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Weight concerns

shay

shay

Warren Scout
Yesterday I collected Barnaby from a rescue centre. He's around 3 years old and a lionhead lop.

What concerns me is that he feels very bony. I can feel his spine and hips. I weighed him this morning and he's 4lbs.

Pebbles is an 8 month old dwarf lop and weighs 5lbs. She had her myxi jab this month and the vet was very pleased with her weight and health.

Surely he should weigh a little bit more than 4lbs?
 
Already plan to do that :)

He had his myxi this month and I was also told that he'd have a health check before coming home. So that should be 2 vet checks within the month (note the should!) :lol:
 
Just back from my vet and Barnaby's had a reasonably clean bill of health.

She was also concerned about his weight, but his teeth, eyes, ears and tummy are looking / feeling good :thumb:

He weighed in at 4.4lbs, so not as low as I'd thought, unless he's put on 0.4lbs in 4.5 days!

Best thing was, she knew that I'll feed him correctly and that he should put on weight. If he hasn't after a month, then bloods may be needed.

So it would seem that he just didn't get enough to eat, which would explain why he's nomming everything in sight :lol:
 
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