VickiP
Wise Old Thumper
I have just come through a horrible few days of nursing Nessie after a particularly nasty episode of stasis/bloat - she was very poorly indeed, she went to the vet on Sunday morning because I noticed she wasn't right, she'd had an episode of 'gas/stasis' the previous Monday and responded well to the Metaclop, metacam and baytril in fact was fine till the Sunday morning, my vets are open on a Sunday morning for an hour so I whisked her down there and the same principle was applied but, it didn't work
I had to syringe her water Sunday night to keep her going and she was taken in again on Monday morning as no improvement, still hunching, eyes closed or tummy pressed down and tooth grinding. They admitted her after some metacam and she had some vetergesic I think as they wanted to xray her to check for obstruction and then put her on an IV drip, she had 100mls of saline during the course of Monday and did nibble a bit of hay apparently, the xray showed she was bloated with a lot of gas. I think she had a second dose of vetergesic 2ml total and the vet suggested her staying overnight.
My dilemma was Jingle was here and actually given the treatment she'd rec'd and the fact they would transport her to another practice to stay overnight which is about 20 minutes drive - it's much shorter to home I decided to bring her home and nurse her here instead, it was quite upsetting really because she was very weak and barely able to walk so I let her rest and after about 7 hours after coming home syringed some water and a little bit of critical care.
To cut a long story short it's taken till today to get her back to 'normal', I was very lucky with the weather on Tuesday and put her in her run as she was not eating or drinking and fighting the syringe (which actually was a good sign and I didn't push it) and it was neutral to reintroduce Jingle to her, it was lovely as he went straight over to her and licked her Then he started binkying and she seemed to respond by grooming herself, then nibbling grass! I've never been so happy to see her eating ! Since then it's been a bit of a challenge but, I wanted to share that the key has been carrot tops and dill! Of all the things she was nibbling grass Tuesday and drinking, little bit of hay but, not much at all, yesterday when I offered her some dill she took it phew then I went to get some more and got some carrots with tops - she snatched them and munched and munched and asked for more !
I actually googled carrots and dill last night and it would seem they are both logical choices for her but, most interesting to me is the properties of dill - although she seems to be favouring the carrot tops aswell, it might be a good staple for people with stasis buns ?
This herb is one of the most famous and popular herb in many cuisines together with its use as a medicine especially for children.In ancient Egypt it was also used as a main ingredient in a pain killing mixture. It is another herb containing aromatic volatile oil .Its common name is dill seed, dill fruit or just dill.Its name is probably derived from the Saxon word ‘dilla’ or ‘dillan’, the translation being ‘to lull’. This name could refer to the properties that dill possesses in terms of being able to pacify and calm babies with colic or flatulence.
I had to syringe her water Sunday night to keep her going and she was taken in again on Monday morning as no improvement, still hunching, eyes closed or tummy pressed down and tooth grinding. They admitted her after some metacam and she had some vetergesic I think as they wanted to xray her to check for obstruction and then put her on an IV drip, she had 100mls of saline during the course of Monday and did nibble a bit of hay apparently, the xray showed she was bloated with a lot of gas. I think she had a second dose of vetergesic 2ml total and the vet suggested her staying overnight.My dilemma was Jingle was here and actually given the treatment she'd rec'd and the fact they would transport her to another practice to stay overnight which is about 20 minutes drive - it's much shorter to home I decided to bring her home and nurse her here instead, it was quite upsetting really because she was very weak and barely able to walk so I let her rest and after about 7 hours after coming home syringed some water and a little bit of critical care.
To cut a long story short it's taken till today to get her back to 'normal', I was very lucky with the weather on Tuesday and put her in her run as she was not eating or drinking and fighting the syringe (which actually was a good sign and I didn't push it) and it was neutral to reintroduce Jingle to her, it was lovely as he went straight over to her and licked her
Then he started binkying and she seemed to respond by grooming herself, then nibbling grass! I've never been so happy to see her eating ! Since then it's been a bit of a challenge but, I wanted to share that the key has been carrot tops and dill! Of all the things she was nibbling grass Tuesday and drinking, little bit of hay but, not much at all, yesterday when I offered her some dill she took it phew then I went to get some more and got some carrots with tops - she snatched them and munched and munched and asked for more ! I actually googled carrots and dill last night and it would seem they are both logical choices for her but, most interesting to me is the properties of dill - although she seems to be favouring the carrot tops aswell, it might be a good staple for people with stasis buns ?
This herb is one of the most famous and popular herb in many cuisines together with its use as a medicine especially for children.In ancient Egypt it was also used as a main ingredient in a pain killing mixture. It is another herb containing aromatic volatile oil .Its common name is dill seed, dill fruit or just dill.Its name is probably derived from the Saxon word ‘dilla’ or ‘dillan’, the translation being ‘to lull’. This name could refer to the properties that dill possesses in terms of being able to pacify and calm babies with colic or flatulence.
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