Seems Preiti has something in common with bears
@allknowing (153529)
India
February 25, 2019 8:42am CST
Bears hibernate and stay hungry for six months in a year and yet survive. I read about this and that in a way gave me some relief. Preiti stays away from food for a few days at a time but does get back to it. This time she has yet to get back.
To be on the safe side we put her on drip and give her multi vitamin injections along with B12
Despite Preiti staying hungry, she is normal every other way excepting she has lost a lot of weight.
Short answer: yes. When people defined hibernation simply in terms of temperature reduction, bears were not considered hibernators. However, when biologists discovered the many metabolic changes th…
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@snowy22315 (209009)
• United States
25 Feb 19
I hope Preti is OK. It is good you are taking care of her.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
25 Feb 19
I wish I could get her to start eating again the way she used to.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
25 Feb 19
@DianneN She is normal. She barks when she hears the gate bell. She wants to climb up the sofa and things like that. She drinks water but not eating
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
26 Feb 19
More now but all seems well with her Just now I saw her chasing a cat right till the end of our garden
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
25 Feb 19
One day is ok but Preiti stays hungry for days
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
26 Feb 19
@norcal It sure does not sound good but we are all helpless. The only good thing is she behaves in a normal way.
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@norcal (4889)
• Franklinton, North Carolina
26 Feb 19
@allknowing That does not sound good.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
26 Feb 19
@allknowing
Why do you think she stays away from food a few days?
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
25 Feb 19
No one is able to tell us why she does this.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
26 Feb 19
@Sheali I only hope that is her secret and that keeps her going
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
25 Feb 19
Preiti is like this since August. She has her Vet who adores her. He keeps a close watch on her but yet not able to find out why she behaves the way she does He has consulted several other Vets and all have drawn a blank
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
25 Feb 19
@allknowing I am sure something can work out soon?
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