bunnylover4
Warren Scout
:thumb:alex finally starting doing poo's this afternoon and is now home snuggled up with Gizmo. She seems like her old self although she is still on a lot of medication. Our own vet has said about making up a bunny first aid kit for alex [although we have one first aid kit with the basics] as this is 2nd time in 5months that she has had GI stasis. So we are looking at doing that on friday when alex has a check up. Thanks to those who wished her well . She is now bouncing around the living room quite content. But not leaving gizmo's side for long. They have always had a love hate relationship. But right now i think she is VERY glad to see him again 
08/08/2012 - still no change Alex hasnt eatten much over night and they say she has got to stay in. The vet checked her stomach this morning and said its not as tense but she still hasnt done any poo's. Our own vet [who works at a different branch] is going to phone later for us to see if she would be better off at home because we are worried about her getting depressed now and i think her mate is missing her too. Either way we are going to see her today either to bring her home or visit. We will take Gizmo in too and see if that brightens her up a bit ..... Please send vibes for poo's .... its been nearly 48hrs now and i am afraid we are going to loose her.
hello all
Please can you send some vibes for alex.
Late last night she refused to eat then very quickly went very floppy and suddenly started grinding her teeth loudly. She couldnt settle and we knew we had to get her to the vets straight away. So in on emergency and the vet said her stomach was quiet but her stomach was distended and she feared bloat. She took her for an xray which she didnt have to even sedate her for because alex was so subdued. The xray showed some gas in her stomach but there was food in there too. They said they wanted to keep her in over night because of the distended stomach.
This morning when we rang to see how she was they said she had had a good night, she was eatting and drinking but still not passed any poos or wees. So we needed to take in some food and veg for her When we got in there we explained we have had expereince with GI Stasis and we do medicate at home and normally they pick up quickly. But we were told we couldnt take her home, but with no real explantion other than until she poo's they dont want her going home. This seemed strange to us as all previous times we have dealt with GI stasis at home as recommended by our rabbit savy vet. So a little while ago i phoned and asked for them to tell me why i couldnt take my rabbit home. I explained that if there was some medical reason why we cant have her home where she is less stressed and more comfortable then i am happy to leave her with them tonight.
A very stroppy nurse came on the phone [even though we asked to speak with a vet] and said that we had phoned to much [apparrently you are only supposed to ring twice a day!!!] She advised in no uncertain terms that alex couldnt go home untill she poo's. Even when i explained i have medicated bunnies before at home and we cleary are very caring and would take alex back in if we were concerned. She then advised that alex's stomach is still bloated and therefore has bloat! [why werent we told this this morning when we went in there :roll:] She said that although alex is eatting she could still go either way and therefore she has billed us up to midnight which adds up to £195. We arent worried about the money but we are very concerned for alex. One minute we are told she has had a good night and is eatting, the next we are told it is touch and go.
Our normal vet is day off today but i will ring her first thing in the morning if alex still isnt aloud hime. The other annoying thing is we havent even been aloud to see her since we took her in last night and her mate Gizmo is at home while she is in there. I am hoping it doesnt destroy there already strained bond.
Alex is being treated with metacopromide, ranitidine, metacam and something else beinging with v. also they are still syringe feeding her cryital care.
Please please advise and tell me what i should do. I am going out of my mind with worry and dont know what to do.
08/08/2012 - still no change Alex hasnt eatten much over night and they say she has got to stay in. The vet checked her stomach this morning and said its not as tense but she still hasnt done any poo's. Our own vet [who works at a different branch] is going to phone later for us to see if she would be better off at home because we are worried about her getting depressed now and i think her mate is missing her too. Either way we are going to see her today either to bring her home or visit. We will take Gizmo in too and see if that brightens her up a bit ..... Please send vibes for poo's .... its been nearly 48hrs now and i am afraid we are going to loose her. hello all
Please can you send some vibes for alex.
Late last night she refused to eat then very quickly went very floppy and suddenly started grinding her teeth loudly. She couldnt settle and we knew we had to get her to the vets straight away. So in on emergency and the vet said her stomach was quiet but her stomach was distended and she feared bloat. She took her for an xray which she didnt have to even sedate her for because alex was so subdued. The xray showed some gas in her stomach but there was food in there too. They said they wanted to keep her in over night because of the distended stomach.
This morning when we rang to see how she was they said she had had a good night, she was eatting and drinking but still not passed any poos or wees. So we needed to take in some food and veg for her
When we got in there we explained we have had expereince with GI Stasis and we do medicate at home and normally they pick up quickly. But we were told we couldnt take her home, but with no real explantion other than until she poo's they dont want her going home. This seemed strange to us as all previous times we have dealt with GI stasis at home as recommended by our rabbit savy vet. So a little while ago i phoned and asked for them to tell me why i couldnt take my rabbit home. I explained that if there was some medical reason why we cant have her home where she is less stressed and more comfortable then i am happy to leave her with them tonight. A very stroppy nurse came on the phone [even though we asked to speak with a vet] and said that we had phoned to much [apparrently you are only supposed to ring twice a day!!!] She advised in no uncertain terms that alex couldnt go home untill she poo's. Even when i explained i have medicated bunnies before at home and we cleary are very caring and would take alex back in if we were concerned. She then advised that alex's stomach is still bloated and therefore has bloat! [why werent we told this this morning when we went in there :roll:] She said that although alex is eatting she could still go either way and therefore she has billed us up to midnight which adds up to £195. We arent worried about the money but we are very concerned for alex. One minute we are told she has had a good night and is eatting, the next we are told it is touch and go.
Our normal vet is day off today but i will ring her first thing in the morning if alex still isnt aloud hime. The other annoying thing is we havent even been aloud to see her since we took her in last night and her mate Gizmo is at home while she is in there. I am hoping it doesnt destroy there already strained bond.
Alex is being treated with metacopromide, ranitidine, metacam and something else beinging with v. also they are still syringe feeding her cryital care.
Please please advise and tell me what i should do. I am going out of my mind with worry and dont know what to do.
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