Malocclusion - Oscar to have incisors out - another op

[elizabethH]

Oscar is back from the vets though still a bit groggy. He had dead tissue removed from both his lower and upper jaw and a skin flap from the upper one plus new stitches. He is on an upped dose of metacam and daily Penstrep injections plus he had subcutaneous fluids and gut stimulant. He has peed but no poo yet. We will be syringe feeding him though he hates it. Keep fighting little Oscar.

 

[tonibun]

Hope Oscar recovers well from his ordeal.

 

[Omi]

Topping up the vibes for Oscar. Keep fighting little man.

 

[joey&boo]

I've only just read Oscars story. You & he have certainly been through it. Sending many vibes for your brave boy

 

[MightyMax]

Oscar is back from the vets though still a bit groggy. He had dead tissue removed from both his lower and upper jaw and a skin flap from the upper one plus new stitches. He is on an upped dose of metacam and daily Penstrep injections plus he had subcutaneous fluids and gut stimulant. He has peed but no poo yet. We will be syringe feeding him though he hates it. Keep fighting little Oscar.

Loads of vibes for Oscar xx

 

[Babsie]

Poor Oscar. Lots of vibes that he will now start to pick up.

 

[mariposa]

Lots and lots of vibes for Oscar and hugs for you xxx

 

[Zoobec]

Sending lots of vibes to Oscar xx

 

[Pets mum]

Sending you lots and lots of get well quickly vibes Oscar xxxxx

 

[bunny momma]

Oscar is back from the vets though still a bit groggy. He had dead tissue removed from both his lower and upper jaw and a skin flap from the upper one plus new stitches. He is on an upped dose of metacam and daily Penstrep injections plus he had subcutaneous fluids and gut stimulant. He has peed but no poo yet. We will be syringe feeding him though he hates it. Keep fighting little Oscar.

Sending you and Oscar some positive thoughts for a full recovery. In regards to the syringe feeding, it can be quite stressful for the feeder as well as the feedee. I take it slow and always followed this with plenty of cuddles/pets/play time. I use Critical care, but it is not the same taste as their regular pellets and hay (don't ask me how I know!) even though it stays suspended in liquid better than ground up pellets alone. I have used a small coffee/spice grinder to turn dry rabbit food to a powder before mixing it with water alone (or other appropriate liquid) or along with Critical Care.
I am sure Oscar will sooon be well.

 

[elizabethH]

Sending you and Oscar some positive thoughts for a full recovery. In regards to the syringe feeding, it can be quite stressful for the feeder as well as the feedee. I take it slow and always followed this with plenty of cuddles/pets/play time. I use Critical care, but it is not the same taste as their regular pellets and hay (don't ask me how I know!) even though it stays suspended in liquid better than ground up pellets alone. I have used a small coffee/spice grinder to turn dry rabbit food to a powder before mixing it with water alone (or other appropriate liquid) or along with Critical Care.
I am sure Oscar will sooon be well.

Thank you and to everyone who has posted their good vibes for Oscar bun. He had a very quiet night and we were concerned that he was quite lethargic but he did have some opiate based pain meds at the vets as well as metacam. He is now a bit brighter and looking around him a bit at what is happening. He had some more Recovery and baby food and decided to attack the syringe which must be a good sign. We find syringe feeding as stressful he does and tend to use Recovery rather than CC as it dissolves more and is less likely to clog the syringe. As a big Rabbit he needs quite a lot as well. Hopefully later on he will take CC from a spoon as he seems to prefer it to Recovery. He has also done 4 tiny poos which at least shows his gut is still moving. Looking at his mouth (with difficulty) it looks as if he has many more stitches so it must be really sore poor boy.

 

[tonibun]

Sending multiple vibes for your Oscar. Poor bunny. xx

 

[Kara]

Vibes for Oscar xxxx

 

[MightyMax]

Thinking of lovely Oscar and sending vibes x

 

[Jack's-Jane]

Thank you and to everyone who has posted their good vibes for Oscar bun. He had a very quiet night and we were concerned that he was quite lethargic but he did have some opiate based pain meds at the vets as well as metacam. He is now a bit brighter and looking around him a bit at what is happening. He had some more Recovery and baby food and decided to attack the syringe which must be a good sign. We find syringe feeding as stressful he does and tend to use Recovery rather than CC as it dissolves more and is less likely to clog the syringe. As a big Rabbit he needs quite a lot as well. Hopefully later on he will take CC from a spoon as he seems to prefer it to Recovery. He has also done 4 tiny poos which at least shows his gut is still moving. Looking at his mouth (with difficulty) it looks as if he has many more stitches so it must be really sore poor boy.

I really hope that once his mouth starts to heal he will feel able to eat for himself. Poor lad, he has been in the wars xx

 

[MightyMax]

Thank you and to everyone who has posted their good vibes for Oscar bun. He had a very quiet night and we were concerned that he was quite lethargic but he did have some opiate based pain meds at the vets as well as metacam. He is now a bit brighter and looking around him a bit at what is happening. He had some more Recovery and baby food and decided to attack the syringe which must be a good sign. We find syringe feeding as stressful he does and tend to use Recovery rather than CC as it dissolves more and is less likely to clog the syringe. As a big Rabbit he needs quite a lot as well. Hopefully later on he will take CC from a spoon as he seems to prefer it to Recovery. He has also done 4 tiny poos which at least shows his gut is still moving. Looking at his mouth (with difficulty) it looks as if he has many more stitches so it must be really sore poor boy.

How many mls do you have to feed him Elizabeth?

 

[elizabethH]

How many mls do you have to feed him Elizabeth?

As much as he will take as he has lost some weight and is now under 5kg. He was OK with CC from a spoon earlier but at his last feed totally refused so back to Recovery and a syringe. No more poo yet which is a bit worrying. Really trying to avoid touching his lips and gums but it's almost impossible. Just had his second metacam. More recovery in about an hour. He looks so fed up as if to say "why are you doing this to me mummy?"

 

[MightyMax]

As much as he will take as he has lost some weight and is now under 5kg. He was OK with CC from a spoon earlier but at his last feed totally refused so back to Recovery and a syringe. No more poo yet which is a bit worrying. Really trying to avoid touching his lips and gums but it's almost impossible. Just had his second metacam. More recovery in about an hour. He looks so fed up as if to say "why are you doing this time mummy?"

Poor boy I wish there was an easier way with the surgery he's had.

I hope he heals up fast to take in the food he needs.

Pity rabbits can't drink their smoothies through a straw. Can you mix the CC with some Ella's kitchen baby food, or mashed banana (if he likes it)?

 

[elizabethH]

Poor boy I wish there was an easier way with the surgery he's had.

I hope he heals up fast to take in the food he needs.

Pity rabbits can't drink their smoothies through a straw. Can you mix the CC with some Ella's kitchen baby food, or mashed banana (if he likes it)?

Yes we mix CC with Ella's baby food bit it still doesn't seem to syringe as well as Recovery as it doesn't mix in with the water. Last week he would eat soft balls of CC and EK from your hand but not yet this time.

 

[elizabethH]

Malocclusion - Oscar to have incisors out - another op - update

It's now 5 days since Oscar's second op. Iain is pleased with the results but we have had mega problems in getting poor Oscar to eat. He is still on gut meds and metacam. The Penstrep injections have been reduced to every other day because of his gut issues. He is still not eating of his own accord and we have been syringe feeding him every 1 - 2 hours. He has lost more weight. His poo until today has amounted to about 6 small pellets. That said he has been quite cheerful in himself and doesn't look uncomfortable or in pain. Yesterday we managed to get more into him but by this morning his poo output was no better. We were really disparing though Oscar didn't give the impression of giving up. Today though we have seen a real improvement in the volume and size of his poo and he is now more actively searching for the end of the syringe so things are hopefully on the up though he still eats almost nothing from his herbs,grated veg etc and won't touch any of the 7 types of hay from the Hay Experts.

Please can dear Oscar have some more vibes to keep him going. Thank you.