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Wise Old Thumper
Elijah & Artie not well P45 Elijah's re-admitted! Home.UD Elijah has found his spark
I've been through bad patches before but five weeks now is taking the mick a bit.
I had considered finding Elijah a new companion after losing Little Dot but I was always at or above my coping threshold with six of them, especially with Artie and Roo having their ongoing problems.
So, on Thursday I took Elijah for his myxo jab and Artie for his bladder expressing. Both settled well on return. On Friday morning I discover Elijah hasn't eaten his supper - he's normally eaten his Excell and greens within about fifteen minutes but hardly touched them So he was admitted on Friday morning and is still there as he isn't eating enough. His x-rays etc are normal and he's passed some droppings etc but staying a little longer until he eats more.
By Friday afternoon Artie wasn't right either. He's just not eating enough. He's not touched his Excel at all overnight (I weighed it). I don't think he's had any hay either. What poops there are are tiny. I'm pretty sure it was stress of the journey that has knocked him a bit , it was 2.5 hours in total, partly because it as a 40 minute consultation, so I'm watching him closely. He's just wolfed down a pile of grass, dandelions, raspberry leaves but is very choosy about what he eats. He just 'isn't right' but I'm putting off taking him to the vets until I feel he needs to go, he may pick up better at home. I've put Domperidone on his food. He's lively and friendly.
So, sometimes the stress outweighs all the rest. I'm just exhausted from it. I think the vets must be starting to think I have munchausen by proxy They are actually extremely understanding and FHB said she couldn't believe the run of luck that I'd had, she was so shocked to read in the notes that I'd lost Dot and said surgeries like hers are some of the 'I can't do this anymore' moments She lost one of her own (a very special bunny) to a blockage about a week earlier and even with everything she knows/can do she wasn't able to save him. He's left a gaping great hole as he was the friendliest bunny And that's just how it goes with bunnies - you have to be tough enough to deal with it all if you are going to have bunnies. And I think I will always have bunnies so I'm going to have to accept the rest of it.
Not sure why I posted all this really
I've been through bad patches before but five weeks now is taking the mick a bit.
I had considered finding Elijah a new companion after losing Little Dot but I was always at or above my coping threshold with six of them, especially with Artie and Roo having their ongoing problems.
So, on Thursday I took Elijah for his myxo jab and Artie for his bladder expressing. Both settled well on return. On Friday morning I discover Elijah hasn't eaten his supper - he's normally eaten his Excell and greens within about fifteen minutes but hardly touched them So he was admitted on Friday morning and is still there as he isn't eating enough. His x-rays etc are normal and he's passed some droppings etc but staying a little longer until he eats more.
By Friday afternoon Artie wasn't right either. He's just not eating enough. He's not touched his Excel at all overnight (I weighed it). I don't think he's had any hay either. What poops there are are tiny. I'm pretty sure it was stress of the journey that has knocked him a bit , it was 2.5 hours in total, partly because it as a 40 minute consultation, so I'm watching him closely. He's just wolfed down a pile of grass, dandelions, raspberry leaves but is very choosy about what he eats. He just 'isn't right' but I'm putting off taking him to the vets until I feel he needs to go, he may pick up better at home. I've put Domperidone on his food. He's lively and friendly.
So, sometimes the stress outweighs all the rest. I'm just exhausted from it. I think the vets must be starting to think I have munchausen by proxy They are actually extremely understanding and FHB said she couldn't believe the run of luck that I'd had, she was so shocked to read in the notes that I'd lost Dot and said surgeries like hers are some of the 'I can't do this anymore' moments She lost one of her own (a very special bunny) to a blockage about a week earlier and even with everything she knows/can do she wasn't able to save him. He's left a gaping great hole as he was the friendliest bunny And that's just how it goes with bunnies - you have to be tough enough to deal with it all if you are going to have bunnies. And I think I will always have bunnies so I'm going to have to accept the rest of it.
Not sure why I posted all this really
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