Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
...Chloe with the bladder that dont work properly. Thankfully she is a good girl and is ok about being 'emptied' by me...Bless her!! Jane and Buns xx
Chloe has a calcium metabolism problem resulting in very sludgey wee. She can wee, but does not fully empty herself so the sludge builds up. Bunny bladders are very delicate so you have to be very careful to express them from the top of the bladder up to the 'outlet'. I usually give Chloe some Buscopan which is an anti-spasmodic/analgesic if her bladder feels very full. It seems to prevent any post manual expression bladder contractions which would no doubt be painful for a bun. Jane and Buns xxMartin E said:she's beautiful - reminds us a lot of Jaro - especially the way she is sitting there - is she Polish ?
Jaro also had bladder problems and had to be 'expressed' by us daily for the best part of 9-10 months before he finally left for the bridge.
How do you find the expressing ? - we couldn't find any info on it apart form the vet showing us, but I remember being really nervous and worried that I was causing him damage while doing it.
He was so patient with us, I think he knew it was doing him good, as he couldn't pee at all and it used to build up very quickly in his bladder.
Martin + Pam
JCO said:I usually give Chloe some Buscopan which is an anti-spasmodic/analgesic if her bladder feels very full. It seems to prevent any post manual expression bladder contractions which would no doubt be painful for a bun. Jane and Buns xx
JCO said:Buscopan is a pharmacy controlled drug. Humans use it for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Jonathan Ross could do with some...or is it irritable VOWEL syndrome he suffers from... :lol: :lol: Jane and Buns xx