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snowy said:Thanks, only I have a bun, one of the babies, with bloat and he is on prepulsid and I was told to give 0.5 mls of infacol as well, wouldn't one work against the other or do they compliment each other?
What else can I do for him?
Jack's-Jane said:snowy said:Thanks, only I have a bun, one of the babies, with bloat and he is on prepulsid and I was told to give 0.5 mls of infacol as well, wouldn't one work against the other or do they compliment each other?
What else can I do for him?
You can give both. The Prepulsid will get his guts moving, the Infacol will help break-up the gas in his belly. Is he on any pain relief and is he eating unaided?
Probiotics would be good. I found the Protexin Fibreplex to be excellent when Sir Victor had nasty diarrhoea.
Poor baby Bunny, hope he soon feels better
Janex
tupperwarequeen said:or you could get hold of the replacement for cisapride, domperidone :wink: I'm sure it will be cheaper.
The reason cisapride was withdrawn was because it caused arrhymias in the heart, so to be honest I wouldnt want to give it to my bunnies
Jack's-Jane said:tupperwarequeen said:or you could get hold of the replacement for cisapride, domperidone :wink: I'm sure it will be cheaper.
The reason cisapride was withdrawn was because it caused arrhymias in the heart, so to be honest I wouldnt want to give it to my bunnies
Is Domperidone used for Parkinsons?
Janex
Steph said:Interesting thread. My son was on cisapride till he was about 6 months. He was born with gastroschisus, so I can understand why It was used. Im not sure if it had any side effects on James :shock: He was one of the first babies on it and it was given with PNS. Luckily never had to use it on a bunny.
tupperwarequeen said:Jack's-Jane said:tupperwarequeen said:or you could get hold of the replacement for cisapride, domperidone :wink: I'm sure it will be cheaper.
The reason cisapride was withdrawn was because it caused arrhymias in the heart, so to be honest I wouldnt want to give it to my bunnies
Is Domperidone used for Parkinsons?
Janex
Jane you are SO knowledgeable
Steph said:I think he was one of the first babies to have it and the parental nutrition IV system at Bham Childrens. He is 15 now. He was 11 weeks early and only 1lb 8oz born and his op the day he was born was 5 hours. :shock: I dont remember having to sign anything or being warned about cisapride although I had to give my permission for the PNS. He is fine now just has a jumbled up tum, scars and have MRI's to find things :?
Sorry to bring up a child in bunny section
snowy said:That's OK, this is really interesting!!, sometimes when you ask a question you just get an answer and that's that but when you get other information I find it fascinating, I also think that the more you know a background the better chance of remembering it!!
So, this is interesting and nobody is hijacking....honest :lol:
As each hour goes by he seems to be looking better....or at least I hope that's not just 'wishful thinking', but his poo's are getting much better, but how will I know when the bloat has gone?
Thanks for all the help
Jack's-Jane said:snowy said:That's OK, this is really interesting!!, sometimes when you ask a question you just get an answer and that's that but when you get other information I find it fascinating, I also think that the more you know a background the better chance of remembering it!!
So, this is interesting and nobody is hijacking....honest :lol:
As each hour goes by he seems to be looking better....or at least I hope that's not just 'wishful thinking', but his poo's are getting much better, but how will I know when the bloat has gone?
Thanks for all the help
If you have a feel of his belly now, then again in a few hours you should be able to notice a difference as the gas should have dispersed. He wont look so 'pot-bellied'
It sounds very promising that his poo is firming up and the fact he is eating is great. The more fibre he gets the better so hopefully he is nibbling at hay.
Oh and you can buy Fibreplex here
http://www.petvetcare.co.uk/acatalog/Small_Animals_Pets.html
Janex
snowy said:Jack's-Jane said:snowy said:That's OK, this is really interesting!!, sometimes when you ask a question you just get an answer and that's that but when you get other information I find it fascinating, I also think that the more you know a background the better chance of remembering it!!
So, this is interesting and nobody is hijacking....honest :lol:
As each hour goes by he seems to be looking better....or at least I hope that's not just 'wishful thinking', but his poo's are getting much better, but how will I know when the bloat has gone?
Thanks for all the help
If you have a feel of his belly now, then again in a few hours you should be able to notice a difference as the gas should have dispersed. He wont look so 'pot-bellied'
It sounds very promising that his poo is firming up and the fact he is eating is great. The more fibre he gets the better so hopefully he is nibbling at hay.
Oh and you can buy Fibreplex here
http://www.petvetcare.co.uk/acatalog/Small_Animals_Pets.html
Janex
OK, when this started I could tap his tummy and it sounded like a drum, kind of hollow, now it is softer, not so hard, and the 'fatness' around his middle is going down.....I think anyway :roll:
But, he is running about and he is eating lots of oxbow hay and readigrass so I am very hopeful
Thanks for all the info