Ross
Warren Scout
Hello everyone!
Marnie has Hock sours bless her, after some research I feel I need to learn better about her bedding! which I will do! but more importantly I want to help her now.
I went to the vets and he gave her a 2 week, twice daily baytril course, and some cleaning stuff to do daily on her. with a check up after one week (9 days due to Christmas, but I may see if I can get slotted in after 6days on xmas eve), but he also advised to put her in a cone for a week to stop the licking it, and to give her newspaper bedding with as little hay on the floor as possible, and to keep hay in high up feeders... few hours later, she jumped in the hutch (no bedding at all, I was cleaning it out) and one started bleeding for the first time. (it quickly stopped bleeding, and hasn't started again) we put on a tiny bit of sudocream, on the advise of the emergency doctors. (Different branch of vets but the same company)
she hates the cone, i'm getting worried about her neck/ears in the cone and Declan trying to eat the plastic cone, and pulling her head as he goes.
we separated them over night (a short sleepless night) but now we both have to work. and I cant trust Declan in the pen without one of us there to supervise.
for the sake of mine and my girlfriends sanity whilst at work, as well as Marnies. and Declans safety. After some online research (hopefully right) I have taken off her cone. put down so much hay as bedding (surely a softer floor as possible has to be better?), and put Declan back in there with her. I don't know it that's right or wrong, but I felt I had to change it.
she instantly groomed her feet, but she had gone hours not being able to, during the short bleed aswell. but now she is laying down on the hay, feet up, quite happy(ish)
I have to go to work right now, and I feel happier and (only slightly) calmer, now she is cone free, with Declan and on hay bedding.
and I right am I wrong? any advice please? any changes I can make when I get home this afternoon? this is the first time I've ever know hock sours where a thing. I've got to go to work now and i'm so worried about leaving them. I hate the thought that my Rabbit naivety has put her in so much stress and pain, she's such a sweet little girl.
Marnie has Hock sours bless her, after some research I feel I need to learn better about her bedding! which I will do! but more importantly I want to help her now.
I went to the vets and he gave her a 2 week, twice daily baytril course, and some cleaning stuff to do daily on her. with a check up after one week (9 days due to Christmas, but I may see if I can get slotted in after 6days on xmas eve), but he also advised to put her in a cone for a week to stop the licking it, and to give her newspaper bedding with as little hay on the floor as possible, and to keep hay in high up feeders... few hours later, she jumped in the hutch (no bedding at all, I was cleaning it out) and one started bleeding for the first time. (it quickly stopped bleeding, and hasn't started again) we put on a tiny bit of sudocream, on the advise of the emergency doctors. (Different branch of vets but the same company)
she hates the cone, i'm getting worried about her neck/ears in the cone and Declan trying to eat the plastic cone, and pulling her head as he goes.
we separated them over night (a short sleepless night) but now we both have to work. and I cant trust Declan in the pen without one of us there to supervise.
for the sake of mine and my girlfriends sanity whilst at work, as well as Marnies. and Declans safety. After some online research (hopefully right) I have taken off her cone. put down so much hay as bedding (surely a softer floor as possible has to be better?), and put Declan back in there with her. I don't know it that's right or wrong, but I felt I had to change it.
she instantly groomed her feet, but she had gone hours not being able to, during the short bleed aswell. but now she is laying down on the hay, feet up, quite happy(ish)
I have to go to work right now, and I feel happier and (only slightly) calmer, now she is cone free, with Declan and on hay bedding.
and I right am I wrong? any advice please? any changes I can make when I get home this afternoon? this is the first time I've ever know hock sours where a thing. I've got to go to work now and i'm so worried about leaving them. I hate the thought that my Rabbit naivety has put her in so much stress and pain, she's such a sweet little girl.