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Elphie - weight: UD: Vet says: good health but on the skinny side
- Thread starter tlcwrites
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MightyMax
Banned
I have just had to bring Elphie in for an emergency appointment. She has lost weight and this morning especially, she was really sluggish.
Vibes please.
Oh no!!!
Many many vibes xxxxx
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
MightyMax
Banned
I'm so sorry. That's a big weight loss
Sending vibes and hoping the meds will help x
tlcwrites
Mama Doe
I don't think she is being bullied. She always gives as good as she gets - and is definitely the matriarch in every sense. I have never noticed her not eating which is why the extreme weightloss is so shocking. But she might have been slowing down a bit - she is the oldest by a considerable distance.
It's good to see her behaving perkier but I am aware we have a very long way to go.
keletkezes
Wise Old Thumper
MightyMax
Banned
I hate hate hate doing the sub-cutaneous fluids. I keep stuffing up.
She has gone quite quiet again. She was rather enthusiastic about some fibafirst but has since gone downhill again. This is so hard.
I'm with you on that - it's not easy ...
Keep going .. topping up the vibes for her and you xx
MightyMax
Banned
I managed to only stuff up once during her last one for the night!
Still hate sub-q though.
I hate making so many big holes in a rabbit :shock:
tlcwrites
Mama Doe
She's tolerating the sub-qs. I think they stress me out more than her! Even so, there's a very long way to go and I need to keep weighing her to keep track of this.
