Captain Helen
Wise Old Thumper
Hope he feels better soon. Sending lots of vibes for Ted xx
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Now Ted's in stasis - Couple of pics of them both 14 Feb
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martlou
Warren Veteran
Thanks Helen. He's just woken up and I have risked a peep at him, he's nibbling some bits of hay. I can't risk him seeing me seeing him as he'll stop
MightyMax
Banned
Thanks Helen. He's just woken up and I have risked a peep at him, he's nibbling some bits of hay. I can't risk him seeing me seeing him as he'll stop
Cheeky boy! :lol:
Hope he continues nibbling
martlou
Warren Veteran
Certainly no need to apologise, I don't spend enough time round here. He's not impressed with us at all! He has just had his zantac and is sitting looking a sorry for himself in his litter tray. He did eat a little bit of bunny biscuit I baked this afternoon though, which surprised me but anything going in I'm happy about as long as it starts coming out as well.
MightyMax
Banned
martlou
Warren Veteran
Well it's Rabswood's recipe really, so I will credit her with it! There's not really any measuring, but it's roughly half an inch of warm water in a pint glass with a teaspoon of runny honey stirred in. Put this into a bowl with a grated apple and mix in porridge oats and sunflower seeds so there's no liquid left and it's quite sticky. Squash into balls onto a baking sheet and press down to flatten - I did this recipe today and it made 24 biscuits which were about an inch round and maybe 5 mm thick. Put them in the oven at gas 5 until they look cooked, it takes about 20 mins. Turn them over and turn the oven down to gas mark 1 or 2 then leave them until they've gone hard. I didn't really time this bit but I'd say it took about an hour or more. If you put greaseproof paper on the tray they don't stick at all.
I've made them twice now and they're not as hard as the ones from the fayre but the bunnies seem to really like them. They smell like flapjack when they're baking and obviously all the ingredients can be eaten by humans though I haven't tried one yet!
Ted's doing well this morning. He's eaten most of his breakfast herbs and veg and some bits of hay. He's also done quite a few poos which are smaller than usual but they're not misshapen. It normally takes a few days to get to that stage so I think he's doing well so far
Brilliant news
MightyMax
Banned
Ted's doing well this morning. He's eaten most of his breakfast herbs and veg and some bits of hay. He's also done quite a few poos which are smaller than usual but they're not misshapen. It normally takes a few days to get to that stage so I think he's doing well so far
Good news, and a relief for you both
ravenmoore36
Warren Scout
My guys wont eat anything sweet. Does anyone else find this??
rm36
rm36
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
MightyMax
Banned
Ted seems pretty much back to normal now. Scoffed down his breakfast then ran into the living room where he did a little binky. He then ran up and down behind the curtains buzzing, which is his usual morning activity bless him
Thanks for all vibes.
So glad to hear this
It must have made your hearts sing It is. Me and Martyn sit grinning at each other when he does it, he's a happy little bunny
glad he's happy again!
martlou
Warren Veteran
Ted's (seemingly) been back to normal yesterday and today, but tonight at 9.45 he refused food, so back to the vets . Vet has just done a course at FHB practice so that gave us confidence. Anyway, she tested his blood glucose (10.9, apparently this is fine), had a listen and a good feel and said his intestines felt fine but his tummy felt a bit gassy. She gave him some vetergesic, and we've done a syringe feed tonight where he took about 8 or 9ml. Not brilliant but better than nothing and he was definitely still eating at 7.30pm so he hadn't not eaten for very long. We carry on with the drugs for another 4 days then see how he is. If still not right then she's suggested xrays to see if there are other issues.
So, more vibes needed please.
. Vet has just done a course at FHB practice so that gave us confidence. Anyway, she tested his blood glucose (10.9, apparently this is fine), had a listen and a good feel and said his intestines felt fine but his tummy felt a bit gassy. She gave him some vetergesic, and we've done a syringe feed tonight where he took about 8 or 9ml. Not brilliant but better than nothing and he was definitely still eating at 7.30pm so he hadn't not eaten for very long. We carry on with the drugs for another 4 days then see how he is. If still not right then she's suggested xrays to see if there are other issues.So, more vibes needed please.
