Posted By: cookielover
Coat Health& Constipation - 09/19/21 03:12 AM
I was on here in January asking for help for poor coat health for my pair of gliders. I changed their diet from TPG to OHPW. My male was neutered. I switched their wheel from the silent runner to the Apollo wheel. My male improved nicely. He plumped up and his coat became less stained and continues to do so. He's still on the small side, but he's doing well. My girl on the other hand hasn't changed at all. Her coat is still very stained. She also has a bald spot behind her ear. I've seen Ink, my male, grooming her there quite a bit.
Dreamer, my girl, is still tiny. 65 grams. She hasn't lost any weight, but she never gains any either.She eats well and is very active.
She has also had constipation problems pretty much ever since I got her. I think it was caused primarily because I pureed their food instead of chopped it. It got much better immediately after I stopped that in January, but after a few weeks, it returned. It's been on and off ever since. I've given her pureed pumpkin and citrus and it helps for a day and then it's back. She can still go but it just takes her a little longer and she grunts or hisses. Anyway, it's gotten worse in the past few days. I'm going to try to get her into the vet, but I'm moving out of state in a week and I don't know if they'll be able to see her before then. I'm worried that the stress of the move will make everything worse.
So long story short, my questions are do you know what could be causing the staining and the thin, rough coat, why is she still so small and what could cause ongoing constipation (and what can I do about it all)? Thank you so much, I really appreciative this forum!
Dreamer, my girl, is still tiny. 65 grams. She hasn't lost any weight, but she never gains any either.She eats well and is very active.
She has also had constipation problems pretty much ever since I got her. I think it was caused primarily because I pureed their food instead of chopped it. It got much better immediately after I stopped that in January, but after a few weeks, it returned. It's been on and off ever since. I've given her pureed pumpkin and citrus and it helps for a day and then it's back. She can still go but it just takes her a little longer and she grunts or hisses. Anyway, it's gotten worse in the past few days. I'm going to try to get her into the vet, but I'm moving out of state in a week and I don't know if they'll be able to see her before then. I'm worried that the stress of the move will make everything worse.
So long story short, my questions are do you know what could be causing the staining and the thin, rough coat, why is she still so small and what could cause ongoing constipation (and what can I do about it all)? Thank you so much, I really appreciative this forum!