John4216
Well-known Member
Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Dec 13, 2004
- Posts
- 647
- Joined
- Dec 13, 2004
- Messages
- 647
I was wondering if some of the folks here might have an idea what, if anything, might be wrong with one of my herd.
Guido was born in Jan 05 and is a fixed male that lives with the 6 girls I have. He has gone to the vet every 4- 6 weeks since birth like all of them do.
Last June he weighed 3.05 (the chart said 3.5 but that is a typo) pounds and now this month he is down to 2.13lbs. 5 weeks ago he was 2.14 pounds. His heart sounds good. His lungs sound good. No infections or leakage of anything anywhere. His food intake is unchanged. In fact there is nothing changed about him except for the weight change and that his color in his mouth is not as bright as the others. His hydration is good, no problems with teeth eyes. The vet gave him a clean bill of health except she is concerned about the weight and possibly the coloration.
Right now we decided to wait until the June 6th appointment to see if he continues to lose weight before we subject him to more tests. So here I am trying to be proactive to try to get a list of things to check for in case he continues to decline. I looked on GL but the only thing I found there so far might be diabetes. Anyone else have any suggestions for me?
Guido was born in Jan 05 and is a fixed male that lives with the 6 girls I have. He has gone to the vet every 4- 6 weeks since birth like all of them do.
Last June he weighed 3.05 (the chart said 3.5 but that is a typo) pounds and now this month he is down to 2.13lbs. 5 weeks ago he was 2.14 pounds. His heart sounds good. His lungs sound good. No infections or leakage of anything anywhere. His food intake is unchanged. In fact there is nothing changed about him except for the weight change and that his color in his mouth is not as bright as the others. His hydration is good, no problems with teeth eyes. The vet gave him a clean bill of health except she is concerned about the weight and possibly the coloration.
Right now we decided to wait until the June 6th appointment to see if he continues to lose weight before we subject him to more tests. So here I am trying to be proactive to try to get a list of things to check for in case he continues to decline. I looked on GL but the only thing I found there so far might be diabetes. Anyone else have any suggestions for me?