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Hi everyone
I'm hoping I might be able to get some advice regarding a young bun that I've just taken on. He is an 8 week old conti giant. My friend bought 2 of his siblings yesterday and the lady said that she had seperated this little guy as she thought he had bloat - she hadn't taken him to a vet and was just going to wait to see if he pulled through . After worrying about him all night I called her this morning to see if she would let me have him to see if I could help him at all. She finally agreed to let me have him for £10 and I picked him up around 5pm ish.
His tummy is pretty swollen and he is quite subdued, although not totally flat. So far I've given him Metacam, Baytril, Infacol and Fibreplex. I've also been trying a little gentle massage on his tum which he seems to be enjoying. I have tried syringing some water into him, but he gets quite stressed with this. He has started to make some gut sounds over the last hour or so, and I'm hoping this is a good sign. He has tried to nibble a tiny amount of hay, but hasn't passed any poos at all today. I will be taking him to my vet in the morning but was hoping somone might be able to suggest anything else that I could try for him until then.
Thanks a million
Ellen
I'm hoping I might be able to get some advice regarding a young bun that I've just taken on. He is an 8 week old conti giant. My friend bought 2 of his siblings yesterday and the lady said that she had seperated this little guy as she thought he had bloat - she hadn't taken him to a vet and was just going to wait to see if he pulled through . After worrying about him all night I called her this morning to see if she would let me have him to see if I could help him at all. She finally agreed to let me have him for £10 and I picked him up around 5pm ish.
His tummy is pretty swollen and he is quite subdued, although not totally flat. So far I've given him Metacam, Baytril, Infacol and Fibreplex. I've also been trying a little gentle massage on his tum which he seems to be enjoying. I have tried syringing some water into him, but he gets quite stressed with this. He has started to make some gut sounds over the last hour or so, and I'm hoping this is a good sign. He has tried to nibble a tiny amount of hay, but hasn't passed any poos at all today. I will be taking him to my vet in the morning but was hoping somone might be able to suggest anything else that I could try for him until then.
Thanks a million
Ellen