Charlie is much better

Charlie is eating properly again now, just as fast as normal and normal quantities. I am so glad about this, I was so worried about her. Her breathing is still not 100%, but so much improved!

Charlie is getting better

Last night, Charlie was eating basically normally... pellets, greens, hay... This morning, the same again. Her breathing is still not right of course, but she is not stretching her head upwards so much anymore, so it is obviously getting more comfortable. I so hope she fully recovers! She is such a darling.

Charlie: been to the vet's

Cornel and I went to a fair and then for a meal. When we got back at just after 9, Charlie's breathing had got worse. It had deteriorated so much that I called the emergency vet. Obi was on call.

He took some x-rays of Charlie's chest (and Charlie was such a good girl, it was all done without sedation!). There was a big whitish area in her lungs where it should have been black. Obi says that it is either an infection or tumours... The only way to diagnose for sure would be to take a biopsy, which is not an option at the moment as Charlie's breathing is not good enough to knock her out for it.

So we are currently treating her with two types of antibiotics. If she responds to this within 2 to 3 days, then it is an infection, if not, then we are looking at something much more serious! I hope it is not! Only time will tell now.

I am worried about Charlie

Charlie's breathing doesn't seem 100% right. I noticed it this morning... it is sort of shorter and slightly heavier than normal. I'll be watching her tonight and tomorrow. If it doesn't get any worse, I will take her to the vet Tuesday morning, if it does get worse, I'll take her to the emergency vet. I do hope she is ok. She is already 8 years old, so everything out of the ordinary is a worry!

Here's a couple of pictures I took of Charlie today and one of her mate Magic.

Tommy and Magic are bonded

Yippee.... Tommy and Magic are finally bonded. I let them run around in the room for 24 hours, all was absolutely fine. So this morning, I took the partition out of their cage and they are great, no arguments or anything at all. They look like they have always lived together! Result! I am so pleased.

River and Magic/Tommy

River is eating fine again; still not drinking from the bottle. So next time he needs a dental, I will insist on an x-ray to find out what is going on.

For a few weeks, I have now been letting Magic and Tommy run around together in the room for a few hours. There was and still is some chasing and a little bit of fur, but all not a problem at all. They seem to get on quite well. In fact, on Wednesday night, I saw Magic groom Tommy for the very first time.
I will try to get them fully bonded over Easter so I can open up their cages and they can then share the big cage rather than just half each!

Filing down the teeth

River had another dental yesterday. He came through fine. Cornel picked him up from the vets. When I got home, I gave him some greens and hay, and he ate both fine. Overnight, he has also eaten some pellets. So I think we are on the way of good recovery again.

River back to the vet's

Since River had his dental in January, he has been eating just fine. However, he seems to find it difficult to drink from the water bottle. So I either used to squeaze it a little bit for him to make it easier, and over the last couple of weeks, I put a water bowl in for him.

Last night, I noticed that he wasn't too keen on eating, though was eating pellets when I left the room to go to bed. This morning however I found most pellets un-eaten and the water wasn't drunk.

So I have booked him into the vet's tomorrow to find out what is going on. I will give him some metacam tonight. He was eating kale when I went out for work this morning, so he should be fine until I get back.

There is something going on in his mouth, be it an abscess or something else. I have a feeling he will be needing an x-ray.

River is eating again

I gave River some painkiller yesterday, but not today... And he is eating again. I have seen him eat hay quite a lot today, his pellets have gone in a flash for the first time in a week! I think the dental worked, eventhough the vet had her doubts. The next few days will show, but I am confident. River seems very happy in himself too.

River doing ok, but still reluctant to eat...

River is doing ok and started eating broccoli and carrot soon after he came home last night. However, he is still not eating hay and has painkillers. I will leave him on metacam for a couple of days to recover properly, then see whether he eats the pellets without it... If he doesn't, then we have to investigate further.