huppie
Mama Doe
Dear All
Yesterday Huppie was spayed and thanks to advice from here it was done by an expert - not our usual vet! It was a damn good job she had it done because her womb was full of pus and probably had been for a very long time and may have eventually killed her :shock:
Anyway, I took her home about 5 hours after she woke up. It was very funny because she ran around like a mad thing (no jumping though) until she realised she was exhausted and then sprawled out on the ground. I managed to get her to eat some carrot which is her favourite thing. She has done a few poos and a little wee but not much of either. She has also eaten very little. I believe that is normal for the first two-three days but I am worried that she isn't eating enough. How do I know what enough is?
She is sleeping more than usual and is cleaning herself a lot but she doesn't seem to be licking or chewing her tummy. I have to give her 0.7ml Baytril for 10 days, twice a day. It is longer than usual because of the pus apparently. I also have to give her 0.35 ml Metacam twice a day for 5 days as pain relief. If she stops eating I have to force feed her 10 ml juvenile postoperative powder stuff and call the vet. I so hope she doesn't stop eating. How you are meant to force-feed powder I don't know - mix it with water I suppose!
Anyway, I am crapping myself that I am doing something wrong or missing something in her behaviour or that she isn't eating enough but aside from sitting with her 24/7 I don't know what else I can do!
Thanks for your help and advice - I will keep you posted!
Emma
P.S. This is a re-post from an old thread I had on a few things about my vet. Sorry! (http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/showthread.php?p=2579653#post2579653)
Yesterday Huppie was spayed and thanks to advice from here it was done by an expert - not our usual vet! It was a damn good job she had it done because her womb was full of pus and probably had been for a very long time and may have eventually killed her :shock:
Anyway, I took her home about 5 hours after she woke up. It was very funny because she ran around like a mad thing (no jumping though) until she realised she was exhausted and then sprawled out on the ground. I managed to get her to eat some carrot which is her favourite thing. She has done a few poos and a little wee but not much of either. She has also eaten very little. I believe that is normal for the first two-three days but I am worried that she isn't eating enough. How do I know what enough is?
She is sleeping more than usual and is cleaning herself a lot but she doesn't seem to be licking or chewing her tummy. I have to give her 0.7ml Baytril for 10 days, twice a day. It is longer than usual because of the pus apparently. I also have to give her 0.35 ml Metacam twice a day for 5 days as pain relief. If she stops eating I have to force feed her 10 ml juvenile postoperative powder stuff and call the vet. I so hope she doesn't stop eating. How you are meant to force-feed powder I don't know - mix it with water I suppose!
Anyway, I am crapping myself that I am doing something wrong or missing something in her behaviour or that she isn't eating enough but aside from sitting with her 24/7 I don't know what else I can do!
Thanks for your help and advice - I will keep you posted!
Emma
P.S. This is a re-post from an old thread I had on a few things about my vet. Sorry! (http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/showthread.php?p=2579653#post2579653)