Older sow losing weight
- Mum
- I GAVE, dammit!
I sent Goldie's heart xray to Dr. R. and he says it shows definite enlargement. In recent years Goldie has become a very sound sleeper, sometimes being hard to wake; her weight has also dropped slightly, although she regained some of the weight she lost with the tooth incident.
She's starting lotensin.
Her tooth did grow back - a nasty brown/black looking walrus tusk that curled outwards. I clipped it back and am hopeful it will fall out again!
She's starting lotensin.
Her tooth did grow back - a nasty brown/black looking walrus tusk that curled outwards. I clipped it back and am hopeful it will fall out again!
- Mum
- I GAVE, dammit!
Update on Goldie:
She did start to regain the weight, but then went back to a gradual decline in weight. The tooth regrew, and I had it totally filed down a few weeks ago. She continued, though, to lose weight.
Today I took her in and had the tooth removed once again. However, I'm sure all the material wasn't removed, because the vet was concerned about anesthesia after 36 minutes and ended the surgery (Goldie is 5).
She's been doing very well on lotensin and is active. She's certainly interested in food, but in recent weeks I've been putting a dish of CC and canned pumpkin in for her, which she eats with gusto. She has had trouble with pellets.
Her molars seemed ok, although they were slightly trimmed, as were the other incisors.
I guess I'll be syringe feeding her for the next few days, because tonight she couldn't manage her veggies - much to her disgust. She's very groggy, though, so maybe she'll find more energy to eat tomorrow.
She did start to regain the weight, but then went back to a gradual decline in weight. The tooth regrew, and I had it totally filed down a few weeks ago. She continued, though, to lose weight.
Today I took her in and had the tooth removed once again. However, I'm sure all the material wasn't removed, because the vet was concerned about anesthesia after 36 minutes and ended the surgery (Goldie is 5).
She's been doing very well on lotensin and is active. She's certainly interested in food, but in recent weeks I've been putting a dish of CC and canned pumpkin in for her, which she eats with gusto. She has had trouble with pellets.
Her molars seemed ok, although they were slightly trimmed, as were the other incisors.
I guess I'll be syringe feeding her for the next few days, because tonight she couldn't manage her veggies - much to her disgust. She's very groggy, though, so maybe she'll find more energy to eat tomorrow.