At least he wouldn't have to wait for tramadol with a vet [emoji38] that was a big mistake on my part I really didn't know I'd nearly run out until the next dose was due [emoji51]
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At least he wouldn't have to wait for tramadol with a vet [emoji38] that was a big mistake on my part I really didn't know I'd nearly run out until the next dose was due [emoji51]
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Yea Michael said that, that he's glad we've got Atticus because he reckons some people wouldn't have kept him
can't imagine getting rid of an animal that needs your care!Poor bun
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binkyCodie
Mama Doe
Yea Michael said that, that he's glad we've got Atticus because he reckons some people wouldn't have kept him
Poor bun
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tbh I can speak from Luna.. when we found out she was blind I had so many people ask me if I'd rehome her or even PTS because she's disabled..? & then when she got diagnosed with arthritis at 2.6 years old roughly. I got asked if I'd rehome her or what Id do since the metacam could kill her. I mean..sure.. but I wanna make her comfortable ? even if that knocks some years off of her. idek
& yeah
they decided he wasn't easily adoptable due to his megacolon. being a rescue, they can easily have in IV fluids, medicine, always at hand. for somebody else adopting, it might prove difficult for them to have meds on hand. it may have to wait until they get a vet appt, which may be too late. & then finding somebody comfortable to even do IV fluids at home.. they decided he has the best care at the rescue (well, he lives in her house for constant monitoring) and didn't feel comfortable adopting him out.
Christ, Penelope is blind and Clementine has arthritis... Don't tell them that [emoji38][emoji38][emoji38]tbh I can speak from Luna.. when we found out she was blind I had so many people ask me if I'd rehome her or even PTS because she's disabled..? & then when she got diagnosed with arthritis at 2.6 years old roughly. I got asked if I'd rehome her or what Id do since the metacam could kill her. I mean..sure.. but I wanna make her comfortable ? even if that knocks some years off of her. idek
& yeah
At least he gets the right care
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bunny momma
Wise Old Thumper
Thank you for your kind words. Yeah, stasis in megacolon buns was like turning off a switch so within a few hoors they went from eating drinking normally and bouncing around to being critically ill.Oh no I'm sure that's not true, honestly they would've got the best care with you. Sometimes we can do our absolute best but the bun just is too unwell I think. Everytime Atticus gets sick I'm just winging it, I don't really know what I'm doing tbh, I just do the meds and keep trying different foods etc and do the fluids /feeds, it's what everyone does for their bun when they've got stasis. It just sucks he has this, because it's like mega stasis when he has an episode [emoji51] when the others have had stasis in the past it's completely different to an Atticus episode [emoji51] which does make it hard to manage /predict I think. Megacolon is a horrible thing to have
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Sending some stay well vibes.
Yea exactly, and it's not just a bit oh he stopped eating and looks a little uncomfortable.. It's **** he's in a really bad way out of nowhere! [emoji51] Still remember the first time he had a bad episode the vet thought he might have a tumour... But it was just poop [emoji51][emoji51][emoji51]
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bunny momma
Wise Old Thumper
I know exactly what you mean. Dash was thin so I could feel them in his gut too. He ate so much hay and he ate very quickly, and I also gave him dandelion greens, yet he was always thin, even when he had a longer stretch between episodes. I wonder if the megacolon also kept him from absorbing the calories.
InspectorMorse
Wise Old Thumper
It does, it can help to give a PREbiotic as these can aid absorption of dietary nutrients
Yea we were feeding him these for a whileIt does, it can help to give a PREbiotic as these can aid absorption of dietary nutrients
https://www.protexinvet.com/pro-fibre-for-rabbits/p32
But we ran out and I noticed his daily splats improved a bit [emoji849] so took him off them, Idk if that was a mistake, he just doesn't tolerate any food really, everything makes him unwell. I do need him to gain some weight though he was 2.5kg with the huge stomach and all the backed up stuff inside him
he's so thin when you pick him up It's weird because when he first went on them I noticed they seemed to help a little.
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He's doing really well
nomming and springy, he's still being unwell but that normally takes a while to settle down again tbh, so not worried about that. Thank you for asking x Sent from my Galaxy S21 Ultra using Tapatalk
Yeasuch good news & now you have 2 happy pairs
is so nice having Clementine and Atticus together, altho it's tricky atm, Atticus is unwell so I don't want him near Evelyn, as she's crawling now [emoji38]Sent from my Galaxy S21 Ultra using Tapatalk
binkyCodie
Mama Doe
Yea
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.. I can imagine. when my nephew came to visit the rabbits litter box was SUPER interesting :lol:
I'm so glad he's eating
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Warren Veteran
I'm so glad Atticus is feeling better!
