Poor Marcy not well U/D Better now worse again :-(

Poor little Marcy went off her food and I think she will need a dental tomorrow. Poor girl. She has had spurs twice before though there was a 3 month gap in between. This time she has just managed 4 and a bit weeks. Syringe feeding is going badly this time, normally my buns are excellent but she is so disinterested. She is having prepulsid, oral metacam and vetergesic injections to help her.

Marcy needs some vibes for tomorrow. I worry so much about all my little soldiers, but she is such a little poppet.

It is a conveyor belt of sick bunnies again for me. One gets better and the other gets sick.

Sumi had a dental last week and is doing fine. Nell picked up after 24 hours off her food last week (won't speak too soon though!) and now Marcy, their daughter.

AND....I have a gorgeous new bunny now that I haven't even had the chance to introduce to you all!!! He is a wee monkey and I hope you like him when I get a chance to upload some photos in between all this syringe feeding and meds.

Spare vibes for Marcy would be so much appreciated.

Fiona x

Vibes for Marcy.

Can't wait for pics of your new bun!!

Nicola

Sending Marcy lots of vibes

Janex

Oh My, What a time your having! All poorly bunnies Loads and loads of vibes for little Marcy XXX

Aww, sending lots of vibes for Marcy. I hope you're OK too xx

I nearly lost Marcy this morning.

I was a stupid fool yesterday and cancelled her dental as she had a little more of an appetite. Any extra day without GA is a bonus or so I thought. I coaxed her steadily with grass and bunny treats. She was eating just enough to see her through, or so I thought. Last night about 11pm she ate some kale, spring greens and a little more grass. She was also spotted eating some pellets, just a few but everything is a bonus I suppose. I had syringe fed her before this, not particularly successfully and given pain relief. She hadn't managed a lot of fluids but I was hopeful that the grass she had later would have helped that. So I went off to bed feeling safe in the knowledge that she had enough in her tummy and had sufficient pain relief and warmth.

I arrived in her run this morning just before 6am to find her flat out with an obviously aching/swollen tummy. She was very frail and her eyes were closed. Nell and Sumi were worried about her though in their efforts to clean her and get her back on her feet, Sumi was standing on her sore belly making her feel worse no doubt, though he warmed her up (by accident).

I whipped her off to the vet who wasn't feeling overly hopeful for her. I felt utterly disgusted with myself. She was in full blown stasis. There were poos in her cecum but her stomach was very distended.

She had sub-cut fluids and more pain relief and gut stimulant. My brave little girl managed to pull through from the dental I have just heard. I feel like I have let her down still though.

So I suppose the moral of the story is 1) trust your instincts 2)bunnies go downhill quickly 3)bunnies fool you into thinking they are feeling better 4)regular food and fluids (and meds) mean so much to a bunny's tummy.

I don't intend this to scaremonger people but I should have trusted my instincts and let her have the dental yesterday.

Fiona x

Oh Fiona, Im really sorry about Marcy, it must have been such a shock for you

I hope she picks up now and dont blame yourself, bunnies are natural inclined to make use believe they are healthy when they are sick, its a survival trait.

Awww Fiona, what a rotten time of it you're having lately with your buns So sorry to hear you nearly lost Marcy - what a shock for you Sending lots of vibes for her and hugs to you. Vicki x

I don't think you should feel stupid at all - you come across as someone who loves their buns very much, does the best for them, and is having a tough time at the moment with all of them

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but you can only do what you feel is best at the time - I'm glad she's pulled through and hope she is home and recovering soon

vibes for you all

Oh Fiona
Sorry to hear of your experiences with your buns again. You really are having a hard time of it, I can't believe you keep having to deal with all these things. You love your buns so much and you do your best for them. I wish you all well, and hope you have trouble free times very soon.

xx

Awww, I hope Marcy is feeling better soon.

Thanks everyone. Marcy is home with me and her mum and dad now.

I spoke to the vet at length who is not feeling all that optimistic for her. Her little tummy is still very hard and distended. He tried to pass a stomach tube during the GA to dispel the gas but it didn't go all that well. She did have regrowth of her spurs which are now burred.

I am going to give her very gentle tummy rubs and some Infacol. She is on water and syinge feeding every 2 hours though she is very frail. I will bring her in overnight though she is back in her house and I am fetching her every 2 hours. She just ate 1 blade of grass, literally 1 blade. She is fighting hard but I fear her tummy is going to get the better of her.

If all is ok, she is going back to see the vet for more fluids tomorrow.

I have got all the pain relief and gut stimulants here for her thank goodness.

My Marcy needs mega vibes, I am worried about my little bunster.

Any extra advice would be much appreciated.

Fiona x

So Sorry Fiona. I can't add anything constructive really but am thinking of you. You are doing all you can. Healing vibes.....

Sending lots of get well vibes xxx

Sending all the vibes I've got. Get better soon Marcy.

Hi when I was syringe feeding pistachio, my vet recommended pineapple juice, its sweet so they like it and apparently is good for guts. Also try baby food, its sweeter, pistachio got quite a taste for apple and pear pudding! Lots of vibes, and will be thinking of you tonight x Jess

Thinking of you

I do hope things go well for you both. It sounds like you are doing all you can.

Will keep fingers and toes crossed.

Marcy isn't much better this morning. She hasn't eaten at all overnight other than what she has been syringe fed. She is having painkillers but still looks sore.

She got more sub-cut fluids and the full range of mediccations this morning and vet says her tummy is much softer which is a good sign,

Just got to concentrate on getting as much as fibre as possible in to her.

Here is photograph of her in the summer. She is playing with the washing basket, so ignore the £4 label :lol: Its on the washing basket!!



She is the teeniest Dutch bunny I have come across, much smaller and lighter than my others. Vet says she reminds him of a toy bunny!!

Fiona x

Thinking of you both - I really hope she pulls through.x