Hey,
My bun, Bumble, got ill around 4/5 weeks ago. He's been to the vets a number of times, 4 to be exact and 3 out of 4 of the vets automatically jumped to the conclusion it was mixxy and wanted to put him down on the spot. I said no as I wanted to give him a chance. If it was mixxy, he fought it off but then got a secondary infection that he isn't to good at fighting. But it might be something else, I'm not sure.
He has lumps/swellings around both eyes, though one is particularly bad and when I wipe it clean, the cotton bud comes away reddish/brown. His nose and mouth are swollen and look sore, and he also has difficulty breathing, its not in the lungs though, one of the more helpful vets checked thoroughly.
I increased the amount he eats, feeding him a number of times during the day and as much as he wanted because he is losing weight incredibly fast. Even with the amount he's eating, he continues to lose weight - he's been wormed recently, just in case its because of that but his brother shows no sign of having worms. He went from weighing 1120g on 21 September to now weighing 788g. He's still alert and he still wants to eat. He's his ol' self, only a little down in the weather and not moving very much. I'm really worried about him, and I'm just not sure what is wrong with him- is it really a secondary infection?
Bumble's going to the vets again on Monday, but my parents say that if he doesn't show any signs of improvement then chances are he'll have to be put down as they don't want to see him suffer. I'm really worried, I don't want to lose my baby boy
My bun, Bumble, got ill around 4/5 weeks ago. He's been to the vets a number of times, 4 to be exact and 3 out of 4 of the vets automatically jumped to the conclusion it was mixxy and wanted to put him down on the spot. I said no as I wanted to give him a chance. If it was mixxy, he fought it off but then got a secondary infection that he isn't to good at fighting. But it might be something else, I'm not sure.
He has lumps/swellings around both eyes, though one is particularly bad and when I wipe it clean, the cotton bud comes away reddish/brown. His nose and mouth are swollen and look sore, and he also has difficulty breathing, its not in the lungs though, one of the more helpful vets checked thoroughly.
I increased the amount he eats, feeding him a number of times during the day and as much as he wanted because he is losing weight incredibly fast. Even with the amount he's eating, he continues to lose weight - he's been wormed recently, just in case its because of that but his brother shows no sign of having worms. He went from weighing 1120g on 21 September to now weighing 788g. He's still alert and he still wants to eat. He's his ol' self, only a little down in the weather and not moving very much. I'm really worried about him, and I'm just not sure what is wrong with him- is it really a secondary infection?
Bumble's going to the vets again on Monday, but my parents say that if he doesn't show any signs of improvement then chances are he'll have to be put down as they don't want to see him suffer. I'm really worried, I don't want to lose my baby boy
