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Charlie has me worried - weight loss

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lottielouise

Wise Old Thumper
Since Autumn left us I have had a very close ey on Charlie.

After Autumn, I put all the buns on panacur, as preventative. Charlie was bony at this point, but soon perked up ater 14 days on wormer. I took them off on the vets advice. Sophie and Granite are fine.

2 weeks ago Sophie went for her booster, so I took Charlie along, and explained he was just a pasanger, but I was worried about him, losing weight and feeling bony. we weighed him and he came in a 1986g, which is pretty respectable.

I went to drop Bluebelle off for her spaying in the morning and Charlie is due for his booster. So we weighted him again and he has lost 150g in 10 days :?
I am really very worried about it now.

Vet suggested bloods to try and pinpoint the problem.

Any suggestions?
 
Is he drinking more than usual ?

Is he getting his fare share of food ? A Bun with early Dental problems may eat much more slowly compared to their companion. So whilst it looks as though they are 'eating normally' the amount they are actually ingesting may be minimal.
 
She checked his teeth last time, and there were tiny bits of sharp (she said they wouldn't warrent a dental at that point, which is another reason he went back tonight), but had them checked tonight and all is well.

Drinking seems normal, although I did think the 4some drank quite a lot anyways, I have 2x1litre bottles up, and they drink about a litre between them (3 buns) every 24-36hrs
 
Sometimes the smallest spurs are enough to slow the rate of Bun's eating so as I said, it may look as though he's eating as normal but is actually eating very little.

There are really several possible causes of weightloss, some serious, some not. But a thorough examination by your Vet is really the best option as all we can do is offer guesses which wont do much other than make you worry more !!

I'd carefully monitor his food intake and poo output. Note if his poos look smaller and/or fewer than normal.
Try to established if he appears to be drinking alot. That combined with weightloss can indicate a kidney or liver problem. But as I say, all we can do is guess. I am certainly not saying I think it is a kidney/Liver problem :)

After another examination your Vet may decide to go ahead with a blood test which may give him/her more information to work on.

Good Luck
 
I think I might seperate him off for a few days, he is not happy with Granite and Sophie at the minute, and it will give me a better chance to assess what is happening, wether it is that he is not getting a fair share of food, he is drinking too much, size and shame of poohs etc
 
lottielouise said:
I think I might seperate him off for a few days, he is not happy with Granite and Sophie at the minute, and it will give me a better chance to assess what is happening, wether it is that he is not getting a fair share of food, he is drinking too much, size and shame of poohs etc
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Just not being happy in a group can be enough to cause weightloss. You'd need to monitor the dynamics of the group to see if Charlie is either being bullied or spending a disproportionate amount of time bullying the others.
Some Buns just dont do well in anything but a duo :)
 
he was happy as a 4some, but just isn't doing well as a 3some :( I might try bonding again with Cherry, see if that makes them both a bit happier
 
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