Puffed up fur?

[Courtney Cheesman]

Hello everyone,

My little girl Annabelle has puffed up fur. Randomly. She's very active. Eating and drinking normally. No symptoms of being unwell. This happened last night and within a few hrs it was normal again but she's about 13 months old & this has never happened up until yesterday. What could be causing this??

 

[Dena]

Mine do this when they are unhappy with me or one of their cagemates for something, and when they are cold. I know they do it for these reasons, if they aren't sick. You could always put their sides to your ears (ratphone) and check for noisy breathing. But sometimes they have a bad day like we do, and will puff up temporarily.

 

[Courtney Cheesman]

Yes Dena, that could be the case actually. There has been a lot of squealing between the girls tonight (I have 3)...one of them in particular I've seen her have a go at a few times tonight so maybe it's a bit of aggression/stress. I'm hoping. I had them all on Baytril last week for sneezing and it's completely settled down.