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Posted by iZ's mom on August 07, 2001 at 17:01:21:

In Reply to: Keeping ig's healthy when in season! posted by Jeri on August 06, 2001 at 21:41:00:

think about a trip to the vet for a check up ... just to be SURE it is "just hormones" ...

last summer when i *thought* iZ was "just in season" and chalked up his lack of appetite, slight weight loss and BAD mood to that ...
turns out he had a HUGE bladder stone ...
and yep, over a year later, i still occasionally kick myself for not picking up on what he was trying to tell me ~ that something was wrong + his belly hurt ... (looking back *now*, it just seems like it should have been so obvious ... but that's WHY i'm the paranoid mom i am ... *grin*)

ok, now i admit i'm an over-achiever when it comes to worrying about igs + their health and i swear iZ has got to have had the *strangest* things happen to him ... but ...

get him checked out by a vet to make SURE that he's not trying to tell you something else ...

ok ... paranoia aside ... *grin*

iZ goes on little "hunger strikes" once in a while ... and like you, sometimes i just can't figure out WHAT he's stressed out about ... (global warming maybe ~ who knows ... )
that's when i get out the list of his favorite "slightly forbidden" foods and go buy them to bribe him into eating ... (he LOVES brocolli for example but it's on his no-no list) ...
i think maybe sometimes, he just kinda gets out of the habit of eating very much and needs tempted/tricked back into it ...

hmmmmm ... couple more thoughts ... (i'm on a roll)

encourage him to exercise more ~ iZ LOVES to roam around my bedroom but doesn't get to very often so it's always a treat for him ... (+ sometimes for whoever's pillow he decorates as well)

encourage him to go to the bathroom on a regular basis ... iZ has learned that he has to "at least try" every day ... we've been doin that for almost 2 yrs now and it's made a BIG difference ...

ok ... final note ... really! i promise!

iZ positively HATES it when it's rainy for very long ... and he HATES thunder storms!!!

but still, 6 wks is a longish time + i'd still get a check up for peace of mind and go from there ...

and 2 cents frum iZ ~ "he nEEds mOre bAck rUbs is aLL hUmOmmY!"

good luck, keep us posted!
Bon. + iZ

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: think about a trip to the vet for a check up ... just to be SURE it is "just hormones" ... : last summer when i *thought* iZ was "just in season" and chalked up his lack of appetite, slight weight loss and BAD mood to that ... : turns out he had a HUGE bladder stone ... : and yep, over a year later, i still occasionally kick myself for not picking up on what he was trying to tell me ~ that something was wrong + his belly hurt ... (looking back *now*, it just seems like it should have been so obvious ... but that's WHY i'm the paranoid mom i am ... *grin*) : ok, now i admit i'm an over-achiever when it comes to worrying about igs + their health and i swear iZ has got to have had the *strangest* things happen to him ... but ... : get him checked out by a vet to make SURE that he's not trying to tell you something else ... : ok ... paranoia aside ... *grin* : iZ goes on little "hunger strikes" once in a while ... and like you, sometimes i just can't figure out WHAT he's stressed out about ... (global warming maybe ~ who knows ... ) : that's when i get out the list of his favorite "slightly forbidden" foods and go buy them to bribe him into eating ... (he LOVES brocolli for example but it's on his no-no list) ... : i think maybe sometimes, he just kinda gets out of the habit of eating very much and needs tempted/tricked back into it ... : hmmmmm ... couple more thoughts ... (i'm on a roll) : encourage him to exercise more ~ iZ LOVES to roam around my bedroom but doesn't get to very often so it's always a treat for him ... (+ sometimes for whoever's pillow he decorates as well) : encourage him to go to the bathroom on a regular basis ... iZ has learned that he has to "at least try" every day ... we've been doin that for almost 2 yrs now and it's made a BIG difference ... : ok ... final note ... really! i promise! : iZ positively HATES it when it's rainy for very long ... and he HATES thunder storms!!! : but still, 6 wks is a longish time + i'd still get a check up for peace of mind and go from there ... : and 2 cents frum iZ ~ "he nEEds mOre bAck rUbs is aLL hUmOmmY!" : good luck, keep us posted! : Bon. + iZ

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