Possibly Constipated?

[Meeko]

Hi all, my maybe 11 month old male chin has been acting strange for maybe about six hours now. He seems to have a shift in personality and is less friendly and has been much snappier. Meeko has only bit me once and after that I've never had a problem. When he was out for playtime today he jumped around a lot less and was sort of hiding. He usually jumps all over his cage and the sink and the toilet. He was sleeping stretched out flat on his tummy, which I've never see him do. He's slept on his side before but not straight down. Now he seems to be very sleepy and just seems very subdued.

I want to make sure the little guy is healthy and there's an exotic animal vet very close to me who I was thinking of making an appointment with.

 

[Pikaia]

Is he pooping, eating, drinking?

I hope you made an appt. because chins can go downhill very fast!

 

[Meeko]

Yes he is doing all three and running on his wheel now. I took him out later that night and he seemed completely different. I think that he may have been mad at me because I had company and didn't take him out as much. I know I'm projecting human emotions onto him, but I can't help it. Hahaha. I still have an eye on him though because he's just been more vocal of late.