Hi, all,
This is more of a general inquiry for anyone that has more knowledge than me (bars low, y'all!!).
I just got back from the vet and found out another one of my female runners (the third one) is having calcium woes, JUST THIS YEAR! I never had issues until early May, with the first one, and the 2nd two happened in September. I've had the same routine/feedings for YEARS, and never had egg/calcium issues. If anything, in fact (especially after the first one), I tried to get more calcium in their diets, in different ways.
The girl I just brought home actually had a three fairy eggs lined up in her tract, which kind of baffled the vet, since she wasn't acting egg bound - we went in because she had a severe limp that was clearly painful to her. So an X-Ray was done, and they saw the eggs. I know fairy eggs also often mean low calcium.
So the million dollar question... is there something in the environment that may have changed that could be impacting them? I thought maybe the water in their pools (ie, tap water) had something change (though I can't find anything on the local water changing their treatment process). But even if that's the case, WHAT in the water would cause that? Could it be something with the excess heat we've had this year?
Regardless, they will be getting calcium supplement for awhile. But would love to know what the actual cause of this seemingly sudden change is!
This is more of a general inquiry for anyone that has more knowledge than me (bars low, y'all!!).
I just got back from the vet and found out another one of my female runners (the third one) is having calcium woes, JUST THIS YEAR! I never had issues until early May, with the first one, and the 2nd two happened in September. I've had the same routine/feedings for YEARS, and never had egg/calcium issues. If anything, in fact (especially after the first one), I tried to get more calcium in their diets, in different ways.
The girl I just brought home actually had a three fairy eggs lined up in her tract, which kind of baffled the vet, since she wasn't acting egg bound - we went in because she had a severe limp that was clearly painful to her. So an X-Ray was done, and they saw the eggs. I know fairy eggs also often mean low calcium.
So the million dollar question... is there something in the environment that may have changed that could be impacting them? I thought maybe the water in their pools (ie, tap water) had something change (though I can't find anything on the local water changing their treatment process). But even if that's the case, WHAT in the water would cause that? Could it be something with the excess heat we've had this year?
Regardless, they will be getting calcium supplement for awhile. But would love to know what the actual cause of this seemingly sudden change is!
