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Re: is she sick?????? quik answe needed

Posted by David on April 4, 2015, 10:08:38, in reply to "Re: is she sick?????? quik answe needed"

Dear Bev,

I suggest taking the animal to a vet familiar with small mammals. It's very difficult to tell from your description what the cause of not eating might be.

Some questions that might help to give more hints are:
What species is the animal? What are the temperature and humidity condition of the enclosure/cage? Have these changed recently? Is the animal held under seasonally changing climatic rhythms (mimicking climatic changes in the natural habitat)? Have you tried different foods, including live insects or worms? Is the animal active and appears healthy except for not feeding? Do you keep other tenrecs except for this one animal? If yes, are they in the same room and same enclosure and same environmental
conditions? Any abnormalities of teeth or jaw?

David

--Previous Message--
: I have an 8 year old male tenrec and he has
: always
: loved his food but all of a sudden he is not
: eating
: and only drinking a bit of water. His tummy is
: not
: working at all even when he does eat one small
: mouthful. I am so worried about him but not
: sure what to do.
: --Previous Message--
: i've got to little tenrecs. one of them is ( i
: believe) female, she weighs 70kg (the male
: weighs 100)
: she eats well enough (haven't seen her drink,
: offer it from time to time, doesn't seem
: thirsty)
:
: the problem is the she isn't all that
: active,she sometimes shake, when she walks,
: and she walks slowly.
:
: her eyes look similar to the males,(clear)
: (and he is more active) and her nose is mostly
: wet (not running)
:
: i red on the internet, that in common
: hedgehogs this cold meen she is cooled down
: (they walk in a terarum , with tempeture
: 22-28C) their advice were to massage the
: tummy, and give some bodyheat.
:
: i've done this for two evenings now (thougt it
: best, since they are active at night) and she
: became a totally different tenrec, walking
: (nearly running) fine, and washing.
:
: has anyone experienced anything similar? is
: she sick? is it normal? does tenrecs have a
: sleep period???
:
: from the voried sick Mette
:
:
:

is she sick?????? quik answe needed - Mette Bøgh January 5, 2012, 22:35:09

Tenrec not eating - Bev April 6, 2015, 20:29:11
- Re: Tenrec not eating - David April 7, 2015, 19:06:02
  - Re: Tenrec not eating - Dannii November 9, 2020, 10:56:53
  - Re: Tenrec not eating - Kim Young April 8, 2019, 21:06:30
    - Re: Tenrec not eating - David April 13, 2019, 22:29:48
Re: is she sick?????? quik answe needed - Bev April 3, 2015, 22:18:36
- Re: is she sick?????? quik answe needed - David April 4, 2015, 10:08:38

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[quote] Dear Bev, I suggest taking the animal to a vet familiar with small mammals. It's very difficult to tell from your description what the cause of not eating might be. Some questions that might help to give more hints are: What species is the animal? What are the temperature and humidity condition of the enclosure/cage? Have these changed recently? Is the animal held under seasonally changing climatic rhythms (mimicking climatic changes in the natural habitat)? Have you tried different foods, including live insects or worms? Is the animal active and appears healthy except for not feeding? Do you keep other tenrecs except for this one animal? If yes, are they in the same room and same enclosure and same environmental conditions? Any abnormalities of teeth or jaw? David --Previous Message-- : I have an 8 year old male tenrec and he has : always : loved his food but all of a sudden he is not : eating : and only drinking a bit of water. His tummy is : not : working at all even when he does eat one small : mouthful. I am so worried about him but not : sure what to do. : --Previous Message-- : i've got to little tenrecs. one of them is ( i : believe) female, she weighs 70kg (the male : weighs 100) : she eats well enough (haven't seen her drink, : offer it from time to time, doesn't seem : thirsty) : : the problem is the she isn't all that : active,she sometimes shake, when she walks, : and she walks slowly. : : her eyes look similar to the males,(clear) : (and he is more active) and her nose is mostly : wet (not running) : : i red on the internet, that in common : hedgehogs this cold meen she is cooled down : (they walk in a terarum , with tempeture : 22-28C) their advice were to massage the : tummy, and give some bodyheat. : : i've done this for two evenings now (thougt it : best, since they are active at night) and she : became a totally different tenrec, walking : (nearly running) fine, and washing. : : has anyone experienced anything similar? is : she sick? is it normal? does tenrecs have a : sleep period??? : : from the voried sick Mette : : : [/quote]

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