My number one boy, Charlie, is in hospital. He has been an awkward little devil to get to eat enough for a while now but we have just about been getting there. However, this morning when I came down, I could tell he just wasn't right and I wasn't going to be able to sort him out with some Infacol - we bunny mummies just know, don't we? Fortunately, my wonderful vet was working this weekend and was able to squeeze him in for a consultation. He said that his guts were very gassy but there was no impaction of faeces, tummy was empty and there were faeces in the colon but he just wasn't...erm....emitting them!!! So he has been kept in so that they can take a urine sample for analysis - up to 7.15 when my vet was kind enough to update me, he hadn't obliged but he said he was not overly worried about him, keeping him hydrated, and did not think it was anything too sinister. Might mean putting the old boy on prepulsid in which case he can come home tomorrow and I can adminster that, so we'll see what happens.......I will keep you informed.
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Charlie might have a bladder infection
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My number one boy, Charlie, is in hospital. He has been an awkward little devil to get to eat enough for a while now but we have just about been getting there. However, this morning when I came down, I could tell he just wasn't right and I wasn't going to be able to sort him out with some Infacol - we bunny mummies just know, don't we? Fortunately, my wonderful vet was working this weekend and was able to squeeze him in for a consultation. He said that his guts were very gassy but there was no impaction of faeces, tummy was empty and there were faeces in the colon but he just wasn't...erm....emitting them!!! So he has been kept in so that they can take a urine sample for analysis - up to 7.15 when my vet was kind enough to update me, he hadn't obliged but he said he was not overly worried about him, keeping him hydrated, and did not think it was anything too sinister. Might mean putting the old boy on prepulsid in which case he can come home tomorrow and I can adminster that, so we'll see what happens.......I will keep you informed.bunnyhuggger
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Awww, poor Charlie hope he feels better soon *hugs*
Thanks, folks, for your concern!! Jason phoned me earlier and said it is confirmed to be a bladder infection as they have found blood in his urine. He is still not eating though nor, more importantly, is he drinking!!! So Jason has him on antibiotics and, if he doesn't get hydrated soon, he is going to put him on a drip. (He hasn't passed any poops either, little devil!) So they are going to keep him in again today but I can go and see him - I'll give the nurses a call and ask when the best time is! Jason says he is bright in himself and grooming so those are good signs, eh?
Jason phoned me earlier and said it is confirmed to be a bladder infection as they have found blood in his urine. He is still not eating though nor, more importantly, is he drinking!!! So Jason has him on antibiotics and, if he doesn't get hydrated soon, he is going to put him on a drip. (He hasn't passed any poops either, little devil!) So they are going to keep him in again today but I can go and see him - I'll give the nurses a call and ask when the best time is! Jason says he is bright in himself and grooming so those are good signs, eh? Oh dear, poor Charlie is no better. I had a call from the vet this morning to say that he is still depressed, not eating other than by syringe and there was more blood in his urine. She said that we might have a little wait for the antibiotics to really kick in and he needed nursing care, so he is going to stay in again. She did say that I should go to visit, so I am going to go over after work this evening. Will let you all know how I get on. bunnyhuggger
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Awww Lizzie It's all this waiting we have to cope with, makes you feel so helpless Would you like to borrow Snowball to watch over him?, she's the Florence Nightingale of the rabbit world, I think Jasper's glad to get out from under the gaze of her beady eyes. She just sat and stared at him, and stared................ and stared............. :lol: :lol: Bless!
Please keep us up to date with Charlies progress and give him gentle nose rubs specially from me
It's all this waiting we have to cope with, makes you feel so helpless Would you like to borrow Snowball to watch over him?, she's the Florence Nightingale of the rabbit world, I think Jasper's glad to get out from under the gaze of her beady eyes. She just sat and stared at him, and stared................ and stared............. :lol: :lol: Bless!Please keep us up to date with Charlies progress and give him gentle nose rubs specially from me
