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Update on Freddie

zoe2112

zoe2112

Young Bun
Freddie had his X-ray today and it turns out he has mild arthritis on his spine and pelvis and also his teeth may be causing him some discomfort. As he’s only 7 months old they think his arthritis is something genetic. He’s now on twice daily metacam as an ongoing treatment on the dose of 10kg for dogs (I think it’s 1ml in a regular syringe). The vet has encouraged to keep him on the hay diet as this will keep his teeth in check.

He’s in great spirits since he’s been home. He’s chomping on hay and running about like he owns the place. Fingers crossed it was just the pain that caused his gas but I’ll keep monitoring him closely.




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Poor Freddie :( Sad that he has Arthritis so young. I hope that the pain relief helps.
 
zoe2112 said:
Freddie had his X-ray today and it turns out he has mild arthritis on his spine and pelvis and also his teeth may be causing him some discomfort. As he’s only 7 months old they think his arthritis is something genetic. He’s now on twice daily metacam as an ongoing treatment on the dose of 10kg for dogs (I think it’s 1ml in a regular syringe). The vet has encouraged to keep him on the hay diet as this will keep his teeth in check.

He’s in great spirits since he’s been home. He’s chomping on hay and running about like he owns the place. Fingers crossed it was just the pain that caused his gas but I’ll keep monitoring him closely.




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The beauty is that Freddie doesn't know he has a potentially limiting condition and so he's king of all he surveys and long may it last :D

Hay is excellent for teeth, and will also help keep his weight at a sensible level so as not to strain his joints too much.

Did the vet recommend any supplements at all?
 
MightyMax said:
The beauty is that Freddie doesn't know he has a potentially limiting condition and so he's king of all he surveys and long may it last :D

Hay is excellent for teeth, and will also help keep his weight at a sensible level so as not to strain his joints too much.

Did the vet recommend any supplements at all?
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No he didn’t, I didn’t even think to ask. Could you suggest any? I’m guessing things are only going to get worse for him so anything to delay the process would be great.

Interestingly his weight had actually gone up since his hay only diet started. After his GI stasis he can’t get enough of the stuff!




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zoe2112 said:
No he didn’t, I didn’t even think to ask. Could you suggest any? I’m guessing things are only going to get worse for him so anything to delay the process would be great.

Interestingly his weight had actually gone up since his hay only diet started. After his GI stasis he can’t get enough of the stuff!




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I'll PM you with a few thoughts. Yes I know what you mean about the hay. I have a rabbit who eats almost nothing else and his weight goes up! It's when they are young buns their metabolism uses all the nutrients in hay and they get absorbed really well. It's when they are older that weight falls off them .....
 
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