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Sore ear after vets stay

daffodil.lemurs

daffodil.lemurs

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I've just brought my rabbit home after a 3 day vet stay for stasis, he had a dental when he was in also. He's an up eared rabbit but I've noticed he's holding one ear down and is reluctant to let me touch it. He flinched away when I brushed against it when I was syringing his meds.
His invoice says he had bloods taken 3 times and he had fluids given.
Would he have had bloods taken from his ear and just be a bit sore or is it something I should contact the vet about tomorrow?
 
daffodil.lemurs said:
I've just brought my rabbit home after a 3 day vet stay for stasis, he had a dental when he was in also. He's an up eared rabbit but I've noticed he's holding one ear down and is reluctant to let me touch it. He flinched away when I brushed against it when I was syringing his meds.
His invoice says he had bloods taken 3 times and he had fluids given.
Would he have had bloods taken from his ear and just be a bit sore or is it something I should contact the vet about tomorrow?
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He probably had an IV line in his ear for fluids. Is he still on pain relief ? Pain may effect his GI tract motility again. You do need to keep a close eye on the ear as on rare occasions it can start to go necrotic.
 
Yeah he's still on metacam. He's taken it no problems, I mixed all of his meds in with some pureed veg. He's just picking at his food at the moment but I'm going to sleep downstairs with him and prompt him with some food every hour. Have some critical care in case he isn't eating enough. He's tentatively munching on hay at my feet at the moment. He just looks so fed up :(
 
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