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Would you PTS?

smudgiebun said:
So Smudge was meant to go to the vet last weekend for a checkup and possible further antibiotic injection if they think she needed it.

Due to trying to limit social contact at the moment I rang and checked if they still wanted to see her, because while she has lost a bit more weight, she is happy in herself, eating, drinking, pooping and playing, etc. So basically the receptionist checked with the vet and he said it's fine to leave it for now and just monitor her at home.

Is there anything I can do to help her gain a bit of weight? It's so sad seeing the number go down on the scale each time we weigh her and she feels bony :( We are really thinking it must be cancer now as the lump on her leg is still slowly growing :(
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Gaining weight may be a big ask if she does have a malignancy, but you may be able to slow down the loss by trying what has already been suggested. But if syringe feeding proves to be very stressful for her it would really be counterproductive. Pellet feeds for Breeding/Growing Rabbits have a higher protein content so switching her onto that type of pellet may be worth a try. Some suggestions here :

https://shop.burgesspetcare.com/rabbit/food/Excel-Junior-and-Dwarf-Rabbit-Nuggets-with-Mint/15

https://supremepetfoods.com/products/science-selective-junior-rabbit/

If you are going to supplement her diet with syringe feeds then I recommend using these :

https://emeraid.com/vet/emeraid-herbivore/

https://emeraid.com/vet/emeraid-herbivore-sustain/
 
Thanks Jane I'll have a look at those. She eats loads of hay, loves fresh herbs, but we've found we can't increase the nuggets too much as it gives her loose poos!
 
smudgiebun said:
Thanks Jane I'll have a look at those. She eats loads of hay, loves fresh herbs, but we've found we can't increase the nuggets too much as it gives her loose poos!
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You may find this becomes more of a problem if you supplement her diet with syringe feeds, unfortunately. With terminally unwell Rabbits the Palliative Care can be a balancing act and in order to prevent further rapid weightloss you may have to cope with the additional cleaning needed (of Bunny and their environment), when a Bunny passes a lot of unformed/soft poo

I have a Rabbit with a chronic neurological problem, it initially presented as GI tact problems with him passing copious amounts of 'poo splats' ( Sorry !!) Despite many people saying that pre/probiotics are of no use to help with gut problems I found the exact opposite to be true. The PREbiotics can help with the metabolism of dietary nutrients and *might* help him maintain some weight. (It did for my Rabbit). Personally I'd give this a try

https://www.vetark.co.uk/pages/ProC-Professional.aspx

Even if it does nothing to help it wont do any harm
 
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