You Have to be Kidding?? (Absinthe) Skinny Now??

[lilspaz68]

Today my sweet girl who used to bite me was extra cuddly...actually the entire crew was cuddly but content. I noticed Abby making gagging motions with her mouth, but she wasn't choking, so I gave her a feel over to see if I could figure anything out. Of course I find a mass in her belly...a large moveable mass deep inside. Her sides are a bit sunken in and in some pics you can see the protrusion. It looks like its up high and will be pressing on her stomach, lungs and heart, so I shall be watching for any serious discomfort. Gah! I thought she was about 8 months old...

Looks normal here right?

You can see it a little here

and the blurry discard pics show it best

 

Oh no

 

[jorats]

Oh my... it just never ends.

 

[crumbilina]

*Cries*

Not Absinthe!!!
Ugh! When will this horrible "bad luck" period end?!

Do you think that there is anything that can be done?

*sigh* Life feels so unfair recently...

 

[Petunia]

oh poor baby! damn


:hugs:
when it rains it pours, eh?

 

[mamarat]

Oh no! poor sweetie.

 

[Godmother]

Oh, no, poor sweetheart.

 

[victoria]

:cry3: That's really crappy, I'm sorry

 

[lilspaz68]

Little Abby, my active little monkey slept with me last night (I passed out in the early evening by mistake). She made me cry a little when she climbed up and lay over my neck like Hope used to do. No other rat, of all my rats, has done that except Hope. My neck wasn't lonely for awhile. :heart:

Then she curled up on my stomach to sleep. I think she's hungry so I'll make up some baby cereal for her.

 

[SQ]

 

[Joanne]

Well that just sucks........

Gosh I hope this run of illnesses and death ends soon! Argh!

 

[lilspaz68]

Well that just sucks........

Gosh I hope this run of illnesses and death ends soon! Argh!

Not yet, Tria is being taken in to be pts soon and Tizzy is very ill...sigh.

 

[Dazzle87]

She's so young too what the heck

 

[momofmany]

Oh dear, poor little girl... :hugs: for you!

 

[lilspaz68]

Just to show that even experienced owners are fooled. The lump disappeared from Absinthe and I am guessing she had some gas that night (not sure from what, so I am still keeping an eye on her) but there's no mass inside.

VERY happy I goofed on this one. I was planning on taking her to Munn...now that really would've been embarrassing! :laugh4:

 

[mamarat]

:joy:

 

[Joanne]

It's SO AWESOME to be wrong sometimes!!!

 

[jorats]

Yay!

 

[lilspaz68]

I wish Absinthe would make up her mind, lumpy or skinny? I *think* its from her OCD wheel running and am wondering if I should take out the wheel for a day or so, then put it back for a day, and just keep alternating? Or add more supplements to her diet? All the others are normal shaped and very active so I think I shall start with supplementing. Not exactly sure how old Abby is, she was from feeder breeder stock.

She's now scrawny skinny, with a nipped in waist, but after palpation, etc she seems fine. She only weights 213 grams now.

Ugh.

 

[Rachael]

Poor girl.