OK, I'm hoping someone can help me with this one. I posted a few days ago regarding my chin, Carmen, repeatedly licking at her genitals. It stopped for about a day, but now it has started up again. Her genital area is soaking wet (she is getting dust baths and I am wiping her off, but it does little good), and even her face is getting wet from the amount of licking. It seems like she might be trying to clean herself, but I don't want her to start tearing out fur in the process. I've tried looking up information, but nothing specifically covers this in girls (yes, I'm sure she's a girl), only hair rings in boys.
She is eating and drinking the normal amount if not more, but she is also much less active than normal (hardly runs on her wheel, lies around, doesn't play with Minnie, etc.). She is having normal bowel movements (they have actually gotten stuck in her soaked nether-region). She's not sluggish, she can move just fine, she just chooses not to.
If someone out there knows what might be going on with her, PLEASE let me know! We can and will take her to the vet Monday if she needs to go, but I would appreciate any insights that some of you more experienced than me might have.
Thank you.
She is eating and drinking the normal amount if not more, but she is also much less active than normal (hardly runs on her wheel, lies around, doesn't play with Minnie, etc.). She is having normal bowel movements (they have actually gotten stuck in her soaked nether-region). She's not sluggish, she can move just fine, she just chooses not to.
If someone out there knows what might be going on with her, PLEASE let me know! We can and will take her to the vet Monday if she needs to go, but I would appreciate any insights that some of you more experienced than me might have.
Thank you.