Amber8714
New Kit
Hi Everyone -
I recently got a 1 year old female Mini Rex. Upon having her for 5 days she began humping me and peeing on me. Other than those 2 behaviors she has been the perfect litter trained goofy bunny!
I had her spayed 2 days ago and she came home yesterday with a lot of staples on her tummy. The vet gave me an e-collar but said it wasn't the best choice to use and observation would be best. I tried the collar, but she can't walk, eat, or drink with it on. She is only 3.5 pounds and the collar seems as big as she is! I tried a sock around her middle but it slides down onto her back legs and makes her seem very uncomfortable. Also, the sock doesn't even seem to cover her incision area when it isn't on her legs.
She doesn't appear to be chewing on the staples. I only saw her licking them a lot when she first got home. I figured she was just cleaning the area since they probably used some kind of disinfecting stuff before the incision. Do most rabbits have problems with chewing out staples or is it just the worse cases always get talked about? I would like to leave her in her room when I'm not home without worrying that she can't walk, eat, and drink, but I don't want her to chew out the staples.
My next question is that she appears to be stretching a lot when she moves and also she flicks her legs out when she is walking like she is mad. These all seem like signs of pain. She is also shivering, which from what I read is another sign of pain. She is on pain medication in the mornings. What can I do besides the pain medication to make her feel comfortable?
As for her eating and drinking habits, everything seems normal! She is drinking a lot and eating her hay, pellets, and she is back to her normal picky self when it comes to veggies. Her poops are a bit small, but I've read that that is normal.
Sorry for such a long post. Thanks!!!
-Amber
I recently got a 1 year old female Mini Rex. Upon having her for 5 days she began humping me and peeing on me. Other than those 2 behaviors she has been the perfect litter trained goofy bunny!
I had her spayed 2 days ago and she came home yesterday with a lot of staples on her tummy. The vet gave me an e-collar but said it wasn't the best choice to use and observation would be best. I tried the collar, but she can't walk, eat, or drink with it on. She is only 3.5 pounds and the collar seems as big as she is! I tried a sock around her middle but it slides down onto her back legs and makes her seem very uncomfortable. Also, the sock doesn't even seem to cover her incision area when it isn't on her legs.
She doesn't appear to be chewing on the staples. I only saw her licking them a lot when she first got home. I figured she was just cleaning the area since they probably used some kind of disinfecting stuff before the incision. Do most rabbits have problems with chewing out staples or is it just the worse cases always get talked about? I would like to leave her in her room when I'm not home without worrying that she can't walk, eat, and drink, but I don't want her to chew out the staples.
My next question is that she appears to be stretching a lot when she moves and also she flicks her legs out when she is walking like she is mad. These all seem like signs of pain. She is also shivering, which from what I read is another sign of pain. She is on pain medication in the mornings. What can I do besides the pain medication to make her feel comfortable?
As for her eating and drinking habits, everything seems normal! She is drinking a lot and eating her hay, pellets, and she is back to her normal picky self when it comes to veggies. Her poops are a bit small, but I've read that that is normal.
Sorry for such a long post. Thanks!!!
-Amber
