Just wondering if people could give me info on what could be wrong with Mary.
He's had dental problems the majority of his life so he's always been on the small side.
However, the last couple of weeks he seems to have lost weight - he's now around 700g :shock: rather than around 1kg
He had his teeth checked about a month ago so I didn't think it was that, plus he's still eating as normal. I took him in to the vet today and he found another spur but managed to sort it OK with Mary concious - I'm not so keen on it being done like that but with Mary being so skinny right now I'm not sure I'd want to put him through an anaesthetic.
The spur was quite visible and close to beginning to cut into his tongue, so I'm not sure whether this would have caused the weightloss.
However, this morning I did notice something by his 'bits' - not sure if it's sludgey wee? It was quite thick, toothpaste-ish consistancy, reminded me of what you get if you pop an abcess, but coming out of his penis area. Could this be an indicator of a calcium problem?
I did mention it to the vet and he explained about it but didn't suggest doing any sorts of tests or anything to do if that was the problem. I was quite annoyed actually as they were quite busy and seemed to be rushing to get rid of everyone - even though I'd specifically booked a double appointment as I had a few buns to take in. Infact, when he took Mary out the back to do his teeth another vet came in and asked me to wait in the waiting room so she could see people in that room :shock: Which meant I couldn't have a good discussion with the vet I was seeing about Mary's weightloss, which was why I was there in the first place!
I didn't realise his weightloss was so dramatic, but having weighed him now I'm unsure whether I should see if I could get an appointment tomorrow or Sunday and have a good chat about it. I'm going back next Thursday/Friday to collect Nina (she's being spayed) so could book an appointment to coincide with that and see if it was just the spur causing the problem, and keep an eye on his bits to see if I see anything again? He's still active and eating well (too well - but that's normal for him :lol: ), but something seems off that I can't put my finger on - I just know something's up.
I might call up in the morning and explain the situation and ask if it's worth popping in or if they can give any advice over the phone, but I'm not sure if leaving it until Friday will do him harm, or if he'll perk up now the spur's gone and put the weight back on.
He does like to worry me, smallest bun I have but the most expensive and causes me the most worry!
He's had dental problems the majority of his life so he's always been on the small side.
However, the last couple of weeks he seems to have lost weight - he's now around 700g :shock: rather than around 1kg
He had his teeth checked about a month ago so I didn't think it was that, plus he's still eating as normal. I took him in to the vet today and he found another spur but managed to sort it OK with Mary concious - I'm not so keen on it being done like that but with Mary being so skinny right now I'm not sure I'd want to put him through an anaesthetic.
The spur was quite visible and close to beginning to cut into his tongue, so I'm not sure whether this would have caused the weightloss.
However, this morning I did notice something by his 'bits' - not sure if it's sludgey wee? It was quite thick, toothpaste-ish consistancy, reminded me of what you get if you pop an abcess, but coming out of his penis area. Could this be an indicator of a calcium problem?
I did mention it to the vet and he explained about it but didn't suggest doing any sorts of tests or anything to do if that was the problem. I was quite annoyed actually as they were quite busy and seemed to be rushing to get rid of everyone - even though I'd specifically booked a double appointment as I had a few buns to take in. Infact, when he took Mary out the back to do his teeth another vet came in and asked me to wait in the waiting room so she could see people in that room :shock: Which meant I couldn't have a good discussion with the vet I was seeing about Mary's weightloss, which was why I was there in the first place!
I didn't realise his weightloss was so dramatic, but having weighed him now I'm unsure whether I should see if I could get an appointment tomorrow or Sunday and have a good chat about it. I'm going back next Thursday/Friday to collect Nina (she's being spayed) so could book an appointment to coincide with that and see if it was just the spur causing the problem, and keep an eye on his bits to see if I see anything again? He's still active and eating well (too well - but that's normal for him :lol: ), but something seems off that I can't put my finger on - I just know something's up.
I might call up in the morning and explain the situation and ask if it's worth popping in or if they can give any advice over the phone, but I'm not sure if leaving it until Friday will do him harm, or if he'll perk up now the spur's gone and put the weight back on.
He does like to worry me, smallest bun I have but the most expensive and causes me the most worry!