bunniesgalore
Alpha Buck
Mark Rowland looked at the xrays for Rupert and believes he has a Thymoma.
Currently Rupert is pretty strong but tires quickly and gets very fast breathing when he shakes. His appetite is affected but he will eat veggies and treats! His eyes are redder, his third eyelid prominent and often his eyes are quite bulgy.
Other than that Rupert's skipping and binkying a bit, washing himself and Milly, and often appears to look and behave completely normally.
He's on 2ml metacam and zantac too.
We're hours from a referral centre/vet so that's not feasible as he's not up to travelling. I also don't want him overly poked and prodded if ultimately we've not got long.
We can get an MRI and we're planning on more xrays on Monday so my vets and me can see what Mark Rowland can as my vets have been focussing on Rupert's tummy with not a mention of a chest issue.
I've been reading about things we may be able to do to help Rupert's breathing such as steroids and also Sandostatin. Does anyone have any experience of thymoma, treatment etc and also some idea of timescale, what to expect etc.
I am absolutely distraught, Rupert has so much life left to live. We love him so much.
Thank you.
Currently Rupert is pretty strong but tires quickly and gets very fast breathing when he shakes. His appetite is affected but he will eat veggies and treats! His eyes are redder, his third eyelid prominent and often his eyes are quite bulgy.
Other than that Rupert's skipping and binkying a bit, washing himself and Milly, and often appears to look and behave completely normally.
He's on 2ml metacam and zantac too.
We're hours from a referral centre/vet so that's not feasible as he's not up to travelling. I also don't want him overly poked and prodded if ultimately we've not got long.
We can get an MRI and we're planning on more xrays on Monday so my vets and me can see what Mark Rowland can as my vets have been focussing on Rupert's tummy with not a mention of a chest issue.
I've been reading about things we may be able to do to help Rupert's breathing such as steroids and also Sandostatin. Does anyone have any experience of thymoma, treatment etc and also some idea of timescale, what to expect etc.
I am absolutely distraught, Rupert has so much life left to live. We love him so much.
Thank you.