bunnylover4
Warren Scout
UPDATE YOSHI HAS BEEN PTS -sadly the meds didn't work and yoshi couldn't get better so we made the sad decision to pts. He couldn't get up at all.
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So Yoshi is still struggling with arthritis but deterating . We had the lump checked that was on the front leg and it’s a cyst which they aren’t concerned about but his back left leg doesn’t seem to want to work . Today he seemed to be really struggling not even able to stand without falling to the side but despite it he was still chattering happily when fussed and eating etc but we took him to the vets thinking his time was up. However the vet gave him a good examination and although he has muscle wastage there doesn’t appear to be anything physically wrong with his legs or back apart from the arthritis so the vet wanted to try a stronger pain relief to try and help him getting moving. She said he was too bright to be pts and it was worth this as a last attempt. They didn’t want to X-ray as they didn’t want him stressed with being in the vets. Yoshi let her move his legs etc without flinching to the point she suspected paralysis... but they she did a another test and he responded. We brought him home and got him a new soft waterproof bed as he is having accidents . We also got a heat pack and were showed how to do gentle massage but where he isn’t moving his poos are getting smaller. He has also dropped weight from 2.2kg to 1.98 in two weeks. He is eating and drinking but I don’t think he is showing signs of improvement . He is booked in vets tomorrow morning for either another strong pain medication or to pts. It’s breaking my heart.
Original post
So Yoshi is still struggling with arthritis but deterating . We had the lump checked that was on the front leg and it’s a cyst which they aren’t concerned about but his back left leg doesn’t seem to want to work . Today he seemed to be really struggling not even able to stand without falling to the side but despite it he was still chattering happily when fussed and eating etc but we took him to the vets thinking his time was up. However the vet gave him a good examination and although he has muscle wastage there doesn’t appear to be anything physically wrong with his legs or back apart from the arthritis so the vet wanted to try a stronger pain relief to try and help him getting moving. She said he was too bright to be pts and it was worth this as a last attempt. They didn’t want to X-ray as they didn’t want him stressed with being in the vets. Yoshi let her move his legs etc without flinching to the point she suspected paralysis... but they she did a another test and he responded. We brought him home and got him a new soft waterproof bed as he is having accidents . We also got a heat pack and were showed how to do gentle massage but where he isn’t moving his poos are getting smaller. He has also dropped weight from 2.2kg to 1.98 in two weeks. He is eating and drinking but I don’t think he is showing signs of improvement . He is booked in vets tomorrow morning for either another strong pain medication or to pts. It’s breaking my heart.
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