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Tibbsy possibly in stasis - Advice please.

Alfagirl

Mama Doe
Hi all,

Woken up this morning to find Tibbsy hunched in a ball and refusing her breakfast.
Have tried to get her to eat ANYTHING, but at the moment all that she will touch is a few tiny sprigs of thyme :(

Have called the vet and they can see her in an hour, I've made a list of the treatment I *think* she needs so can someone please review it and tell me what I'm missing:

Painkiller - metacam (injected)
Gut stimulant - metacloprimide or zantac? Again, injected.
Fluids - sub-qutaneous if possible
Recovery food - Science Selective (is it 'best')
Probiotic

If anyone can think of anything else, please let me know.

Thank you.
 
Thank you Jane,
I think we have got to the bottom of this one - poor Tibbsy has a UTI that has given her a really high temperature. We'll be treating the cause with antibiotics, and will be syringe feeding water and SS Recovery until she wants to eat on her own.
 
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