Re: How to rehabilitate a starving ACF?
Here are some pictures of her. You can really tell how bad she is by her hind legs and her torso. Sorry the photo is hard to see, I'm hesitant to do a large water change. I tried hand feeding her today and she refused to eat. Does anyone know why? Is it because she's not used to food and she ate yesterday? I also took out her toy (a fake bell that she hides inside) so that I could monitor her better, but I think she feels a little too exposed.
I forgot to give a little background on her yesterday. Ever since my sister brought her home 4 years ago, I've been hearing stories about her refusals to eat. I used to think it was just because my sister wasn't persistent enough or Lily (yes, that's her name) just didn't notice the food. After doing it myself, it seemed like she just didn't notice the food. But yesterday, using the exact same feeding techniques she ate fine, so I think she just must not have been interested today. Is this okay since she is used to eating sparsely? Or does this indicate something worse? Thanks everyone for you're help!
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