another weight loss problem

summers_chins · 06-30-2004, 08:30 PM

I have a female chin, 1 year old and has lost about 200 grams in a couple months. She was about 620 then lowest was 420. We didnt change diet or hay. We feed Mazuri but she just dont eat, will eat a few bites but that is about it. Obvious problems have been eliminated: no drooling, wet chest anything like that. No diarhhea or changes in stool. She will NOT take nutrical at all. Have givern her a supplement that she will eat a bit of. Otherwise just wouldnt eat. She will eat a shredded wheat without a problem of course

Am now giving her a bit of the dreaded Charlie Chinchilla so she will eat something, weight has gone up to 500 grams now but she looks so skinny i want to cry.
Any suggestions? The only thing that has changed is her weight started to drop about 6 weeks after her baby was weaned. No nipple/mammary gland swelling or anything like that either.
Thanks

bunnicula · 06-30-2004, 09:16 PM

Are you sure that the Mazuri that you are feeding her is fresh? Is there anyway that you could take her in to see a vet?

Lixx · 06-30-2004, 09:18 PM

Even if she's not drooling it could still be a tooth problem. Has she been in to see a vet? What did they say?

ckane · 07-01-2004, 10:03 AM

I agree with Lixx, often chins with tooth problems do not drool. The only way to really tell if a chin is having tooth problems is to xray. Sometimes the roots of the teelth will grow into the sinuses and there is no visual way to check that. If your other chins are eating the Mazuri then you know the pellets are OK. I hope you find out what the problem is soon.

Carlee36 · 07-01-2004, 10:41 AM

I agree, time for a vet visit!

carleen