|
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2015 1:23:18 GMT -5
Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. She got a bit of pumpkin today, so I'm monitoring that right now to see if it's shedding or a small blockage. I have been using 3/4 tsp bone meal powder, so I'll try making a small batch with a different meat first and see if that makes any difference. I can add more bone meal afterwards if there's no change.
So far today it's been mostly mucous, but it's no longer cloudy white, so I think that part may have been just switching.
Night meal:
P: 1.33 oz, weight: 970 g (found a better way to weigh them so it's more accurate)
K: 0.94 oz, weight: 890 g
B: 0.79 oz, weight: 1350 g
C: 1.11 oz, weight: 1470 g
An additional 1.24 oz split between them an hour later
|
|
|
|
Post by Heather on Nov 4, 2015 3:37:28 GMT -5
What are they eating total for the day? and how many meals are you feeding at the moment?
ciao
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2015 18:07:22 GMT -5
Two to three during the day (depends on if they lay by my feet and stare at me to say they're hungry between the two meals), but usually the earlier meal is a bit rushed because everyone is really hungry when I get home from classes. They don't seem to understand the concept of not sharing. If they see someone else at another bowl, they all join that one, even if I move them back in place continually. Any suggestions? I've been posting the numbers for the later meal.
I could post a full weight for the early meal, but I'm not comfortable with only letting one eat when they're all hungry. I can only do it for the later one because I wake one up at a time after they've roamed around and fell asleep.
Meal 1: 4.3 oz for all.
So I gave Pocky pumpkin last night after eating and when I got home today there was both pumpkin poops and mucous. Gah! I have them separated right now, each with their own litterbox, so I'll know for sure who it is (and if there's more than one). The plan is to give whoever it is pumpkin, feed them soup before class tomorrow, check the litterbox when I get home. If the mucous is back I'll get a different meat for a small batch, then try more bone meal if that doesn't help. I'll keep you updated!
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2015 20:35:21 GMT -5
I think I'll chalk this up to switching. They all have the same mucous texture and no other "symptoms" of being ill. The chances of them all being allergic to an ingredient would be less than 6% and all of them reacting to it in the same way would be significantly less than that. I think I'm just noticing it now because they're eating more. I'll still increase the bone meal to 1 tsp and see if that makes a difference.
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2015 2:41:14 GMT -5
Meal 2: 2.73 oz finished, waiting for 2 more cubes to warm
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2015 3:18:12 GMT -5
An additional 2.42 oz, bringing the total to 5.15 oz for meal 2. Total for the day is 9.45 oz, approximately 2.36 per fuzz. I do monitor them to make sure they're all eating, and spoon feed anyone who runs away to encourage them to keep eating. Mainly this is Booker and Pocky, so they shared the 2.42 oz without the distraction of the others also trying to eat off the spoon because they are.  * They split it about 40/60, respectively. |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2015 19:13:27 GMT -5
Meal 1: 5.14 oz
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2015 11:21:15 GMT -5
Sorry I haven't been posting much the last few days. Exam time apparently means time to pile on the homework.  Their appetite hasn't changed, and I made some beef soup for them with about half tbsp bone meal and a tsp of pumpkin, so we'll see how that goes. Exam is Friday and I'll have a break after that before the next one. |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2015 6:29:58 GMT -5
And the chemistry exam was postponed to Monday. Monday will be extra busy, but I should be able to post stats besides that.
Weigh in time! And stats for one meal, didn't measure the first one.
K: 0.83oz, 800g => -90g
B: 1.6oz, 1250g => -100g
P: 1.3oz, 935g => -35g
C: 1.25oz, 1385g => -85g
Is it okay that they're losing weight? Koi is the only one that could possibly be concerning. Should I feed her more throughout the day and see what happens? I did add more bonemeal and pumpkin to this soup, so that might be the cause.
I also noticed that Ciel uses his back legs much more often, haha.
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2015 22:02:08 GMT -5
Meal 1: 4.54oz total
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2015 3:43:54 GMT -5
Sorry, I've been super sick the last week. (I've been avoiding them to not risk getting them sick, the window is open, the air purifier is in high, and I cough into a blanket whenever I can. Freaking roommates.  ) I've essentially taken up hibernation with the exception of feeding them and taking exams. No numbers, but 4 cubes becomes 4.5-5oz, and they've been eating 5-6 cubes easily at each meal. They go through SO much food.  I made a triple batch on Saturday night and they finished it all today, so nearly an entire batch per day. As far as updates, there's that, and I added some heart slivers to their meal just now. No complaints and I'm pretty sure they all gave it a shot. I only saw Pocky spit one out, but that was because it was long and hard to control.  The faces they make when chewing chunks is adorable. |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2015 20:19:51 GMT -5
Think I'm finally done being sick and cramming. I have one more exam to do tonight, then I should have a break for a week and a half.
Meal 1:
5.10 oz shared by all four, and an additional 0.37 oz afterwards for Koi
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2015 0:42:33 GMT -5
I'm kind of worried about Koi. She has only lost weight and seems to be more and more tired recently. She'll be awake and playing for 10 minutes, then lay down, which is abnormal. She still has an appetite, but the last day she's been inhaling her food and wheezing. I'm kind of wondering if I got her sick. She's the only one, so nothing infectious, but it definitely sounds like she can't breathe well, and she'll randomly get a choking noise when eating and have to stop. I gave her a pea-sized amount of vaseline in case it was fur (but it's winter, so I don't think it's shedding) because she was coughing a bit. Any thoughts?
I'll try to get a video tonight
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2015 2:54:55 GMT -5
It seems to be taking a while to process/upload so it might not be available right away, but here it is. Heather Any thoughts? |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2015 6:39:04 GMT -5
Meal 2: Daily Total:
B 0.79 oz; 2.07 oz
K 1.34 oz; 2.99 oz
P 1.04 oz; 2.32 oz
C 0.42 oz; 1.70 oz
I'm kind of getting paranoid that Koi has insulinoma. She's being very spacey and her hind legs seem strange. She's eating quite a lot, but losing weight, and between her hips and ribs it's almost sunken. I wanted to get input here on whether or not I should look into emergency vets or whether it can wait a few days.
|
|
