[Gpdd] Health - toilet problems

[Penny Charlesworth]

Hi Jemma,

I wouldn't worry about your new little guys not drinking water. Lots of 
piggies never do but they get all the moisture that they need from their 
fruit and veggies.

Are the stains on your towels just urine or have your boys got diarrhoea? 
Are they producing lots of good poos? If it is diarrhoea, are you still 
using the same pellets / dry food that they were having at their previous 
home? Sometimes a sudden change in these can cause upsets. Also, are they 
eating lots of hay? If it is diarrhoea keep them off the lettuce for a few 
days and see what happens.

I would err on the side of caution and let your vet / rodentologist have a 
look at them. Better safe than sorry.
Once you have the all clear from the vet, do try them on other veggies. If 
you have their cages side by side ( hoping that Crockett has got used to the 
new boys by now ) they should copy what the big boys are eating and have a 
healthier diet.

Good luck with your little ones,

Penny and the Piggyfriends.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sene Jemma (Exeter PCT)" <jemma.sene at Exeter-PCT.nhs.uk>
To: <gpdd at gpdd.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 9:32 AM
Subject: [Gpdd] Health - toilet problems


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> Hi everyone
>
> Its me again - I am very worried about my two little boys George and
> Fletcher.  They don't seem to be drinking any of their water - I change it
> everyday and not a drop has been touched, this has been going on since I 
> got
> them 3 weeks ago. They do eat a lot of lettuce (and nothing much else as
> they turn their little noses up at it) so I am hoping they are getting 
> their
> water from that.
>
> Also, I have noticed on their towels which I use in their indoor run at
> night have large  dark brown stains on them - I have never noticed this on
> Crockett & Tub's towels, you can hardly see where they have been toilet.
>
> I have been trying to see if they are straining when they go toilet as I 
> am
> worried it could be kidney stones, but I never seem to catch them when 
> they
> are doing their business - should I be worried about this? They are only
> babies and I am so worried it could be serious.
>
> Thanks for listening
>
> Jem, Crockett, Tubs, George and Fletcher xx
>
>
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