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Urgent - Lobelia - how unsafe????
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I called the vets just before I posted here & was told to "keep an eye on him". Said there was nothing that could be given 
I've been googling too & reading all sorts....
When you say "bedding lobelia" (forgive my ignorance) do you mean the plugs you buy for hanging baskets etc?
I've been googling too & reading all sorts....
When you say "bedding lobelia" (forgive my ignorance) do you mean the plugs you buy for hanging baskets etc?
I honestly haven't a clue either!
Little devil, I had placed it 6ft up out of reach & its been there for 2 weeks.... & he picked this morning to find a way to it :shock:
I'm trying to keep him awake & eating, in the hope that it will pass through his digestive system quicker.... he's getting fed up though now & wants to sleep.
Is he acting any differently? Does he normally sleep now? Hopefully he will be fine. My naughty Dylan gave me close to heart failure at the weekend when he jumped onto his hutch then scaled the 6ft garden fence climbed into next doors garden, survived the 6ft sheer drop the other side and was happily munching on her geraniums!! Luckily he is fine neither the drop nor the poisonous geraniums effected him.
abbymarysmokey
Wise Old Thumper
The 2 common types of lobelia are:
1. the perennial type that dies back in winter and regrows in spring...flowers usually red in colour. I would call this type herbaceous rather than a 'bedding' plant.
2. The annual blue/white/purple type usually grown in containers or hanging baskets, which I would call a bedding plant.
Both have sap which can irritate the skin, although I don't know if either are poisonous as such.
1. the perennial type that dies back in winter and regrows in spring...flowers usually red in colour. I would call this type herbaceous rather than a 'bedding' plant.
2. The annual blue/white/purple type usually grown in containers or hanging baskets, which I would call a bedding plant.
Both have sap which can irritate the skin, although I don't know if either are poisonous as such.
Yes, he normally goes for his siesta between 11 & 3.
Since his "snack" :roll: at 8.30, I have got him to eat, dandelion leaves, some celery & curly kale, timothy hay, oat hay & some pellets... in the vain hope the more he eats, the quicker it'll come out the other end
He seems ok in himself, not too hot or cold, eyes OK, no discharge or drooling from nose or mouth, seems with it...but fed up with me!
Since his "snack" :roll: at 8.30, I have got him to eat, dandelion leaves, some celery & curly kale, timothy hay, oat hay & some pellets... in the vain hope the more he eats, the quicker it'll come out the other end
He seems ok in himself, not too hot or cold, eyes OK, no discharge or drooling from nose or mouth, seems with it...but fed up with me!
It was number 2 he ate... the plug was about 2 inch square & he's munched 4 inches in height, so not a huge amount
Yes, he normally goes for his siesta between 11 & 3.
Since his "snack" :roll: at 8.30, I have got him to eat, dandelion leaves, some celery & curly kale, timothy hay, oat hay & some pellets... in the vain hope the more he eats, the quicker it'll come out the other end
He seems ok in himself, not too hot or cold, eyes OK, no discharge or drooling from nose or mouth, seems with it...but fed up with me!
Now if he was a guinea pig he'd be your friend for life after that lot :lol:!
