I had that very thought too, but the vet this morning reckons that although that's likely to be part of it, the question of *why* she's suddenly developed this sensitivity needs to be checked out, as it's likely to be a sign of some underlying problem.
They have sent some blood off to a lab for further tests, and in the meanwhile she's had an anti-emetic jab and I have yet more anti-emetic pills to give her.
There is some suggestion that they might want to operate to check her intestines. I'm not sure what I think about that : I'll need to be very convinced that they are quite likely to find something fixable, OR that her quality of life is poor and can't be improved by management. She is already quite a bit older than many retired racers manage.
If she has some sort of cancer - but I can stop giving her Previcox and keep her on the anti-emetics and give her decent quality of life for a bit longer - then I'd rather do that than have them open her up and lose her on the operating table...
She's down to 25.7 kilos, from 28.2. That is still 0.2 kilos above her official racing weight as a young athlete though so even though the weight loss is alarming, it's not yet disastrous.
They have sent some blood off to a lab for further tests, and in the meanwhile she's had an anti-emetic jab and I have yet more anti-emetic pills to give her.
There is some suggestion that they might want to operate to check her intestines. I'm not sure what I think about that : I'll need to be very convinced that they are quite likely to find something fixable, OR that her quality of life is poor and can't be improved by management. She is already quite a bit older than many retired racers manage.
If she has some sort of cancer - but I can stop giving her Previcox and keep her on the anti-emetics and give her decent quality of life for a bit longer - then I'd rather do that than have them open her up and lose her on the operating table...
She's down to 25.7 kilos, from 28.2. That is still 0.2 kilos above her official racing weight as a young athlete though so even though the weight loss is alarming, it's not yet disastrous.
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And yes, there comes a stage when you just don't want to put them through any more major operations...
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