So my little girl Arwen is losing weight and I am stumped. She is the girl I took in at the end of January and had babies April 7th. She did well nursing the babies and they are fine and healthy. Right now only her girl Goblin is with her. When I got her and weighed her for the first time about mid February she was 473g about (I don't have the paper with the weights right in front of me but aprox). At the heaviest during her pregnancy she was just under 600g. Since when I got her she was already pregnant I don't know what a normal weight is for her. She was on Mazuri but then I was trying something else that might be better for her and she has been eating the Purina Rabbit Pro Show. I did the transition over a month and though they waste some of it all 6 of my chins eat it. Its the only thing the babies have ever had. So she gets that, timothy hay and sometimes a rose hip, unsugared cheerio, and apple wood sticks as chews normally. So anyhow after the babies were born she dropped a bit, first down to her 473ish weight, then down to 456g and then 430, 419, 413, and right now she is at 409g. So what I have done so far....
- Been giving her lifeline everyday.
- Gave her some oats everyday to try to boost.
- Checked front teeth and tummy. No drooling and stomach feels normal.
- Kept her over night in the cat carrier to see how much she pooped. Since she was housed with her daughter I wanted to see who was doing what. Seems normal, not squishy or anything.
- Activity level is normal. She isn't hyper, very calm personality but she's about normal.
- She seemed to like the Mazuri better so I went out and got some and am slowly transitioning back. Don't want to shock her system.
- Don't have critical care on hand but I am ordering that too.
I am haven't yet but am calling the vet in the morning for an appt/consult (they are closed now) . I just wanted in the meantime to get thoughts/suggestions. Anything else I might try or look for?
- Been giving her lifeline everyday.
- Gave her some oats everyday to try to boost.
- Checked front teeth and tummy. No drooling and stomach feels normal.
- Kept her over night in the cat carrier to see how much she pooped. Since she was housed with her daughter I wanted to see who was doing what. Seems normal, not squishy or anything.
- Activity level is normal. She isn't hyper, very calm personality but she's about normal.
- She seemed to like the Mazuri better so I went out and got some and am slowly transitioning back. Don't want to shock her system.
- Don't have critical care on hand but I am ordering that too.
I am haven't yet but am calling the vet in the morning for an appt/consult (they are closed now) . I just wanted in the meantime to get thoughts/suggestions. Anything else I might try or look for?