Rallybunny
Warren Veteran
This is a long one, but I'd value your opinions. I know what to do. Okay.....
So.... what to do? Do I risk upsetting him and still take him to the vet, or see if he improves at home? I'm sure there must be something else going on for him to be like this all the time, what can I investigate?
- Tuesday, Evo turns his nose up at food, we go to the vet, vet checks him and finds an ulcer on his tongue. Dental is booked for Wednesday.
- Wednesday, he has his dental. He recovers well after 2 lots of syringe feeding and is eating hay on his own by the time I go to bed.
- Post op check - all is well, and he is eating most things. Poos are good.
- Friday - he is back to normal, totally mental. Running round, begging for treats and honking! :lol:
- Friday night - within half an hour he has turned from being so well into being very poorly. Won't eat, and tummy is making very loud gurgling noises. I syringe 1ml Infacol, make him run around and give tummy rubs.
- No improvement after 1 hour, so I do the Infacol again, and a little syringe feeding. Not too much syringe food, in case he has a blockage - maybe 2ml recovery, 4ml coole
d boiled water and another 1ml Infacol - No improvement, but I go to bed at midnight, as I'd been up since 4am! Cried myself to sleep as I didn't think he'd still be here this morning.
- Wake up at 6am and check on him, no improvement, so I syringe another 1ml water and 1ml Infacol. He also has a little drink on his own, but is very flat.
- I get up at 7.30, no improvement, so I quickly pop to Sainsbury's so I can go to the vet whenever they have an appointment.
- Get back at 8.30 and manage to get a vet appointment for 10.50. In the mean time, I syringe another 1ml water and 2ml recover as his tummy is not making gurgling noises any more and isn't as hard.
- Finally settle down to breakfast at 9am and he has just started munching hay on his own. He has also had a big drink.
So.... what to do? Do I risk upsetting him and still take him to the vet, or see if he improves at home? I'm sure there must be something else going on for him to be like this all the time, what can I investigate?