Eva Maisel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>Hi!
>I have trouble with Muffin again. She is thin, listless and looks really
>ill. She wasn't her old self last week already. I wondered if her teeth
>were ok because she seemed to get thinner. I gave her some paper and she
>gnawed it all right, if with little enthusiasm. Today I picked her up to
>really thoroughly check her teeth (she doesn't like to be touched at all
>that's why I usually avoid it, if I can. I know I'm a coward.) Her teeth
>look quite perfect. Both the upper and lower incisors (right word?) are
>about 4 mm long and the shape and colour seems all right. I'll take her
>to the vet but probably can't do so until tomorrow afternoon. I hope she
>won't get worse till then. The only other thing I can think of which
>could be causing her state is an abscess inside her mouth or something.
>Or maybe she has cancer like her sister had. You remember the times she
>passed out and got stiff and cold? With her sister the vet said a cancer
>growth may cause that the inner organs don't get supplied (with oxygen
>or what ever) well enough.
>She's only three years old. I'd be sorry to loose her.
>Anyway, just thought I'd tell you. I'll let you know what the vet finds
>out.
>Eva
I hope she gets better. I am sure you are keeping her warm. Try and make
sure she is drinking.
--
Julian
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