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- 09/16/2010 at 2:47 PM
  Jessi
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  hey everyone
  
  So about 4 or 5 months ago marley stopped pooping as much as usual so i took her to the vet and was presscribed metochlopramide. Everything became normal in just a few days.
  
  The last couple days ive kind of thought that marley isnt eating as much as usual. I usually would give her pellets at night and they would be gone by morning, but sometime i go see her the next night and there are still some. Also I just completely cleaned her cage and took out like 2 giant handfulls of hay. so she isnt eating all that i though, she was just hiding it! Ive thought that for a while so i bought some orchard hay to mix in with it yesterday. And then this morning i gave her her usual amount of lettuce and all she ate was her carrott.
  
  My question was, is that i still have some metoclopramide left and thought that maybe i could give her some since it hasnt expired yet and see if that will help her eat more. and i wouldnt have to spend thee money on a vet visit. What do you guys think i should do?
- 09/16/2010 at 4:16 PM
  Sarita
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  I think you should take her to the vet and have her checked out. Sometimes a change in eating behavior could be related to teeth or a number of other things. I would not give her the metroclopramide without checking with the vet who prescribed it.
- 09/18/2010 at 4:54 PM
  KatnipCrzy
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  I would not recommend giving the metoclopramide. It is used to get the gut moving- if there is a reason like a blockage that they gut is not moving- it could do more harm than good.
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