binkyCodie
Mama Doe
things were actually going really good with the rabbits. the pair of them seem to get along almost fine, unless there is food involved and then they wish to actually murder one another. but apart from that they've been best buds and good as gold 
Snoopy was doing good also. we are keeping him on 0.6ml Randitine x3/day and 0.5 metacam x1/day for a week and then start lowering the dose. we want to find the lowest dose he can cope on for the randitine, and hopefully wean him off of metacam altogether. she wouldn't want him to be on randitine all his life at the age of two.. but its needed to keep him eating and to have no dental issues hopefully. they can however become used to it so in later life if we need it for an emergency it may be more difficult. metacam she doesn't want him on at all.
yesterday i was even happier as the pair of them had only wee'd in their litter trays! half the time Luna wees everywhere and what should be a 10 minute job turns into 30 mins just to soak up pee which is all over the base. however her blanket, cushion were all dry so i was super happy. snoopy however decided to pee on his blanket.
and then.. last night things started going wrong. Snoopy isn't really eating, moving, drinking etc. he has been hardly drinking for a while. 600ml bottle, he maybe drinks 1/3 of that in three days. luna gives me 2/3 days and her water is all gone. I've tried bowls and bottles, and offer him both at the same time. but the bowl isnt touched ever and he just poops in it. his poops are small and he's just sat in a corner looking rather miserable. he's hardly even touched his favourite toy that i brought him over the weekend. they're like edible and somewhat like a brick texture. they love them as they are easier to chew and just disappear lol. but even that, its been nibbled slightly but its hardly anything. most of the time i give them one each and they're gone within 2 days :lol:
I'm just at a loss.. he clearly does need a dental and he just had one at the start of april. i can't afford it, and its not fair to him to be recovering from dentals every 4-6 weeks. i earn £70 a month usually. that means that in order to afford a dental, i have to completely put all my money on snoopy every single month. nothing for me. and that's without trying to fit in buying toys, pellet, any other vet bills. its just not doable.
i was so hopeful, but im losing that now :/
i can also confirm metacam does taste sweet. (thank you snoopy for wriggling and me getting a drop in my mouth)
UPDATE: we have decided to put Snoopy to sleep.. there is no way of curing this other than to remove his teeth as its likely root or teeth elongation. i don't have the money for a proper proper specialist. and even so, we can pay all of this out, remove his teeth.. for him to die during the operation. and still, he wouLdn't have a quality of life, and his right now is unacceptable.
so with a heavy heart, me and my vet have decided to say goodbye.
he has had a very strong painkiller to see him through tonight, so i may spoil him to death with kisses and treats. and then tomorrow, we will say goodbye.
Snoopy was doing good also. we are keeping him on 0.6ml Randitine x3/day and 0.5 metacam x1/day for a week and then start lowering the dose. we want to find the lowest dose he can cope on for the randitine, and hopefully wean him off of metacam altogether. she wouldn't want him to be on randitine all his life at the age of two.. but its needed to keep him eating and to have no dental issues hopefully. they can however become used to it so in later life if we need it for an emergency it may be more difficult. metacam she doesn't want him on at all.
yesterday i was even happier as the pair of them had only wee'd in their litter trays! half the time Luna wees everywhere and what should be a 10 minute job turns into 30 mins just to soak up pee which is all over the base. however her blanket, cushion were all dry so i was super happy. snoopy however decided to pee on his blanket.
and then.. last night things started going wrong. Snoopy isn't really eating, moving, drinking etc. he has been hardly drinking for a while. 600ml bottle, he maybe drinks 1/3 of that in three days. luna gives me 2/3 days and her water is all gone. I've tried bowls and bottles, and offer him both at the same time. but the bowl isnt touched ever and he just poops in it. his poops are small and he's just sat in a corner looking rather miserable. he's hardly even touched his favourite toy that i brought him over the weekend. they're like edible and somewhat like a brick texture. they love them as they are easier to chew and just disappear lol. but even that, its been nibbled slightly but its hardly anything. most of the time i give them one each and they're gone within 2 days :lol:
I'm just at a loss.. he clearly does need a dental and he just had one at the start of april. i can't afford it, and its not fair to him to be recovering from dentals every 4-6 weeks. i earn £70 a month usually. that means that in order to afford a dental, i have to completely put all my money on snoopy every single month. nothing for me. and that's without trying to fit in buying toys, pellet, any other vet bills. its just not doable.
i was so hopeful, but im losing that now :/
i can also confirm metacam does taste sweet. (thank you snoopy for wriggling and me getting a drop in my mouth)
UPDATE: we have decided to put Snoopy to sleep.. there is no way of curing this other than to remove his teeth as its likely root or teeth elongation. i don't have the money for a proper proper specialist. and even so, we can pay all of this out, remove his teeth.. for him to die during the operation. and still, he wouLdn't have a quality of life, and his right now is unacceptable.
so with a heavy heart, me and my vet have decided to say goodbye.
he has had a very strong painkiller to see him through tonight, so i may spoil him to death with kisses and treats. and then tomorrow, we will say goodbye.
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