Craig 1965
Warren Veteran
Just a quick update to anyone following Lillian and Henry buns exploits. Lillian was spayed yesterday and she's had a rough 24 hours. I felt awful sending her to have the op because she had really begun to slowly mellow and trust us. She'd been coming in and asking for cuddles, watching telly (Blue planet) and she was very much starting to make herself feel as if this was home for her - which it is. She's developed a very healthy apatite and she loves her food. Then we had to send her off to the vets. She's not really keen on being picked up but we eventually got her to the vet and she had her op. All went well and the vet said that she was clearly in good condition and that reflects on the work and care we've put in for her. She came back yesterday evening and was very subdued. We had warned the vets that she was not happy about being handled and they said that she had been 'feisty'.
I spent the night sleeping next to her in the living room so she had to put up with my snoring - but she was warm and as comfortable as we could make her.
She hadn't eaten by this morning and we were concerned. We did get a small amount of rescue remedy into her but it wasn't until mid afternoon that she started having a very small apatite . A few nibbles of parsley and a few pellets and some cranberrys is all she's had. Plenty of water as well and a few bits of hay. She's sitting in her cage on the floor and i'll spend another night next to her keeping her company.Hopefully we're doing everything right.
Henry - well, he has a slight discharge from one of his eyes which the vet diagnosed as a blocked tear duct. We're going to see Wendy whom we got Henry from a few weeks ago, who is ever such a lovely wonderful lady and she said she will have one of her vets look at Henry and perform the appropriate procedure to unblock Henry's gland. So he's having a few days away. He's bombing round the living room like a mad thing and settling in here well. But they're not bonded yet - there's some work to do there. It's probably useful with Henry going away for a couple of days but I feel sad for Henry going away because he's only just getting used to us and it must feel unsettling for him. But he is going to be with a very wonderful person and he's in safe hands. Just wont feel the same here for us. But it gives Lillian a few quiet days to recover.
I'll let you know how they get on in the next few days and hopefully we'll see Lillian perk up a bit more. She's just lying in various positions in her cage, next to the soft toys we've put in for company.
I spent the night sleeping next to her in the living room so she had to put up with my snoring - but she was warm and as comfortable as we could make her.
She hadn't eaten by this morning and we were concerned. We did get a small amount of rescue remedy into her but it wasn't until mid afternoon that she started having a very small apatite . A few nibbles of parsley and a few pellets and some cranberrys is all she's had. Plenty of water as well and a few bits of hay. She's sitting in her cage on the floor and i'll spend another night next to her keeping her company.Hopefully we're doing everything right.
Henry - well, he has a slight discharge from one of his eyes which the vet diagnosed as a blocked tear duct. We're going to see Wendy whom we got Henry from a few weeks ago, who is ever such a lovely wonderful lady and she said she will have one of her vets look at Henry and perform the appropriate procedure to unblock Henry's gland. So he's having a few days away. He's bombing round the living room like a mad thing and settling in here well. But they're not bonded yet - there's some work to do there. It's probably useful with Henry going away for a couple of days but I feel sad for Henry going away because he's only just getting used to us and it must feel unsettling for him. But he is going to be with a very wonderful person and he's in safe hands. Just wont feel the same here for us. But it gives Lillian a few quiet days to recover.
I'll let you know how they get on in the next few days and hopefully we'll see Lillian perk up a bit more. She's just lying in various positions in her cage, next to the soft toys we've put in for company.