My 7mth old Dutch rabbit Thomas was neutered yesterday. He had a wound with 1 stitch & glue above. (he had an undescended testicle & so has internal stitches too). He was a zombie over night but managed to eat some pellets & was perky again by morning.
However by 11am this morning he had eaten the glue off so we went back to the vets & they re-glued him & suggested getting a baby gro or tubi grip (we had already got a premature baby vest but it was too big).
So en route home got a tubi grip. As soon as we got home & got him out his travel box we found he'd chewed the glue & stitch off!
To cut a long story short, he has had another general anaesthetic tonight to re-stitch him - this time 3-4 stitches. We are hopefully collecting him tomorrow. They have decided he must have a lampshade on him this time & he needs syringe feeding while he has this on.
I would love *any* tips on syringe feeding food & meds, and also any post-op care/wound care. He is a bit of a wriggly customer but calms down once you hold him close.
He is on fibreplex, metacam (pain relief) & baytril (antibiotic). We already know he doesnt like fibreplex on his food. The vet suggested mixing it in baby food so we have some sugar free baby foods & banana to mush up but havent had the opportunity to try it out yet.
His hutch is covered in newspaper only as per vets recommendation but i'm considering putting towels in his run for him to lie more comfortably (He is in indoor hutch on bottom level only for now).
I have next week booked off so anything he needs can be done.
Sorry for super long post, just a bit worried. Thanks!
However by 11am this morning he had eaten the glue off so we went back to the vets & they re-glued him & suggested getting a baby gro or tubi grip (we had already got a premature baby vest but it was too big).
So en route home got a tubi grip. As soon as we got home & got him out his travel box we found he'd chewed the glue & stitch off!
To cut a long story short, he has had another general anaesthetic tonight to re-stitch him - this time 3-4 stitches. We are hopefully collecting him tomorrow. They have decided he must have a lampshade on him this time & he needs syringe feeding while he has this on.
I would love *any* tips on syringe feeding food & meds, and also any post-op care/wound care. He is a bit of a wriggly customer but calms down once you hold him close.
He is on fibreplex, metacam (pain relief) & baytril (antibiotic). We already know he doesnt like fibreplex on his food. The vet suggested mixing it in baby food so we have some sugar free baby foods & banana to mush up but havent had the opportunity to try it out yet.
His hutch is covered in newspaper only as per vets recommendation but i'm considering putting towels in his run for him to lie more comfortably (He is in indoor hutch on bottom level only for now).
I have next week booked off so anything he needs can be done.
Sorry for super long post, just a bit worried. Thanks!