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When to force feed after spay?

Poppy didn't eat until we'd gone to sleep. I woke up at 3am to check on her and the bowl was half empty, she'd drank a decent amount and there were poos everywhere.

She's bound to be a bit 'ughhhh' for a while, just need some patience :)

Does she have metacam for the next few days?
 
I'd *personally* put a range of her favourite foods in, plenty of water and suspend some hay for her, then either go to sleep so you have the light off and it's quiet, or just leave her alone until you DO go to bed and make sure she is in the calmest and most relaxed environment as possible.


Is she pooing at all?
 
jazxo said:
It's been 6 hours.
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Not yet.

She'll still be quite dozy after her op - it is major surgery after all.

I picked my girls up at tea time after their spay and the vet said not to be concerned about not eating anything until the following morning. So going on that, you have a good few hours yet.

Leave her be with some of her favourite foods, including hay, obviously water, cover her hutch/cage whatever if she's indoors (which she should be even if she's an outdoor bunny normally) turn the light off and let her sleep it off.
 
Oh great thanks guys. She really seems like she just wants to sleep. She's got hay, water, pellets, grass, herbs, brambles etc so that's covered. I'll set my alarm for around 3 to check her.

She does have metacam and no she hasn't pooed.

Thank you :)
 
I was up with her at 3 and 5/6 and she had done some soft stools. I gave her a dose of Metacam and she ate a few blades of grass and one pellet. The latter of the soft stools were starting to look more formed and some were very normal looking. Oh and I also saw her eat cecals straight from her bum. She's now gone back to sleep and I wrapped a blanket around her as she's still a little bit cold. I tried to get some Fibreplex down her but she was having none of it lol. I'm going to go out later and get some more herbs and fresh grass. Any other suggestions as to what I should do?
 
She's now completely warmed up, grooming herself and generally seems a bit better. She's eaten some pellets, some dried apple treats, grass, dandelions leaves, mint, thyme and lots of basil. She would have eaten the whole bag of basil if I let her. She's also produced a decent amount of good poo and done two wees. She hasn't drank yet but she was on fluids nearly the whole day yesterday so maybe that's why? She's nibbled on hay but not had a good amount yet.
 
Glad she's on the mend! All those herbs have probably given her the moisture she needs which may explain not drinking :thumb:
 
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