Little Buggle had her spay today. She has been home for about half an hour. The vets told me she has not eaten since the op but they wanted her to go home as she seemed very scared at the vets and thought she would recover more at home.
She is in her cage area now (all clean and sterilised), and she is really quite worrying me. I know I was told to expect her to not eat, but I think I expected her to bounce back just because of the sort of character she is. I have given her basil and mint and some nuggets, which have not been touched. Toilet roll tube stuffed with hay, I got quite excited as I thought she was eating it, but she just yanked some out and then stopped. The rest of the time she has been sitting facing the back of the cage.
I know it is very early on still and she has had a major trauma, but is there anything I can do to speed things up. She has a heat pad wrapped in a sheet (not touched it yet), puppy pads on the floor and newspaper where her litter tray would be, and some muslin clothes in the other corner. Her partner Pancake (who is free range in the room but not allowed in her cage at the mo obviously) was so happy to see her home and all excited, but she has not acknowledged him yet. They are able to see each other in their set up (although she cant as she is just facing the back of the cage).
Am I better off staying in here with them to monitor her closely, I have the main light off and a lamp on, and no tv or music. Or would she prefer it if I turned all the lights off and left her alone totally?
Thanks
She is in her cage area now (all clean and sterilised), and she is really quite worrying me. I know I was told to expect her to not eat, but I think I expected her to bounce back just because of the sort of character she is. I have given her basil and mint and some nuggets, which have not been touched. Toilet roll tube stuffed with hay, I got quite excited as I thought she was eating it, but she just yanked some out and then stopped. The rest of the time she has been sitting facing the back of the cage.
I know it is very early on still and she has had a major trauma, but is there anything I can do to speed things up. She has a heat pad wrapped in a sheet (not touched it yet), puppy pads on the floor and newspaper where her litter tray would be, and some muslin clothes in the other corner. Her partner Pancake (who is free range in the room but not allowed in her cage at the mo obviously) was so happy to see her home and all excited, but she has not acknowledged him yet. They are able to see each other in their set up (although she cant as she is just facing the back of the cage).
Am I better off staying in here with them to monitor her closely, I have the main light off and a lamp on, and no tv or music. Or would she prefer it if I turned all the lights off and left her alone totally?
Thanks