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Huge vibes for Harley please

L

lauraj27

Warren Scout
Harley wasn't interested in his food last night, took him straight to the vet this morning and it has an impacted gut. He has put on a drip and has been hospitalised.

We have since discovered that he got hold of a plastic bag and chewed it, I feel so guilty that I didn't check on him earlier or more throughly :cry:

I'm so worried about him, he's had quite alot of bouts of stasis through his short life and he is only 2.

Please can wehave lots of vibes xxx
 
The drip wasn't doing much, he's now in surgery having the blockage removed, thank you for the vibes much appreciated xx
 
Update

Thank you everyone for the vibes and I am sorry for not getting on here sooner.

Harley came through the op thankfully, he had the mass removed and the gut flushed out. We had the option of transferring him to the night vets at a different practice but the vets were of the opinion that he wouldn't get the same amount of care than if we took him home. He was still very sleepy when we brought him home and the vest ssaid if he had been anyone else they wouldn't have sent him home in that state.

Anyway we got him home and had to get him warmed up so he was next to the radiator wrapped in a towel on a duvet. We had to syringe feed him every three hours through the night, as well as giving him a gut motility agent and an antibiotic to prevent any infection as syringing water into him to get the gut moving.

He went back to the vet this morning for a a check and she was very happy and said the gut is moving. He has done a few droppings and has had a little munch on his fave veggies but we are still having to syringe feed him just to keep the gut moving
 
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