Naduah82
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Okay so last week (Tuesday night) I noticed my chin Cheerio not eating her hay like she usually does and throwing her pellets out of her bowl. Her poops turned into tiny light brown balls. She also seemed to have lost a little of her spunk. Early Wednesday morning I took her into the vet on my way to work, later in the day the vet calls and tells me it's a blockage. He immediately put her on a liquid substitute and papaya. He doesn't want to give any food because he said it will block her up more. I just brought her home yesterday and have been force feeding her papaya juice every 4 hours. She is starting to poop again but the poops are very small and most are dry. Most of the time she poops it's when she out of her cage running around. The main reason I'm worried is because I'm not sure if NOT feeding her critical care or ground up pellets is really good? I've been reading threads on this subject and everyone else is still feeding critical care. I love my vet & he's very passionate about animals but am I doing the right thing? :hmm: (He used to have a pet chinchilla that got a blockage and he cured it by giving papaya juice.)