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Myxi buns - weight loss/gain UD!!! :D
- Thread starter Tinsel
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Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
willowflower27
Mama Doe
Tinsel
Wise Old Thumper
Thank you. Mulberry is eating loads though, so it's not her appetitie that's a problem...
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
Is she actually losing weight ? If so that would be of additional concern and might indicate that her internal organs, especially her kidneys, have been effected
Is she drinking more than she used to ?
Tinsel
Wise Old Thumper
Luckily, no to both questions. :wave:
She does have lots of nodules though, and the one on her nose is huge....
Are these each like a mini-abscess maybe? She's just reaching week 4 of the myxi now, and is on baytril, septrin, metacam, fucithalmic eye ointment, and lapizole...Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
That's good news. It is probably as I said before, all calorific intake being utilised to fight the Myxi so no reserves to go towards weight gain.
You may find she struggles with weight maintenance throughout the winter too and I am sure you will keep a close eye on that issue xx
Tinsel
Wise Old Thumper
Oops - cross-edited!
Thank you. I will monitor. The problem is she's very much an outdoor bun, although she sleeps in the shed rather than a hutch so I could potentially lock her in on colder days. She and her partner tend to stay it when it's cold anyway and doze next to each other all day.
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
Luckily, no to both questions. :wave:
She does have lots of nodules though, and the one on her nose is huge....
Hopefully not actual abscesses. The tissue will die off though and if the nodule on her nose is huge it may leave a nasty crater. So another thing to keep a close eye on with regards to bacterial infection/abscessation.
Tinsel
Wise Old Thumper
Thank you Jane. She's on antibiotics for another ten days and hopefully the nodules will have gone by then. Will be able to check nearer time/extend antibiotics if needed. xx
ETA Have just weighed her. She's been 2.15kg for the last week or so (she has been 2.47 in the past). The result of today's weigh-in: she's gone up to 2.21 kg
She had nodules for over 6mths, and did lose weight although not excessive. I tried to include weight-gain stuff in her treats - porridge made with water, etc, but it was up and down throughout the winter. I think its just a case of monitoring and upping food accordingly. She never lost her appetite so it really was up to what I fed
