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Holly is coming home tonight -

Fellie

Fellie

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:thumb:Holly has now been admitted into the vets for overnight treatment. ..possibly all weekend.
She has stasis but seemed to be slowly recovering.
Our normal vet heard her guts moving last night and said it was gas but wasnt too concerned as she been eating hay. Did give her a bit more gut stimulant and pain relief.
This morning she was better..alert, eating hay, doing small poops.

Came home this evening and she wasn't interested in anything. And when she went dig dig and flopped...I thought back to vets.

So went to emergency vets who said there is no sound at all from her guts and thinks there is some sort of blockage.

Best thing for her really to be in hospital but I feel so sad.
If I had known she was going to be admitted I would have taken Sheldon too so he could be with her.
He is not a happy bun. .missing his Holly terribly. :(

Please God...get our girl through this.

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Sending lots and lots of vibes for Holly. xx

Thinking of you at this very worrying time. xx
 
Holly is still in hospital - and is a very sick little bun :cry:

Xrays show a doughy mass/impaction in her gut and vets are trying everything to clear that but it is difficult. Her glucose levels are also very high - 14 (normal is 8.) which may be due to stress or due to the impaction. If no improvement today the next option to consider is surgery but that is so risky and limited chance of success...but given the other option is having her PTS we will go with surgery to give her a chance.

Sheldon is doing okay - he was very depressed Friday night and yesterday but seems to be a lot more cheerful today. We have 2 single girls so whatever the outcome he won't be on his own for long.

I am so scared we are going to lose Holly - she is only 2.5 years old and is a grumpy, feisty little sweetheart. She has a long life ahead of her still - it's just not fair that she has to go through this:cry:
 
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Poor Holly :(

Is she on fluids, do you know? My bun had a blockage, and her glucose was 28. It thankfully cleared itself with fluids and painkillers.

I really hope she starts to improve today.

Sending loads of vibes x
 
Yes she is on an intravenous drip (which she keeps chewing through apparently :))
Thanks Weedug. ..I suddenly feel a bit more hopeful.

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Sending loads of vibes.

The glucose reading is high but not scarily, dangerously high. Elijah has had blood glucose readings of between 14 and 17 countless times on admission for stasis and the obstruction/impaction has cleared with meds and TLC.

A reading of about 15 is when the vets need to monitor closely and it's not considered dangerously high until it gets to 20, so there's a very good chance she will recover with the excellent treatment she's getting and without having to resort to surgery.
 
Bunny Buddy said:
Sending loads of vibes.

The glucose reading is high but not scarily, dangerously high. Elijah has had blood glucose readings of between 14 and 17 countless times on admission for stasis and the obstruction/impaction has cleared with meds and TLC.

A reading of about 15 is when the vets need to monitor closely and it's not considered dangerously high until it gets to 20, so there's a very good chance she will recover with the excellent treatment she's getting and without having to resort to surgery.
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I agree with this. I have even had one Rabbit who's Blood Glucose rose to 20 at one point but even he pulled through with aggressive treatment and not surgery.

I have seen great success using fluid therapy (IV or subcuataneous aswell as oral) and Lactulose alongside the usual prokinetics and analgesia. As far as prokinetics go it would be good if your Vet could give cisipride rather than metoclopramide/ranitidine.

''Summit veterinary pharmaceuticals and Nova laboratories are producing Cisapride again in the UK under the cascade. Currently in tablet form only but hopefully in suspension form as well soon.

Whilst many veterinary surgeons will have noticed this at a recent small animal conference (and I mentioned it in a lecture there on Gastrointestinal Stasis), it does not appear widely reported in the veterinary press so far, although this may occur soon. At the same time, metoclopramide has re-emerged in a palatable form, which, whilst not expressly targeted at rabbits, may now be easier to obtain than it used to be.

It would seem that pharmaceutical options for managing and treating GI stasis in rabbits have recently improved, with this news. It is also important to remember all the other treatments such as good nursing, fluid and feeding support, and pain relief, but this is excellent news for rabbits''
Richard Saunders BSc (Hons) BVSc MSB CBiol DZooMed (Mammalian) MRCVS

http://wildpro.twycrosszoo.org/S/00Chem/ChComplex/Cisapride.htm

Lactulose is an osmotic laxative. It does not coat the impacted mass with oil but it draws water into it making it softer and easier to break down and pass.

Lots more vibes being sent xx
 
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