parsnipbun
Wise Old Thumper
Ok we now have a diagnosis for Mistletoe . He has eaten something very fibrous some of which is lodged in the duodenum causing a thickening there (the vet thinks its garden string but I think it is a mass of undigested apple tree bark as there is no string in our garden - but they had a lot of apple tree cuttings a few days before he came down with bloat).
He has passed quite a bit of it (after being on a drip for a day) BUT that was several days ago and some of it is still there despite having subcuts, metaclopromide etc etc
The vet now says we can either play a waiting game or operate.
It may come down on its own as the rest obviously has OR it may not shift.
She is worried that if it stays there it may cause a real blockage - or even a blockage as it comes down.
Once blocked we would have to operate immediately (as blockage equals death); which may not be possible (say overnight or on the Bank Hol):
but as everyone knows intestinal ops on rabbits do not have a high success rate.The risk is of course adhesion or internal bleed.
So do we go for an operation tomorrow morning or not???
After Damson's amazing survival two weeks ago, I feel we would be really pushing it to try a stomach op. on Mistletoe. but would feel dreadful if he then got obstructed over the weekend . . .
Have till 8.30am tomorrow to decide -
Life is never easy is it . . .
He has passed quite a bit of it (after being on a drip for a day) BUT that was several days ago and some of it is still there despite having subcuts, metaclopromide etc etc
The vet now says we can either play a waiting game or operate.
It may come down on its own as the rest obviously has OR it may not shift.
She is worried that if it stays there it may cause a real blockage - or even a blockage as it comes down.
Once blocked we would have to operate immediately (as blockage equals death); which may not be possible (say overnight or on the Bank Hol):
but as everyone knows intestinal ops on rabbits do not have a high success rate.The risk is of course adhesion or internal bleed.
So do we go for an operation tomorrow morning or not???
After Damson's amazing survival two weeks ago, I feel we would be really pushing it to try a stomach op. on Mistletoe. but would feel dreadful if he then got obstructed over the weekend . . .
Have till 8.30am tomorrow to decide -
Life is never easy is it . . .
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