MinnieMouse
New Kit
Hi,
My one year old mini lop male, Richie, has not been eaten or pooed today and looked miserable. Yesterday he was his usual bouncy self. I took him to the emergency vets who could feel something in his abdomen that is the size of a tennis ball and full of fluid. He was X-rayed and the diagnosis made of complete bowel obstruction.
The vet said that he thought Richie had a better than 50% chance of surviving with medical treatment. He has given him injections of Metacam and metoclopramide and 100mls subcutaneous fluids, plus an antibiotic. He has given me syringes of metoclopramide to give 6 hourly and Metacam to give daily. I have brought him inside and bedded him down in a quiet place. I have offered him all his favourite treats but he is still not eating and nothing is coming out of his other end. He looks miserable. The vet also gave me a syringe of lactulose to see if I could get Richie to take some but I think most of it is dribbling out of his mouth.
His companion rabbit was spayed mid week so they have been living apart except for short periods of supervised time, because Richie kept trying to hump her (he is neutered). They have been in runs outside during the day where they can see each other. When I realised Richie wasn't his usual self I put Rosie in with him for comfort but they didn't seem to have much to do with each other.
Have I done the right thing? The other option was to have Richie put to sleep. I don't want to give up on him, for Rosie's sake as well as his own, but I don't want him to be frightened and in pain.
Thank you.
My one year old mini lop male, Richie, has not been eaten or pooed today and looked miserable. Yesterday he was his usual bouncy self. I took him to the emergency vets who could feel something in his abdomen that is the size of a tennis ball and full of fluid. He was X-rayed and the diagnosis made of complete bowel obstruction.
The vet said that he thought Richie had a better than 50% chance of surviving with medical treatment. He has given him injections of Metacam and metoclopramide and 100mls subcutaneous fluids, plus an antibiotic. He has given me syringes of metoclopramide to give 6 hourly and Metacam to give daily. I have brought him inside and bedded him down in a quiet place. I have offered him all his favourite treats but he is still not eating and nothing is coming out of his other end. He looks miserable. The vet also gave me a syringe of lactulose to see if I could get Richie to take some but I think most of it is dribbling out of his mouth.
His companion rabbit was spayed mid week so they have been living apart except for short periods of supervised time, because Richie kept trying to hump her (he is neutered). They have been in runs outside during the day where they can see each other. When I realised Richie wasn't his usual self I put Rosie in with him for comfort but they didn't seem to have much to do with each other.
Have I done the right thing? The other option was to have Richie put to sleep. I don't want to give up on him, for Rosie's sake as well as his own, but I don't want him to be frightened and in pain.
Thank you.