Blackberry & Co
Wise Old Thumper
Blackberry was bouncing like normal this morning, but when I went to clean them out at lunchtime he was stretched out and looked trembly and hadn't finished eating his breakfast. I brought him and Buttercup in, and sat Blackie on a fleece and gave him tummy tubs, and offered him carrot and banana, but he refused them.
Called my local vets, in Ferndown, but they hadn't got an appointment til 5.15, their computers were down, so they gave me the number for the Ringwood branch, who didn't have an appointment until 4, but they said the Verwood branch had an appointment in 20 minutes time, and it was their last appointment of the morning. Good job I already had the boys in as it's a 15 minute drive to Verwood!
We got there with 2 minutes to spare, to find the receptionist shutting up, and the vet going out of the back door - their computers were also down, and Ringwood had said they'd call to say we were on our way but hadn't.
Luckily the receptionist called the vet back in. Have to admit he was the dishiest vet I've ever seen, and there was me in my cleaning out clothes, no make up, hay in my hair.....
Anyway, he didn't seem very rabbit savvy, he had to feel Butters belly as well to be able to compare it with Blackies. He gave Blackie a gut stimulant and painkiller, but didn't offer any other advice (good job we'd had advice a few weeks ago when Clover was ill)
Anyway, by the time we got home Blackberry started eating - 3 basil leaves, a slice of banana and some hay, so hopefully he's on the mend, but I'm waiting to see him poop before I get too confident.
Called my local vets, in Ferndown, but they hadn't got an appointment til 5.15, their computers were down, so they gave me the number for the Ringwood branch, who didn't have an appointment until 4, but they said the Verwood branch had an appointment in 20 minutes time, and it was their last appointment of the morning. Good job I already had the boys in as it's a 15 minute drive to Verwood!
We got there with 2 minutes to spare, to find the receptionist shutting up, and the vet going out of the back door - their computers were also down, and Ringwood had said they'd call to say we were on our way but hadn't.
Luckily the receptionist called the vet back in. Have to admit he was the dishiest vet I've ever seen, and there was me in my cleaning out clothes, no make up, hay in my hair.....
Anyway, he didn't seem very rabbit savvy, he had to feel Butters belly as well to be able to compare it with Blackies. He gave Blackie a gut stimulant and painkiller, but didn't offer any other advice (good job we'd had advice a few weeks ago when Clover was ill)
Anyway, by the time we got home Blackberry started eating - 3 basil leaves, a slice of banana and some hay, so hopefully he's on the mend, but I'm waiting to see him poop before I get too confident.