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When I thanked Clare for all her help she said it had been a pleasure. She also wants me to weigh her regularly and make sure she doesn't drop any. She warned me we may have to do the teeth filing again sometime. I'm just so relieved she's still alive!!! I can't believe the difference in her now than where she was at the end of Jul, I honestly thought I was going to lose her. Clare was saying the neurological side that was the start of the problems seems to be fine now. I'm not even noticing her swaying now like she was when she cleaned herself so it seems like there is little or no effect of that side of things now. Fingers crossed she continues to improve. Thanks soooooooooooooo much for evryones support, love and advice xxxHi everyone, Sammy had her 4th injection Saturday. She has been doing a lot better. Her eyes seem to be better now, Clare wants me to carry on with eye stuff for a couple more days just to make sure. Her drooling has mostly cleared up, she still has the odd 'wet' day but nothing like it was. She FINALLY started eating her nuggets DRY on Friday which is suck a relief, it means she is eating overnight and anytime she feels like, rather than waiting for wet ones and being fussy for just the right amount of water! She is still taking water when I hold the water but I am now going to work on getting her back to drinking by herself. The other day she went and stood in front of my partner and then went to her bottle to tell him she wanted some, it was so comical! She has got so spoiled over the last couple of months. We've put a water bottle where it always has been, another elsewhere and water in a bowl but she wants to be waited on! Clare was a bit disappointed that she was only 2.95kg on Saturday, that's 50g up from the previous Saturday but she said that at least that was weight put on while she was having no pain medication or the gut one so hopefully she will put on some more. I don't have an appointment to take Sammy back, I just have to keep an eye on her and see how she gets on and bring her back anytime I think necessary. She said I was intune with Sammy so I should know if I need to, I took that as a compliment
Hi everyone, Sammy had her 4th injection Saturday. She has been doing a lot better. Her eyes seem to be better now, Clare wants me to carry on with eye stuff for a couple more days just to make sure. Her drooling has mostly cleared up, she still has the odd 'wet' day but nothing like it was. She FINALLY started eating her nuggets DRY on Friday which is suck a relief, it means she is eating overnight and anytime she feels like, rather than waiting for wet ones and being fussy for just the right amount of water! She is still taking water when I hold the water but I am now going to work on getting her back to drinking by herself. The other day she went and stood in front of my partner and then went to her bottle to tell him she wanted some, it was so comical! She has got so spoiled over the last couple of months. We've put a water bottle where it always has been, another elsewhere and water in a bowl but she wants to be waited on! Clare was a bit disappointed that she was only 2.95kg on Saturday, that's 50g up from the previous Saturday but she said that at least that was weight put on while she was having no pain medication or the gut one so hopefully she will put on some more. I don't have an appointment to take Sammy back, I just have to keep an eye on her and see how she gets on and bring her back anytime I think necessary. She said I was intune with Sammy so I should know if I need to, I took that as a compliment
I really hope she continues to do well. This is why it was worth all the time and effort to try to get her better, I had a couple of non-bunny lovers thinking I should let her go, they just didn't understand like you all do! I always said I would let her go if she had no outlook and was in pain that couldn't be managed but I never felt we were at that stage. Thanks again for all the bunny love, I am sure that helped Sammy, it certainly helped me For anyone who has been following my thread, just thought I would give an update. Sammy is doing very well at the moment. She has had a couple of days where she wouldn't eat again and one where she was drooling for 1 day and then fine again! But other than that she has been having no medicine, she isn't drooling, she isn't chattering her teeth at all in pain. She is eating well (still grass rather than hay although today she did eat a fair bit of hay too!). She was at the vets a few weeks ago as she was drooling again badly not long after her 4th (and final) antibiotic injection. We did another xray and put her back on zantec. I'm not sure if that is what helped but it cleared up again. She had put on weight and was finally over 3kg. (3.1kg!). Ideally the vet wanted her back at 3.5 but she was happy with anything over 3kg. The xray showed a pale bit where the very dark bit was before (that we assume was the absess). So it looks like it has cleared up. Our vet got a second opinion on the xray results and what this colleague would do. My vet has never removed a molar that isn't loose already, and even then she said it is difficult. Both her and her colleague agreed that removing it was not a good option (and I wouldn't have wanted to put her through that anyway). And that antibiotics would be the way to go again if necessary. As Sammy is doing well now anyway, I just have to keep an eye on her, give her pain killer if necessary etc. I can bring her back in if she gets worse again. Then we might need to do the antibiotics again. I am just so delighted to have my bunny hopping around and eating again as if nothing happened, she is just like she was back in the beginning of July before any of this happened
For anyone who has been following my thread, just thought I would give an update. Sammy is doing very well at the moment. She has had a couple of days where she wouldn't eat again and one where she was drooling for 1 day and then fine again! But other than that she has been having no medicine, she isn't drooling, she isn't chattering her teeth at all in pain. She is eating well (still grass rather than hay although today she did eat a fair bit of hay too!). She was at the vets a few weeks ago as she was drooling again badly not long after her 4th (and final) antibiotic injection. We did another xray and put her back on zantec. I'm not sure if that is what helped but it cleared up again. She had put on weight and was finally over 3kg. (3.1kg!). Ideally the vet wanted her back at 3.5 but she was happy with anything over 3kg. The xray showed a pale bit where the very dark bit was before (that we assume was the absess). So it looks like it has cleared up. Our vet got a second opinion on the xray results and what this colleague would do. My vet has never removed a molar that isn't loose already, and even then she said it is difficult. Both her and her colleague agreed that removing it was not a good option (and I wouldn't have wanted to put her through that anyway). And that antibiotics would be the way to go again if necessary. As Sammy is doing well now anyway, I just have to keep an eye on her, give her pain killer if necessary etc. I can bring her back in if she gets worse again. Then we might need to do the antibiotics again. I am just so delighted to have my bunny hopping around and eating again as if nothing happened, she is just like she was back in the beginning of July before any of this happened
Yes I've been following your thread :wave:
I am so glad to hear this update!
