and I don't know why
Coco wasn't well this morning. She's normally the most robust of our girls, it's Thumper who is usually the poorly one.
Coco was stretched out this morning, belly to the floor. She ate some pellets first thing, about 8.30 but then at 9.30 when I went to let them out in the garden, she was belly to the floor. She eventually came out of the shed, went to the bottom of the garden where she again lay down. Moved a minute or so later to another corner of the garden, lay down. Totally out of character for her.
Phoned the vet and given it's Sunday there's only one on, earliest appointment was 12.10. I couldn't stand to see her in discomfort for 2 hours so gave her a dose of metacam. Now I normally don't give this but as Coco is rarely ill I didn't see it would do her any harm (I don't routinely give it to Thumper as she's poorly more often).
11.30 Coco seems much better, not stretched out, but as this was the second time in 2 or 3 weeks, I decided to keep the vet appointment.
Vet gave her jab of pain relief/gut stimulant, plus baytril just in case there was any infection (we've had rats inside the shed :shock: luckily only once; this is fact).
She said that because Coco's dosed up to the eyeballs she will probably be tired and I'm to give her Recovery, ranitadine and some other liquid for her bowels.
Let them settle for a couple of hours then gave the ranitadine and 4mls of Recovery. She dribbled the majority of 1ml of the other stuff back out, so I didn't try that again but left it in a bowl for her.
At 4pm (tea time) Thumper came out for a bounce, Coco was very wary of me but didn't want to leave the shed. Eventually she allowed me to stroke her face/nose and shut her eyes. I was happy with the way she was lying - kind of sphinx like, paws tucked under her like a cat, not stretched out. And as the vet said she'd be tired, that was okay.
I have seen her eat hay both straight after the vet, when I dosed her up and again at 4.
My husband's just gone to turn the light off, give them their supper as it were. She did stretch out, he thought mmmm. But then she got up and was okay. Has refused the dried herbs though, which she normally grumps at Thumper over, so he tried a little muesli, nope, not interested. But she then sat and ate hay quite contentedly.
The vet said she'll be fine and I trust the vet. She is of course doped up to her eyeballs, the stress of being pricked and poked (she's not used to it, it's usually Thumper), the vet said she would be tired.
The wind is howling around outside, and I'm sat here with a lump in my throat and tears threatening.
There is nothing to indicate she won't be okay, but it's just so unlike her I'm like
I think generally I've not had a good day with one thing and another, plus I'm tired, so for Coco to still be eating hay but not interested in her treat food is just odd. But then I tell myself when I'm not well I eat the basics but not chocolate - same thing I guess.
I know I'm being silly (I'm 46 for goodness' sake!) but I just can't shake this feeling.
Coco wasn't well this morning. She's normally the most robust of our girls, it's Thumper who is usually the poorly one.
Coco was stretched out this morning, belly to the floor. She ate some pellets first thing, about 8.30 but then at 9.30 when I went to let them out in the garden, she was belly to the floor. She eventually came out of the shed, went to the bottom of the garden where she again lay down. Moved a minute or so later to another corner of the garden, lay down. Totally out of character for her.
Phoned the vet and given it's Sunday there's only one on, earliest appointment was 12.10. I couldn't stand to see her in discomfort for 2 hours so gave her a dose of metacam. Now I normally don't give this but as Coco is rarely ill I didn't see it would do her any harm (I don't routinely give it to Thumper as she's poorly more often).
11.30 Coco seems much better, not stretched out, but as this was the second time in 2 or 3 weeks, I decided to keep the vet appointment.
Vet gave her jab of pain relief/gut stimulant, plus baytril just in case there was any infection (we've had rats inside the shed :shock: luckily only once; this is fact).
She said that because Coco's dosed up to the eyeballs she will probably be tired and I'm to give her Recovery, ranitadine and some other liquid for her bowels.
Let them settle for a couple of hours then gave the ranitadine and 4mls of Recovery. She dribbled the majority of 1ml of the other stuff back out, so I didn't try that again but left it in a bowl for her.
At 4pm (tea time) Thumper came out for a bounce, Coco was very wary of me but didn't want to leave the shed. Eventually she allowed me to stroke her face/nose and shut her eyes. I was happy with the way she was lying - kind of sphinx like, paws tucked under her like a cat, not stretched out. And as the vet said she'd be tired, that was okay.
I have seen her eat hay both straight after the vet, when I dosed her up and again at 4.
My husband's just gone to turn the light off, give them their supper as it were. She did stretch out, he thought mmmm. But then she got up and was okay. Has refused the dried herbs though, which she normally grumps at Thumper over, so he tried a little muesli, nope, not interested. But she then sat and ate hay quite contentedly.
The vet said she'll be fine and I trust the vet. She is of course doped up to her eyeballs, the stress of being pricked and poked (she's not used to it, it's usually Thumper), the vet said she would be tired.
The wind is howling around outside, and I'm sat here with a lump in my throat and tears threatening.
There is nothing to indicate she won't be okay, but it's just so unlike her I'm like
I think generally I've not had a good day with one thing and another, plus I'm tired, so for Coco to still be eating hay but not interested in her treat food is just odd. But then I tell myself when I'm not well I eat the basics but not chocolate - same thing I guess.
I know I'm being silly (I'm 46 for goodness' sake!) but I just can't shake this feeling.
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