Nutmeg update

[Elena]

I just thought I'd start a new thread as this seems to be moving away from snuffles now.

She's staying at the vets overnight, along with the other two, and they'll be doing a heart and lung xray in the morning.

I can't quite believe that after loosing Mischa to a heart attack under GA that Nutmeg is now also going under GA with a suspected heart problem. I keep telling myself it's just an xray, they won't be using as much as they were with Mischa, not helping much though.

I also wanted to say thank you everyone for your thoughtful wishes on the other thread. Hopefully if it is her heart we can start treating it and have caught it quickly.

 

[ripminnie]

Poor Nutmeg sending tons more vibes for her. Thinking of you x

 

[Jackaroonie]

I haven't seen your other thread so don't know the other details but I just wanted to send lots of vibes. I hope all goes smoothly and nothing too serious is found.

Good luck Nutmeg

 

[Gemmapookie]

Loads and loads of vibes for Nutmeg and big hugs for you Elena xxxxxxxxx

 

[chloemurray]

So many vibes for gorgeous little Meggy xxx

 

[Zoobec]

Sending mega vibes for Nutmeg xx

 

[Lea-Anne]

Rooting for Nutmeg still here xx

 

[elmoandfern]

Sending lots and lots and lots of vibes for nutmeg xx

 

[Tracy]

Sending lots and lots of vibes for little Nutmeg. xx

 

[tulsi]

Best of luck to Nutmeg. Hope you are bearing up.

 

[MimzMum]

Best possible outcome vibes for darling Nutmeg xxxx
And extra hugs for you xxxx

 

[Captain Helen]

Sending lots of vibes for Nutmeg xx

 

[Elena]

Thank you, no news yet but that's a good thing two hours until i can phone up.

 

[susie bun]

Adding my vibes for Nutmeg. xx

 

[weedug]

Adding loads of vibes xx

 

[Elena]

Her heart isn't enlarged but a bit, almost, squashed by the lung issues. She has bronchial disease I think Allie said. Her lungs are basically full of muck is how I understood it. She's on streptacare now (injections *weeps a little* I never got the hang of those with Mischa) and also a heart tablet (which is big and she hates *weeps a bit more*). She got on fine with the neb at the vets so we've got a box to try that here instead of the carrier (but she hates that too *weeps again*).

I'm feeling very powerless at the moment, all these drugs to help and I can't get them into her!! How do you know when the needle has gone in properly? I think that's my problem, knowing when it's in. I'm drawing them up myself too which i'm not entirely sure if I did properly. I'm assuming I just put the needle into the silver on the top of the bottle? I managed to get it into the syringe with no air bubbles but there seems an awful lot of resistance with the bottle top. I'm going to try switching out the needle tomorrow, drawing with one and a new one for injecting. Also going to get a bigger box tomorrow but Wilkos was shut this evening so Asda was my only option. The tablet I may crush and mix into the banana instead of breaking into pieces and pushing in. I'm giving up for tonight though, i'm only going to stress her.

 

[tulsi]

Oh that sounds rather stressful. Poor you. Quite agree about leaving it for now. I really hope that you get more confident and the the medicating gets to be second nature for you both. I have found ellas kitchen baby food to be really good for this kind of thing (there are a couple with rabbit friendly ingredients).

 

[Elena]

Oh that sounds rather stressful. Poor you. Quite agree about leaving it for now. I really hope that you get more confident and the the medicating gets to be second nature for you both. I have found ellas kitchen baby food to be really good for this kind of thing (there are a couple with rabbit friendly ingredients).

Thanks, I tried that before with something else but she turned her nose up but I thought I'd try again. Also bought a pill crusher. She still wouldn't eat it willingly but would take it from a syringe. I put a bit too much of the puree in so I didn't like to force feed her all of it but she had at least half. Tomorrow I'll do the same but with less of the puree.

Also watched a load of rabbit injection videos last night and managed to do the injection today. Yay! Didn't get it through the skin first time or anything but she was so good and sat there for ages while I tried. Third attempt and we managed it. :thumb:

I also thought about trying the nebuliser elsewhere as she was fine with it at the vets and that works too. Found a larger box and she's in there right now while I forum surf.

She's also been flopping some more and does seem happier. :thumb: I'm so relieved, I really did think I was going to loose her.