BeginnerChinLover
The Chin Shopaholic
Hi all!
One of my chins, Zoey, has been losing weight since the middle of December. I attributed it to giardia, as Lilo tested positive for it so I automatically put Zoey on meds since they have the same play area. The weight loss started when I gave her meds. She's been off them for about a month, but is still losing.
She's only ate 5g of pellets since last night, and maybe some hay - though not a noticeable amount. I've been trying to force feed her Intensive Care and Critical Care just to get something into her. She is on Mazuri, but has a bowl of Oxbow to see if she wanted a change. Her fecal last week came back negative for giardia also. I am getting another one done next week to be sure its not a false negative.
Shes been getting Lifeline for the last 2 weeks, andi started giving her acidophilus. Her poops are normal size, although a little on the lighter side.
Any ideas how I can encourage he to eat more? She used to eat around 20g/day.
Thanks, guys!
One of my chins, Zoey, has been losing weight since the middle of December. I attributed it to giardia, as Lilo tested positive for it so I automatically put Zoey on meds since they have the same play area. The weight loss started when I gave her meds. She's been off them for about a month, but is still losing.
She's only ate 5g of pellets since last night, and maybe some hay - though not a noticeable amount. I've been trying to force feed her Intensive Care and Critical Care just to get something into her. She is on Mazuri, but has a bowl of Oxbow to see if she wanted a change. Her fecal last week came back negative for giardia also. I am getting another one done next week to be sure its not a false negative.
Shes been getting Lifeline for the last 2 weeks, andi started giving her acidophilus. Her poops are normal size, although a little on the lighter side.
Any ideas how I can encourage he to eat more? She used to eat around 20g/day.
Thanks, guys!