Orenoko
Mama Doe
I feel terrible coming on here asking for yet more advice about my boy. Teddy has been back to the vet this morning, I noticed over the last couple of days that he has been grinding his teeth - not very often and he's still bright and eating well but I couldn't ignore it. He also has a gammy eye. The vet found inflammation around one of his teeth but couldn't see exactly what it was because he was so fidgety. He's also lost more weight and is now 1.4kg, he should be more in the 2kg region. If it's a dental problem that could also explain the eye issue, he's going in on Monday to be anaesthetised so they can have a proper look at his teeth and flush his tear ducts. It may also explain why he's losing weight, but I worry that there's more going on with him. They're going to do blood tests to try and rule out anything nasty.
My main concern is that even if the blood tests come back clear, he is losing so much weight that he literally has no leeway to lose any more. I'm feeding critical care and baby food three times a day, cutting up all food nice and small for him and soaking his pellets but he's still dropping weight despite having a good appetite. I also think perhaps having all these repeated dentals isn't fair on him any more if theyre not really helping. He is very, very good at hiding any pain - during his last dental they found he had lacerations all over his tongue but I had no idea because he was still eating well and running around. I worry that I'm not acting in his best interests any more. Although he is generally very bright and seems happy, if he's good at hiding his pain then how do I really know either way? And if he's continuing to lose weight despite my best efforts, is it really fair to him to keep going? The regular anaesthetics must be taking their toll as well.
Obviously I will await the outcome of his tests in Monday, but am I being fair to him to carry on like this with him slowly physically deteriorating? It's so hard when they can't tell you what's going on, I'm one of those who would rather say goodbye a day too soon than a day too late, but I don't know if we've reached that point [emoji17]
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My main concern is that even if the blood tests come back clear, he is losing so much weight that he literally has no leeway to lose any more. I'm feeding critical care and baby food three times a day, cutting up all food nice and small for him and soaking his pellets but he's still dropping weight despite having a good appetite. I also think perhaps having all these repeated dentals isn't fair on him any more if theyre not really helping. He is very, very good at hiding any pain - during his last dental they found he had lacerations all over his tongue but I had no idea because he was still eating well and running around. I worry that I'm not acting in his best interests any more. Although he is generally very bright and seems happy, if he's good at hiding his pain then how do I really know either way? And if he's continuing to lose weight despite my best efforts, is it really fair to him to keep going? The regular anaesthetics must be taking their toll as well.
Obviously I will await the outcome of his tests in Monday, but am I being fair to him to carry on like this with him slowly physically deteriorating? It's so hard when they can't tell you what's going on, I'm one of those who would rather say goodbye a day too soon than a day too late, but I don't know if we've reached that point [emoji17]
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Teddy is such a super little rabbit and I hope that the tests don't reveal anything serious going on.
