Bunny Buddy
Wise Old Thumper
He was out of sorts a good part of yesterday with intermittent bouts of being bright. He hadn't eaten much of his cabbage at midday but the cabbage wasn't up to its usual quality.
I gave him better cabbage early evening and he didn't eat a great deal of that either. He wasn't pestering for cuddles in the evening like he normally does but did happily accept cuddles and did a kind of desperate nudging for nose rubs/comfort that told me he didn't feel good. After 11pm he appeared to be in a great deal of pain and did a lot of rolling or shuffling. I intended to do the blood glucose test but, because I'm useless, I just couldn't do it The fact that he'd been out of sorts all day pointed more to kidneys/bladder problems (He has pre-existing history) rather than gut blockage but I took the decision to take him to the vets (poor vet!). Ruth was brilliant as ever, thorough and patient despite it being 12.45 am. X-ray shows it not kidney stones, blood glucose was normal - not blockage. He then strained a few times on his tray and produced a very chalky wee. Ruth had been palpating his bladder so it might have come out because of that but it seems his bladder is causing the pain. It's only two weeks since he had his bladder expressed. As he had a similar episode to this 7 weeks ago (no definite cause found), it could be that his bladder has reached crisis point again, he *may* need further surgery It's only a *possibility* at this stage and hopefully the treatment he's on now will clear it. I'm assuming though that it's likely that his bladder will need closer management now. Poor little soul, it's just one thing after another for him. The prognosis is still quite good it's just a lot of stress for the poor little love, who of course has EC lurking in the background.
He's on strong painkillers, he's had injectable fluids to flush his bladder (make the stuff more palpable to express), gut meds to cushion the effects of any slowdown and TLC.
I gave him better cabbage early evening and he didn't eat a great deal of that either. He wasn't pestering for cuddles in the evening like he normally does but did happily accept cuddles and did a kind of desperate nudging for nose rubs/comfort that told me he didn't feel good. After 11pm he appeared to be in a great deal of pain and did a lot of rolling or shuffling. I intended to do the blood glucose test but, because I'm useless, I just couldn't do it The fact that he'd been out of sorts all day pointed more to kidneys/bladder problems (He has pre-existing history) rather than gut blockage but I took the decision to take him to the vets (poor vet!). Ruth was brilliant as ever, thorough and patient despite it being 12.45 am. X-ray shows it not kidney stones, blood glucose was normal - not blockage. He then strained a few times on his tray and produced a very chalky wee. Ruth had been palpating his bladder so it might have come out because of that but it seems his bladder is causing the pain. It's only two weeks since he had his bladder expressed. As he had a similar episode to this 7 weeks ago (no definite cause found), it could be that his bladder has reached crisis point again, he *may* need further surgery It's only a *possibility* at this stage and hopefully the treatment he's on now will clear it. I'm assuming though that it's likely that his bladder will need closer management now. Poor little soul, it's just one thing after another for him. The prognosis is still quite good it's just a lot of stress for the poor little love, who of course has EC lurking in the background.
He's on strong painkillers, he's had injectable fluids to flush his bladder (make the stuff more palpable to express), gut meds to cushion the effects of any slowdown and TLC.
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