Crunchie
Warren Veteran
Yesterday at around 6pm we noticed Roly was off colour. On the vets advice we gave him 0.3ml metacam and while he wasn't completely himself he was still very bright, moving around but not eating (he ran up for a treat at 5.30pm and had been eating fine until that point).
Given we've had plenty practice with gut stasis (our other rabbit is prone to it) we didn't quite think that this was the problem. He seemed to start grooming himself then stop after a few seconds as though it was uncomfortable. Wondered whether he'd hurt himself so phone the vet again at 9pm. At this point we realised it wasn't our actual vet practice we were speaking to. Apparently at the weekend the practice has now started using "Pet 999" or something which is based at a large vet practice in Stirling (10 mile drive). I didn't like the idea of phoning an out of hours vet only to take pot luck on who we got to speak to given we originally moved to the practice in Larbert due to the head vets reputation for being excellent with rabbits.
Anyway we went in and got the usual zantac, metaclopramide and a pain killer which was ibuprofin based and started with a v. At the time he was still relatively bright and still drinking so didn't op for fluids. After another 2 hours though he sill wasn't eating so we started syringe feeding him small amounts of critical care.
However he got worse and was very unresponsive so at 4am we decided we couldn't wait til the usual practice opened so once again went through to Stirling.
The vet then gave 60ml of sub cut fluids after I told her to. She says she can't tell if there are any blockages but that his stomach feels gassy and nothing had moved since he was last in.
Since he's got home he's taken 2 rather large drinks from a bowl and I have syringed him 1ml of pineapple juice after the vet suggested it. He's been sat beside Honey looking rather miserable but ever so slightly more comfortable ever since.
I have a feeling we will be at the vet for opening time but is there anything I should ask for?
Also can anyone receommend a good rabbit vet in the Falkirk area that do their own out of hours service? I am so dissapointed my normal practice no longer does this.
Given we've had plenty practice with gut stasis (our other rabbit is prone to it) we didn't quite think that this was the problem. He seemed to start grooming himself then stop after a few seconds as though it was uncomfortable. Wondered whether he'd hurt himself so phone the vet again at 9pm. At this point we realised it wasn't our actual vet practice we were speaking to. Apparently at the weekend the practice has now started using "Pet 999" or something which is based at a large vet practice in Stirling (10 mile drive). I didn't like the idea of phoning an out of hours vet only to take pot luck on who we got to speak to given we originally moved to the practice in Larbert due to the head vets reputation for being excellent with rabbits.
Anyway we went in and got the usual zantac, metaclopramide and a pain killer which was ibuprofin based and started with a v. At the time he was still relatively bright and still drinking so didn't op for fluids. After another 2 hours though he sill wasn't eating so we started syringe feeding him small amounts of critical care.
However he got worse and was very unresponsive so at 4am we decided we couldn't wait til the usual practice opened so once again went through to Stirling.
The vet then gave 60ml of sub cut fluids after I told her to. She says she can't tell if there are any blockages but that his stomach feels gassy and nothing had moved since he was last in.
Since he's got home he's taken 2 rather large drinks from a bowl and I have syringed him 1ml of pineapple juice after the vet suggested it. He's been sat beside Honey looking rather miserable but ever so slightly more comfortable ever since.
I have a feeling we will be at the vet for opening time but is there anything I should ask for?
Also can anyone receommend a good rabbit vet in the Falkirk area that do their own out of hours service? I am so dissapointed my normal practice no longer does this.
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