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it IS called 'fur'-niture
My little Roo-man was neutered about 11 days ago. He went off his food for a few days so I was hand-feeding every 3-4 hours. His weight held steady around 547g (he was 540 the day of surgery). Once he started eating his pellets again I stopped hand feeding. Unfortunately, he lost about 40g after about 3 days of eating on his own. I'm wondering if I should continue to hand feed a meal or two per day to keep his weight up or if I should leave him to eat on his own. I don't want him to become dependent on the hand-feedings and stop eating on his own, but at the same time I don't want him to loose too much weight.
He is otherwise doing great. He's very grumpy about not having a wheel and I've been restricting playtime to not at all or very short periods. He's nibbling on hay a tiny bit (he never was a big hay-eater) and is eating pellets like a champ. He's no longer on pain meds and I've been supplementing with LifeLine every other day or so. He doesn't take anything willingly, so everything I give him, including LL, has to be force-fed.
Any advice or experience is appreciated!
He is otherwise doing great. He's very grumpy about not having a wheel and I've been restricting playtime to not at all or very short periods. He's nibbling on hay a tiny bit (he never was a big hay-eater) and is eating pellets like a champ. He's no longer on pain meds and I've been supplementing with LifeLine every other day or so. He doesn't take anything willingly, so everything I give him, including LL, has to be force-fed.
Any advice or experience is appreciated!