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Which drug post spay?

SamanthaJane

SamanthaJane

Warren Veteran
So my little foster girls have gone in for their spay today.

Is it metacam I should be asking for? I know my rabbits weren't given anything when they were spayed and I didn't know to ask for anything, so I want to make sure that we have it if they are likely to need it.
 
Yeah metacam :) if they say they've been given one already just say that you know they will have done but it's wears off in 24 hours, how would they like to have their inside bits taken out and have no pain relief for the following days? ... :lol: :p
 
Aly&Poppy<3 said:
Yeah metacam :) if they say they've been given one already just say that you know they will have done but it's wears off in 24 hours, how would they like to have their inside bits taken out and have no pain relief for the following days? ... :lol: :p
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Great, thanks for that!

Oh Aly, I meant to ask you - is it normal for hamsters to stare at you? Luna keeps standing at the front of her cage, holding the bars and just staring at me! I don't know what she wants!!
 
SamanthaJane said:
Great, thanks for that!

Oh Aly, I meant to ask you - is it normal for hamsters to stare at you? Luna keeps standing at the front of her cage, holding the bars and just staring at me! I don't know what she wants!!
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Well.. I've always assumed it was normal as Apollo is a serial starer :lol: He sometimes does it if he's trying to figure out who it is. Usually though he wants a bit of ball time (he has a rat ball), playtime in the bath or wants me to talk to him. He usually gets bored pretty quickly though and just wants his wheel again :roll::lol:
 
Aly&Poppy<3 said:
Well.. I've always assumed it was normal as Apollo is a serial starer :lol: He sometimes does it if he's trying to figure out who it is. Usually though he wants a bit of ball time (he has a rat ball), playtime in the bath or wants me to talk to him. He usually gets bored pretty quickly though and just wants his wheel again :roll::lol:
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:lol: okay then, she freaks me out sometimes - I just say 'Luna, I have no idea what you want???!!!!'
 
I was also given an antibiotic and fibreplex with Doughnut. She had metacam for 7 days, I don't think she needed it for that long. The fibreplex gets their gut going and she loves it so easy to give!

I always put my meds on a tiny bit of weetabix as Doughnut hates being picked up and gets stressed.

Good luck.

Don't forget to get lots of herbs and veg in as normally this tempts them to eat. They normally don't want pellets for a day or so.
 
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