sarahbarnsley
Mama Doe
Well Zeb has eaten 1 tiny piece of hay this morning. This is the first i have seen him eat since Sunday pm. There has been no poo and no pee since then but he is still lively, still scenting everything and still cleaning himself etc.
He had some sub-cut fluids last night and he's back in at the vets today. She says he feels gassy and his stomach is gurgling (yesterday am it was totally silent) but she cant feel a blockage. She's taking him to be x-rayed on the safe side though. Basically the vet feels he just wont eat - perhaps as he was in pain and now associates eating with pain. I need to get him eating and pooing though and its getting really stressful now.
We've tried syringe feeding him and he just clamps his mouth shut and gets really upset.
Its really getting to us now. We're not sleeping properly because of the worry and also my asthma and the traumas with Frida at the weekend. Gail can pop in during the day a bit but she runs her own shop and cant keep shutting up. I work full time 30 miles away and just cant take anymore time off work.
We are supposed to be going to Greece for a week on Sunday. We really need the break as i feel like i'm cracking up and i've had a good cry today at work. But i dont know what to do about Zeb. The vet has said that if he isnt eating by Sunday they will hospitalise him and feed him - the woman at bunny camp has kindly agreed to pick him up from the vets once he's eating as our insurance will only pay for hospitalisation while he's not eating. I'm hoping it wont come to that - I hope he will eat before then poor little thing. I'm so worried about him.
I dont know whether to cancel our holiday (doubt we'll get our money back but we're already destitute so whats another £400?) or whether we should go and leave him at the vets if he still isnt eating. Would it be cruel to go away while he's like this?
He had some sub-cut fluids last night and he's back in at the vets today. She says he feels gassy and his stomach is gurgling (yesterday am it was totally silent) but she cant feel a blockage. She's taking him to be x-rayed on the safe side though. Basically the vet feels he just wont eat - perhaps as he was in pain and now associates eating with pain. I need to get him eating and pooing though and its getting really stressful now.
We've tried syringe feeding him and he just clamps his mouth shut and gets really upset.
Its really getting to us now. We're not sleeping properly because of the worry and also my asthma and the traumas with Frida at the weekend. Gail can pop in during the day a bit but she runs her own shop and cant keep shutting up. I work full time 30 miles away and just cant take anymore time off work.
We are supposed to be going to Greece for a week on Sunday. We really need the break as i feel like i'm cracking up and i've had a good cry today at work. But i dont know what to do about Zeb. The vet has said that if he isnt eating by Sunday they will hospitalise him and feed him - the woman at bunny camp has kindly agreed to pick him up from the vets once he's eating as our insurance will only pay for hospitalisation while he's not eating. I'm hoping it wont come to that - I hope he will eat before then poor little thing. I'm so worried about him.
I dont know whether to cancel our holiday (doubt we'll get our money back but we're already destitute so whats another £400?) or whether we should go and leave him at the vets if he still isnt eating. Would it be cruel to go away while he's like this?