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Bell's not well - off to the vets UD 12th - she's doing so well!:D

wally4eva

Mama Doe
Bell hasn't been eating much since last night. She's been eating a bit of hay otherwise she would have been straight to the emergency vets late yesterday. I've been checking on her throughout the night to make sures shes eating at least a little bit.
She's still not eating well this morning, so we're off to the vets, could she have some vibes please?
Thank you.
 
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Thank you so much for all the vibes!:)

We're back from the vets, she's a bit bloated so he's given her a gut stimulant and painkiller injection which she wasn't to pleased about! And we have some baytril to give to her once a day for 5 days as well as some recovery food to try and get her eating. If she's not eating by tomorrow we're going to take her back, but if she does start eating we're going for another check up on Monday.
Now she's sitting there looking very sorry for herself, all she has to do is start eating now.
She's not out of the woods yet, but I'm hoping because she loves her food so much, if she's feeling more comfortable after the injections she'll start to eat again.
 
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Hope she's OK. Doughnut was hunched up not eating, took her to the vets and the same with her, bloated. Once they all kicked in she was eating fine but had to take her back the following day just to check. She was still bloated but not as bad.

I now give her dill every day as it's good for gas and she loves it and cut down her pellets. Also bramble leaves. Anything not to go through that again too stressful. Don't think she lost weight but I know I did!
 
Thank you so much for all the vibes, they've obviously been working! Bell looks so much brighter and is much more like her normal self now, she has eaten a few dandelion leaves and is munching on hay, I've seen her do some poos, they don't look to good at the moment but I'm hoping as she starts to eat more hay they'll get better, she has also snatched a treat out of my hand, so she must be feeling at least a bit better!:lol:
The difference between her this morning and her now is so amazing! This morning she just sat there hunched up and didn't even open her eyes when I came to see her, but now she's hopping around and looks up at me to see if I have any treats when I go to see them, just like she usually does.:D

I can't thank you enough for all the vibes, I've been so worried about her, I just hope she continues to improve. :D She's such a brave little girl. :love:
 
Thank you all again! :D
Bell is doing so well, she's completely back to normal today, and came running up to greet me this morning, she's stuffing her face with hay this very moment. I'm so thankful she's doing so well, it could so easily have gone the other way, their such delicate animals, and they do like to make us worry, but I do love her.:love::love:
 
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