We have a pair of rabbits in at the moment and we think one could be ill, they are 4 years old. She saw the vet yesterday and he commented that she was thin but didn't seem to think too much of it. Her fosterer has said she is drinking a lot and the vet said she has a cataract in one eye and poor vision in the other. My fosterer also commented on how the nipples seemed more noticable but she wasn't sure whether her mum meant a lump or some thing else so is going to check.
I had two trains of thought on this one, either onset of uterine cancer or something like diabetes. I have said to the fosterer that we need to get her spayed, but I am concerned about her low weight. She hasn't gained any weight in a month, so I doubt leaving it longer will help on that issue. I have asked her to ask the vet to do a blood test before we spay to see if there is anything going on with her, as if there is the anaestetic may tip her system over the edge and we could lose her.
Does this ring a bell with anyone, or can anyone offer advice on anything else we could do for her?
I had two trains of thought on this one, either onset of uterine cancer or something like diabetes. I have said to the fosterer that we need to get her spayed, but I am concerned about her low weight. She hasn't gained any weight in a month, so I doubt leaving it longer will help on that issue. I have asked her to ask the vet to do a blood test before we spay to see if there is anything going on with her, as if there is the anaestetic may tip her system over the edge and we could lose her.
Does this ring a bell with anyone, or can anyone offer advice on anything else we could do for her?