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Please can Frosty have some vibes? U/d almost back to normal:)
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joey&boo
Wise Old Thumper
This is the difficulty isn't it. Even if there are signs one time, they are a bit too inconsistent for my liking. Even regular vet visits are difficult if buns get stressed by them. I wonder if you could get a vet nurse to house call on a regular basis to do an oral assessment.
What we need is a pressure pad that lights up a "I need a bunny dr / dentist" sign & then to train our bunnies to use it only when needed
Yes exactly! I’ll be watching him even more closely now. He’s due his vaccinations in March so I can get him checked then, this time he went 8 months between dentals and obviously that was too long, but by how much I don’t know! I’m hoping if he goes to the vets and nothing really happens then that might help. He didn’t used to get stressed in the car. Apparently he settles fine once no one is poking him! I could ask about home visits too. He does settle quickly after meds and stuff which is good.
We should have a pressure pad! I now know that if he’s inside his tower where he does his flopping, if he’s sat in there instead of on top of the other one, that he’s feeling off.
I once had a vet coming out to one of the goats when I had my half wildie pair, Dandy and Beano. I asked him to vaccinate them in situ, to save a vet trip, he said my goodness they are wild :lol: that was my goat vet, you’d think he’d be used to animals that were unhandleable :lol:
Frosty says a big thankyou to Joey, Boo and Mouse for the lovely forage he’s received today 
He’s eaten some hay today, some fibrefirst sticks and some carrot and apple baby food - which he’s taken a liking to thankfully, I’m going to mix his metacam in it tonight so there’s one less syringe!
He’s seeming a lot brighter and is back to waiting at the gate when he hears me rather than sitting on his tower! :thumb:
He’s eaten some hay today, some fibrefirst sticks and some carrot and apple baby food - which he’s taken a liking to thankfully, I’m going to mix his metacam in it tonight so there’s one less syringe!
He’s seeming a lot brighter and is back to waiting at the gate when he hears me rather than sitting on his tower! :thumb:
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
Frosty says a big thankyou to Joey, Boo and Mouse for the lovely forage he’s received today
He’s eaten some hay today, some fibrefirst sticks and some carrot and apple baby food - which he’s taken a liking to thankfully, I’m going to mix his metacam in it tonight so there’s one less syringe!
He’s seeming a lot brighter and is back to waiting at the gate when he hears me rather than sitting on his tower! :thumb:
Cautiously optimistic that it wont be much longer before he's 100% back to normal !! *Touches wood*
Best not let Boo, Joey and Mouse know that some of their forage is missing :shock: They insist that all forage found within a 100 mile radius of home is all theirs !! :lol:
bunny momma
Wise Old Thumper
My two bunnies go approximately six months between dentals. Mine take a couple days to get back to being themselves so I don't want to take them too soon either.
Sometimes one or two of my bunnies will not eat hay because they do not like that the texture of the new batch is different than the last batch.
I am glad your bunny is on the mend.
Joey,Boo and Mouse forage is delicious according to Frosty
he hoovered up a bowl full last night, and I’ve just left him devouring a bowl full this morning :thumb:He’s back to acting normally now, but not back to full hay eating yet. At least he’s eating some!
The first dental he had he bounced back quickly, this time it’s 9 days and he’s acting normally but not eating hay normally yet. Hopefully we won’t have to go through this after every dental, it’s been rather stressful
The last dental bunny I had was 6 months between dentals but I know some need them much more regularly.
You are right about hay batches, he’s not so keen on one hay he loves normally which he’s not had for a while. Although he might like it again once he’s forgotten the pain of his dental.
MightyMax
Banned
Joey,Boo and Mouse forage is delicious according to Frosty
He’s back to acting normally now, but not back to full hay eating yet. At least he’s eating some!
It's taking a while, isn't it?
J&B's forage is renowned for being amongst the tastiest
joey&boo
Wise Old Thumper
Joey doesn't mind. He is actually a very experienced herbalist. I tell him whats going on for the bunny & he uses mind control to direct my hands to pick the best herbs & leaves for the job. Boo though - not so keen on sharing outside their warren. Mouses view? whatever Boo says.
I'm glad that Frosty appears to be continuing with steady progress & enjoyed his wee selection of Joeys herbal fare
It's taking a while, isn't it?
J&B's forage is renowned for being amongst the tastiest
Yes, it’s 9 days since his dental. But I’m hoping we have turned a corner now.
He certainly loves it
MightyMax
Banned
Yes, it’s 9 days since his dental. But I’m hoping we have turned a corner now.
He certainly loves it
Gosh nine days.
More vibes for the little man.
Sorry if it's been asked and answered previously, but do you know why it's taking him so long to recover this time?
He had 2 ulcers one either side of his tongue so we think probably due to that. Also he’s going through a major moult and I found hay in his poop. He’s bright in himself and eating, but not much hay yet. Having said that his output is good and his poops are turning a better colour.
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
Nothing like reading a detailed poo update whilst eating my cornflakes................... :lol:
I hope Frosty will continue to make progress today xx
I hope you enjoyed your breakfast
:lol: still producing some hairy poops and not eating as much as I’d like, and he was back to tummy pressing after his meds last night, he’s at the vet this morning so I’m going to see what the vet thinks about him.
I hope you enjoyed your breakfast
I read that as you still producing hairy poos.:shock:
Thanks :wave: yes I wish he would
:shock::lol:I tend to groom him with a brush rather than licking him
:lol:
I took him back to the vets this morning for a check up, yesterday he hardly ate anything all day apart from 2 fibafirst sticks, then after 3pm ate a bowl of Readigrass and some hay, and after his gut meds and metacam he was acting very oddly for about half an hour running to his litter tray, acting as if he wanted to poo, then flopping and manically washing his paws :shock: I was just wondering about taking him to the out of hour vets when he started acting normally again. He’s fine this morning and I didn’t give him any meds.
C listened to his guts and he had normal nice loud gut sounds and she said probably as his guts are now ok, the gut meds made them go into overdrive and he doesn’t need them now. She said to try leaving off the metacam now too.
I think I’ve turned him into a spoilt bunny who waits for room service (hand feeding)! now he’s back on pellet rations and feeding himself I think he decided to wait for me to serve him and when I didn’t come he had to get it himself:lol:
C listened to his guts and he had normal nice loud gut sounds and she said probably as his guts are now ok, the gut meds made them go into overdrive and he doesn’t need them now. She said to try leaving off the metacam now too.
I think I’ve turned him into a spoilt bunny who waits for room service (hand feeding)! now he’s back on pellet rations and feeding himself I think he decided to wait for me to serve him and when I didn’t come he had to get it himself:lol:
