Sorry for disappearing off the face of the earth!
Back in about February Norberta got sick and we went through a pretty bad four months where I was considering putting her down. She had horrible swelling, couldn't walk and would not eat. I took her to a vet and he told us she had a calcium deficiency and Yellow Fungus, and basically she was going to die, which pretty much broke my heart.
Norberta was taking five different medicines and wasn't getting better. The only hope I had was she wasn't showing any signs of YF.
After two months with nothing changing I found a second vet. This vet told me she agreed with the calcium deficiency, but there was absolutely no sign of YF. I dropped all her meds and gave her liquid calcium daily, and within a month she was feeling and looking a little better!
Now Norberta still has to take liquid calcium every day or she starts swelling back up, but she is so bright and happy and has all her old energy back! Her body just wont use the powdered calcium but we use liquid all the time and she is fine now.
Mufasa has been fine through all of this, and is still as cuddly and pretty as ever. :love5: Both Norberta and Mufasa are still a little stunted from lack of care in their first few months with me, but they don't let their size fool anyone! Norberta is territorial and bouncing off the walls, Mufasa lets anyone pet her, eats anything that moves and hates baths.
Mufasa
Norberta
I'll try to keep this thread updated more often now, thanks for opening it back up for me Deb!
Makayla