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louise and Gus
Wise Old Thumper
Oh no I didn't see that 
Loads of vibes for my favourite poet xx
Loads of vibes for my favourite poet xx
Blackberry & Co
Wise Old Thumper
Thank you :wave:
I was too stressed to post about it yesterday!
I went to clean them out at 12 noon, he ate his pellets, threw the rubbish bag over, was generally being pesky with Dan, then he went into the litter tray and lay fully stretched out, which he never does. I gave him some tummy rubs, and he kept stretching out and rolling on his side, so I took him in and my mum (the tummy rub expert) nursed him while I finished the cleaning to see if she could shift his gas.
(In the meantime Blackie & Butter were getting impatient - Blackie went upstairs and turned the litter tray upside down and kicked the contents all over the floor, and Buttercup picked up the food bowl and threw it down the ramp :shock: Remind me never to keep those two waiting again....)
Clo still kept stretching out, so we had to book an emergency appointment - by the time we got to the vets his tummy was full of gas with no bowel sounds - it was so quick:shock:
He had metacam, zantac & metclopramide, and his temperature was a bit low, so she advised us to keep him in overnight, so he and Dan camped under the table with a puppy pen around them, which they seemed to enjoy. They were very good, I hardly heard a sound out of them all night apart from the munching of hay.
He had to have oral metaclopramide last night and this morning, but he seems fine again now
It's been ages since he had any big tummy problems - usually a few rubs will ease the gas out.
Luckily it was our best vet on duty who knows him well, and she knows how much we've spent on vets fees lately (Blackie £150 dental after Christmas, Louis £120 last week) so she halved the fee (Clo has insurance but has a gut exclusion because of previous problems)
Oh the joys of rabbit ownership!!!!!
I was too stressed to post about it yesterday!
I went to clean them out at 12 noon, he ate his pellets, threw the rubbish bag over, was generally being pesky with Dan, then he went into the litter tray and lay fully stretched out, which he never does. I gave him some tummy rubs, and he kept stretching out and rolling on his side
, so I took him in and my mum (the tummy rub expert) nursed him while I finished the cleaning to see if she could shift his gas.(In the meantime Blackie & Butter were getting impatient - Blackie went upstairs and turned the litter tray upside down and kicked the contents all over the floor, and Buttercup picked up the food bowl and threw it down the ramp :shock: Remind me never to keep those two waiting again....)
Clo still kept stretching out, so we had to book an emergency appointment - by the time we got to the vets his tummy was full of gas with no bowel sounds - it was so quick:shock:
He had metacam, zantac & metclopramide, and his temperature was a bit low, so she advised us to keep him in overnight, so he and Dan camped under the table with a puppy pen around them, which they seemed to enjoy. They were very good, I hardly heard a sound out of them all night apart from the munching of hay.
He had to have oral metaclopramide last night and this morning, but he seems fine again now
It's been ages since he had any big tummy problems - usually a few rubs will ease the gas out.
Luckily it was our best vet on duty who knows him well, and she knows how much we've spent on vets fees lately (Blackie £150 dental after Christmas, Louis £120 last week) so she halved the fee (Clo has insurance but has a gut exclusion because of previous problems)
Oh the joys of rabbit ownership!!!!!
yvette
Wise Old Thumper
Thank you :wave:
I was too stressed to post about it yesterday!
I went to clean them out at 12 noon, he ate his pellets, threw the rubbish bag over, was generally being pesky with Dan, then he went into the litter tray and lay fully stretched out, which he never does. I gave him some tummy rubs, and he kept stretching out and rolling on his side
(In the meantime Blackie & Butter were getting impatient - Blackie went upstairs and turned the litter tray upside down and kicked the contents all over the floor, and Buttercup picked up the food bowl and threw it down the ramp :shock: Remind me never to keep those two waiting again....)
Clo still kept stretching out, so we had to book an emergency appointment - by the time we got to the vets his tummy was full of gas with no bowel sounds - it was so quick:shock:
He had metacam, zantac & metclopramide, and his temperature was a bit low, so she advised us to keep him in overnight, so he and Dan camped under the table with a puppy pen around them, which they seemed to enjoy. They were very good, I hardly heard a sound out of them all night apart from the munching of hay.
He had to have oral metaclopramide last night and this morning, but he seems fine again now
It's been ages since he had any big tummy problems - usually a few rubs will ease the gas out.
Luckily it was our best vet on duty who knows him well, and she knows how much we've spent on vets fees lately (Blackie £150 dental after Christmas, Louis £120 last week) so she halved the fee (Clo has insurance but has a gut exclusion because of previous problems)
Oh the joys of rabbit ownership!!!!!
Cripes,Blackers.Didnt know this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Noserubs to all the gang.xxxx
Blackberry & Co
Wise Old Thumper
jeebus.
He's feeling much better now i take it?
Damn sensitive guts eh?
Very sensitive! I have been giving them a pinch of dried plantain all week, to see if he was ok with it. They all seemed fine (Clo is the most sensitive) so yesterday I gave them 2 pinches (which is only a small amount).
I never give new foods on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday just in case of problems cos the vets fees are so much more expensive out of hours. But I thought I was safe with this one.
He seems fine now
Blackberry & Co
Wise Old Thumper
yvette
Wise Old Thumper
Thanks :wave: (but they'd rather have fenugreek crunchies nowadays :lol
Too right!!!!!!!!!!!!!
louise and Gus
Wise Old Thumper
Phew!! Glad the little man is ok
Blackberry & Co
Wise Old Thumper
Well, have just been out to tuck them up for bed, and I'm out for a few hours on Monday at Brownies, so I'm not popping down to see them so often....they have overturned the food bowl and one of the litter trays .....goodness knows what chaos there will be in the morning :lol:
loppy ears
Warren Veteran
Glad to hear he is ok now.
Blackberry & Co
Wise Old Thumper
I didn't see this either, hope he's on the mend now bless him. Really nice of your vet to reduce the bill as well
I think she felt sorry for us, especially when we mentioned the leaking water tank which went through some electrics, and the broken fridge freezer - it's an expensive month and we're only half way through it. I've also got the car tax, insurance & MOT due at the end of January :shock:
