AvianWondersTLC
10-20-2007, 07:15 PM
PeeWee normaly sleeps most of the night. Last night he was too busy eating to sleep. This morning, first feed, he begged for more formula. He never does that. I gave him 4 more cc's (on top of his usual 20) and he felt a lil plump so that's all he got. He looked everywhere for that syringe and then tried to nurse my hand cuz it had formula on it. When I tried to put him back in his cage he kept oinking at me and refused to let go. He continued to oink at the door when I walked a few feet away. Then he went to the food bowl and started eating?!
This is the way much of our day has gone. He acts like he's starving to death. Every feeding he wants more formula and he remains clingy. He sits with his front legs out of the cage, his lil hands opening and closing as if to say "come get me." It's breaking my heart and it's driving me up a wall. He's never been this interested in me.
Vet's gone til Wednesday but I talked to her. She said he just wants out of the cage. I'm not buying that. Any ideas besides that I'm imagining things? I'm thinking worms?! Why else would he eat like this?
Other than the obsessive eating I can't find anything wrong. Poop's fine. Pee's fine. Gums are a nice even pink. No signs of dehydration. I'd give ya a weight but my damn scale, of all days, took a vacation. I thought it had dead batteries til I tried to plug it in. Dead. I checked him all over. He doesn't act as if his belly is bothering him and it feels okay too. And no, he's not clicking, coughing, choking or sneezing. Surely this can't be normal, can it?
This is the way much of our day has gone. He acts like he's starving to death. Every feeding he wants more formula and he remains clingy. He sits with his front legs out of the cage, his lil hands opening and closing as if to say "come get me." It's breaking my heart and it's driving me up a wall. He's never been this interested in me.
Vet's gone til Wednesday but I talked to her. She said he just wants out of the cage. I'm not buying that. Any ideas besides that I'm imagining things? I'm thinking worms?! Why else would he eat like this?
Other than the obsessive eating I can't find anything wrong. Poop's fine. Pee's fine. Gums are a nice even pink. No signs of dehydration. I'd give ya a weight but my damn scale, of all days, took a vacation. I thought it had dead batteries til I tried to plug it in. Dead. I checked him all over. He doesn't act as if his belly is bothering him and it feels okay too. And no, he's not clicking, coughing, choking or sneezing. Surely this can't be normal, can it?