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Thanks to all for the good thoughts. He is being a wonderful patient with all the hand feedings, meds, jabs and fluids. Even so, I am looking forward to the day he will not need all of the medical care and he can go back to just being my sweet friendly Gemini.
Thanks to all for the good thoughts. He is being a wonderful patient with all the hand feedings, meds, jabs and fluids. Even so, I am looking forward to the day he will not need all of the medical care and he can go back to just being my sweet friendly Gemini.
Gemini had his dental today. The vet said he had significant dental disease on his lowers so he thinks the dental issues were the source of his problem so we did not need to do more testing at this time. Gemini is recovering well at the vets until my schedule pick up later this afternoon.
Gemini had his dental today. The vet said he had significant dental disease on his lowers so he thinks the dental issues were the source of his problem so we did not need to do more testing at this time. Gemini is recovering well at the vets until my schedule pick up later this afternoon.
He is looking better after I called vet to get ok for increase in medicam for next day or two before going back to normal dose.He is nibbling parts of soft greens. I wonder how long it will be before he eats and drinks on his own.Well I am glad that his Dental went well, but I am sorry that the findings were not great. I hope that his dental disease can be kept under control xx
I need lots of numbing for even a filling ,so I know how Gemini must feel.I am glad he's had his dental, but sorry to hear that there's so much dental disease in his mouth. I know how this feels, and it's quite despondent.
Hugs for you xx
Thank you. He may need a head xray to check his teeth rootshoping post dental that Gemini feels a lot better and bounces back from this episode. sending recovery vibes
Thank you. He may need a head xray to check his teeth roots
His dental was ten days ago.He os eating greens better,yet only minimal hay nibbles and no pellets.
He is not dribbling critical care which he gets once a day to supplement his diet
Today is his fourth birthday.I hope your bunnies are doing well
Thank you. He may need a head xray to check his teeth roots
His dental was ten days ago.He os eating greens better,yet only minimal hay nibbles and no pellets.
He is not dribbling critical care which he gets once a day to supplement his diet
Today is his fourth birthday.I hope your bunnies are doing well
Thank you for the good wishes for Gemini's birthday. He got a lot of extra carrot greens (he only eats the softest part, not the stems) in addition to plenty of his normal dandelion greens.
This weekend I tapered him off the metoclopramide. He is still on Medicam, Fluids to supplement his drinking (he is drinking better after his dental, but not his normal amount), and some syringe feeding to supplement his diet to maintain his weight (and to give him extra fiber to keep his guts moving).
I am sure he will approve of my going for an ice cream sundae to celebrate his birthday.
happy belated birthday to gemini
Thank you.
I spoke to the vet and we decided to up his medicam to see if it causes him to eat more hay and pellets. The vet also wanted to get an update on his weight to make sure he it is stable even with my providing Gemini with supplemental syringe feedings.
Yesterday I took him to the vets office for a quick weigh by the tech. The first weigh he was moving on the scale and a bit lighter than his last weigh two weeks earlier, so I asked the tech to do it again and each time we weighed him on the same scale he weighed a little bit less. At best he lost a couple ounces after his dental. I need to order the baby scale I planned to buy previously so I can monitor Gemini's weight weekly. It will also help me to control the weight of my girls who have good appetites and to monitor Dash and Evan who are only 1.5 lbs each as full grown Dwarfs in spite of eating more hay than bunnies two and three times their size.
How our your bunnies doing?