see him in spite of his illness being a continuation of the dental work they did that started this...

Thankyou great idea. Last night we saw him trying a little bit of hay but he only used his incisors. Thanks. That's great help. We saw him try to eat hay. He just used his incisors- clearly a molar issue. Too bad I just had him in for a trim three weeks ago. He never really recovered properly...

So I ordered and received the next day, today, some Timothy hay pellets Alf wont touch them. We are feeding Sherwood recovery formula. It is a grain free type of critical care. I as hoping he would eat pellets too but he has stopped. Hes getting enough from the Sherwood I guess. His poops are...

Many thanks. I have read and reread your response and will act on it. I have a phone call with my vet tomorrow and we will probably do some more dental xrays. Very helpful info.

Thankyou for such great information. We have been supplementing Critical-care for a week. Not fully because Alf eats all the pellets we put in. We do add pellet dust to his hay to encourage eating. He must be getting correct nutrition as he is not losing but gaining weight from all the...

We’ve been feeding critical care for about a week and no change. We don’t force feed after molar trim, he doesn’t need it. He goes back to eating pellets right away hay after a few days. I’ve asked the vet but asking here too. If he’s eating pellets, why the critical care? It’s the same formula...

Following a routine molar trim, Alfie made a normal good recovery. About three days. Five days later he went into a g.I.stasis. When his temperature dropped I took him to vet emerg- his regular vet. -They hydrated him and started him on his usual meds, metoclopramide, Cisapride and Metacam for...

After a great 5 weeks post molar trimming, Alfie started pooping small dry poops. At first 25% then 50% of his daily number of poops (which hasn't changed in actual count). He eats 1 tbsp oxbow pellets twice day and unlimited hay, Timothy, oat etc. Only Oxbow treats. 1 per day. 5 days ago he had...

I just wondered if any of you experience this. It sure is hard on the nerves if you have a rabbit prone to g.i. stasis. Alf pooped about 300 a day +/- maybe 20 balls for his first three years. That is when he wasn't having tummy problems. He pooped over night about 140, 50 or so 5pm to 7pm then...

I am syringe feeding as his vet instructed and he eats his Oxbow pellets. He seems to have turned a corner today, eating hay, gaining weight but still his poops are half the normal size?.?? We cant figure it out. I've been talking to his vet until she is fed up with me. I re ad everything on the...

So Alf has his molars trimmed every 8 weeks. 3 visits ago the practice changed its anesthetic protocol to include dexdomitor so they would be exposed to less isoflurane. From that appointment onwards Alf has had a very difficult recovery. They are the only vets within an hours drive who will see...

Alf is my dwarf 2.6lb angora. About 5 days ago we noticed his poops getting smaller. He was still eating and producing 300+ poops a day. 2 days ago his poops decreased to 250 or less, yesterday 230 today 220. Very unusual he has pooped 300+ every day of his life. We noticed 3 days ago he was...

Thanks for your reply. Well he gets free choice hay. In fact we feed 4 kinds of Oxbow hay plus our own hay when its suitable. He only weighs 2.6 pounds so I've been told that 2 tbsp of pellets is correct. He does get dark green leafy veg. And herbs. He loves dill! And coriander too. I think he...

I'm actually at the vet right now. Sitting in the car waiting for Alf. No blockage, the did an xray. Saw decal balls in his intestines so that's good. Not dehydrated( I was feeding Critical care this am) couldn't visualize his teeth too well during an exam but suspects thats it. Motility drugs...

Sorry the appointment was a regular dental trim we book every 12 weeks. I said they postponed (my mistake) - we postponed. I had to cancel the appointment, at that time he was doing best ever in two years. I should have asked some else to take him. I thought he could go another 4 weeks, wrong...

No they postponed to March 29th. His vet is great but the practice is so busy. There are 7 vets, all exotic. Never fails, he's doing fantastic, we have to postpone then he starts losing his appetite for hay 2 days later. But his weight has stayed the same (or gone up!)and he nibbles hay and eats...