Hi guys
Pippa my 6 and a half year old bunster is pretty agile and was coping well until the cold weather started! She has had a rough summer and nearly died during her op, was very thin + weak but have got her weight up and she is looking pretty good. I'm worried that the cold is causing her to be a bit stiff. Today when Mum let her out she tried to jump onto the wall (does this everyday) but she didn't make it I put this down to her being bit stiff after waking up and obviously it's rather chilly at the mo! What does everybody think?
She seems fine in herself, is sitting upstairs far more but only to be expected in this weather! Munching merrily on her food + hay too. She has loadsa hay + straw plus this evening I moved her Snugglesafe upstairs to where she always sits so she is nice + warm. Do you think I should warm this up morning and evening or just stick to the evening, when it's coldest? Also is there anything I can give her if her joints are a bit stiff, or just keep her snug while we have this blooming cold spell!?
Just to add she had her Myxi jab last Monday, the vet said because her immune system isn't 100% (she has chronic snuffles) she may be a bit under the weather. She was fine all week but over the weekend was sitting more, altho I am putting this down to the cold weather!
Sorry this is so long, just a bit worried!
Nicola x
Pippa my 6 and a half year old bunster is pretty agile and was coping well until the cold weather started! She has had a rough summer and nearly died during her op, was very thin + weak but have got her weight up and she is looking pretty good. I'm worried that the cold is causing her to be a bit stiff. Today when Mum let her out she tried to jump onto the wall (does this everyday) but she didn't make it I put this down to her being bit stiff after waking up and obviously it's rather chilly at the mo! What does everybody think?
She seems fine in herself, is sitting upstairs far more but only to be expected in this weather! Munching merrily on her food + hay too. She has loadsa hay + straw plus this evening I moved her Snugglesafe upstairs to where she always sits so she is nice + warm. Do you think I should warm this up morning and evening or just stick to the evening, when it's coldest? Also is there anything I can give her if her joints are a bit stiff, or just keep her snug while we have this blooming cold spell!?
Just to add she had her Myxi jab last Monday, the vet said because her immune system isn't 100% (she has chronic snuffles) she may be a bit under the weather. She was fine all week but over the weekend was sitting more, altho I am putting this down to the cold weather!
Sorry this is so long, just a bit worried!
Nicola x