The long free roaming walks around the house are over now, he slowed down to about once a day for a bit but the last few days he’s just coming out for his crocks, still insists on eating them on the carpet & eagerly climbs out of the cage, five times today already I think, he’s still pretty feisty with those crocks too bless him but he has deteriorated rapidly the last few days.
He’s been a bit incontinent for a while but that got a whole lot worse, the last couple of days I had to remove at least some of his bedding about 3 or 4 times a day & it was really wet, he’s lost weight, he looks so tiny & fragile now & it began to feel as though some of his spirit had gone, yesterday his ears were really down which is so unlike my happy little man.
I expect his kidneys are beginning to fail now & the symptoms are very much like diabetes but probably just down to his organs getting weaker, he’s always hungry & eats loads but I have cut back on his protein more now, trying to keep a balance between what he wants & enjoys & not giving him too much of anything that is going to cause him more discomfort or pain.
I started him on a homeopathic remedy yesterday, I know we’re on borrowed time & don’t expect miracles but there’s a definite improvement today, his ears are back up, not quite as perky as usual but much better & his incontinence has improved quite a bit.
It’s so sad to see him like this but I’m confident he’s comfortable enough & definitely still enjoying some of his favourite things, can’t hope for more than that really.
I want to hold him and feed him a treat, if he wouldn't be too scared!
- that's supposed to be a hug but it looks like a present to me!
