We had to take Jellybean to the emergency vets last night
I went to put the bunnies to bed and freaked out because I couldn't find her anywhere. It turned out that she was hiding in the tube between the shed and their run. I give them a fibafirst stick each before bed, and usually she comes running, so it was very unlike her. She wasn't bloated and passed a normal looking poop when I brought her inside to look at her, but her back legs were shaking as she lay down and she just seemed so unwell. Jellybean has never been ill before, so I didn't want to take any chances.
The vet said she was at the beginning of stasis, but that her skin was still hydrated. She gave her gut meds and we have been given painkillers to administer every 12 hours. I gave her critical care as per vet's instruction when we got back (around midnight). She took it quite well. Woke up several times in the night and could hear her eating hay. This morning she has around 12 normal looking poops in her litter tray.
We have just given her more critical care, but she has less of an appetite this morning. She has nibbled a little on some broccoli too and I've offered her up an array of other greens so she can pick what she fancies as and when.
Does anyone have any advice on what I should be doing/looking out for, for the rest of the day? Right now Hamilton is still in the shed, because he is a bit randy at the moment (spring fever even though he's neutered?) and I don't want him bothering her when she is ill and weak. He always gets very humpy inside regardless of time of year too, because it's a new space so he wants to be dominant.
I really love having rabbits and wouldn't change it for anything, but the expensive vet bill and the stress of it all does make me wonder sometimes why I put myself through it
I went to put the bunnies to bed and freaked out because I couldn't find her anywhere. It turned out that she was hiding in the tube between the shed and their run. I give them a fibafirst stick each before bed, and usually she comes running, so it was very unlike her. She wasn't bloated and passed a normal looking poop when I brought her inside to look at her, but her back legs were shaking as she lay down and she just seemed so unwell. Jellybean has never been ill before, so I didn't want to take any chances.
The vet said she was at the beginning of stasis, but that her skin was still hydrated. She gave her gut meds and we have been given painkillers to administer every 12 hours. I gave her critical care as per vet's instruction when we got back (around midnight). She took it quite well. Woke up several times in the night and could hear her eating hay. This morning she has around 12 normal looking poops in her litter tray.
We have just given her more critical care, but she has less of an appetite this morning. She has nibbled a little on some broccoli too and I've offered her up an array of other greens so she can pick what she fancies as and when.
Does anyone have any advice on what I should be doing/looking out for, for the rest of the day? Right now Hamilton is still in the shed, because he is a bit randy at the moment (spring fever even though he's neutered?) and I don't want him bothering her when she is ill and weak. He always gets very humpy inside regardless of time of year too, because it's a new space so he wants to be dominant.
I really love having rabbits and wouldn't change it for anything, but the expensive vet bill and the stress of it all does make me wonder sometimes why I put myself through it
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