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Please keep Phillip in your thoughts (Update on post 146)

Don’t want to speak too soon but I think Phillip may have just been having an off day yesterday.

Late afternoon he turned his nose up at food so I syringe fed and gave him gut meds as a precaution.

We went out for the evening yesterday (pre-planned so couldn’t cancel) and when we returned he had eaten everything that had been in his cage that day. He then jumped onto the bed, booped me on the nose and ran off to cause mischief.
This morning he has also been a lot more alert and eating still.

Will mention it to John when I go and obviously keep an eye on him but feeling more positive today. These rabbits do love to scare us!!


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nap91 said:
Don’t want to speak too soon but I think Phillip may have just been having an off day yesterday.

Late afternoon he turned his nose up at food so I syringe fed and gave him gut meds as a precaution.

We went out for the evening yesterday (pre-planned so couldn’t cancel) and when we returned he had eaten everything that had been in his cage that day. He then jumped onto the bed, booped me on the nose and ran off to cause mischief.
This morning he has also been a lot more alert and eating still.

Will mention it to John when I go and obviously keep an eye on him but feeling more positive today. These rabbits do love to scare us!!


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I'm pleased to hear that Phillip is doing better today. IME with 'cardiac Rabbits' they can have days when they are somewhat lethargic. You did well to make sure his GI tract kept ticking over and I hope he continues to have a good day today xx
 
nap91 said:
Don’t want to speak too soon but I think Phillip may have just been having an off day yesterday.

Late afternoon he turned his nose up at food so I syringe fed and gave him gut meds as a precaution.

We went out for the evening yesterday (pre-planned so couldn’t cancel) and when we returned he had eaten everything that had been in his cage that day. He then jumped onto the bed, booped me on the nose and ran off to cause mischief.
This morning he has also been a lot more alert and eating still.

Will mention it to John when I go and obviously keep an eye on him but feeling more positive today. These rabbits do love to scare us!!


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I do find this can happen sometimes, and it certainly is scary.

But you were quick enough to deal with the situation and resolve it (fingers crossed!)

I also find dosing Infacol straight away often has the same effect as the gut meds if things are at an early stage.
 
Did John give you the gi drugs? I really hope Phillip will keep doing well xx

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Thanks Jane. Good to know about the lethargic days as well.

MightyMax said:
I do find this can happen sometimes, and it certainly is scary.

But you were quick enough to deal with the situation and resolve it (fingers crossed!)

I also find dosing Infacol straight away often has the same effect as the gut meds if things are at an early stage.
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I do have a supply of infacol, usually use it with Snowy as she regularly gets gas.
Will keep that in mind if Phillip has another episode.

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Did John give you the gi drugs? I really hope Phillip will keep doing well xx

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No my local vet lets me have a supply of them as both my rabbits are prone to stasis. It has saved me a huge amount in vet visits!

Phillip is currently tearing around upstairs, thank goodness.
 
nap91 said:
Thanks Jane. Good to know about the lethargic days as well.



I do have a supply of infacol, usually use it with Snowy as she regularly gets gas.
Will keep that in mind if Phillip has another episode.



No my local vet lets me have a supply of them as both my rabbits are prone to stasis. It has saved me a huge amount in vet visits!

Phillip is currently tearing around upstairs, thank goodness.
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Oh that's really handy. I asked John for drugs to save me taking Toby all the time when he had gas and he said no. Would of been a lot of less stress for him.

Good boy Philip!

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loobers25 said:
Oh that's really handy. I asked John for drugs to save me taking Toby all the time when he had gas and he said no. Would of been a lot of less stress for him.

Good boy Philip!

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It's been a life saver, as like Toby, it really upsets Snowy to be outside of her normal environment. I can usually spot the symptoms of her going into stasis straight away and with meds on hand, bring her back to normal within a day or so. If she shows any different symptoms or she isn't getting better at her normal rate, then I'd obviously take her straight in, but it's definitely a big help to have them at home as she normally goes into stasis on a Sunday night or bank holiday weekend :roll:
 
Just been to see John, he’s super pleased with Phillip’s progress and said his heart sounds a lot clearer, which is amazing. He’s staying on metacam and the diuretic as he is doing well so no heart meds just yet.

John said the odd down days Phillip has been having are completely normal (he said we all have them! But probably more so with Phillip’s heart). So that’s good too. Next check up not for 2/3 months and that’ll be another short one like today all being well.

A good start to my day [emoji16]


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nap91 said:
Just been to see John, he’s super pleased with Phillip’s progress and said his heart sounds a lot clearer, which is amazing. He’s staying on metacam and the diuretic as he is doing well so no heart meds just yet.

John said the odd down days Phillip has been having are completely normal (he said we all have them! But probably more so with Phillip’s heart). So that’s good too. Next check up not for 2/3 months and that’ll be another short one like today all being well.

A good start to my day [emoji16]


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Glad to hear this update :D
 
Woken up this morning and Phillip has a super weepy left eye [emoji24]
Just a month with no vet visits for him would be nice [emoji24]


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Oh Phillip :( Looks like a trip to see Uncle John for you then. I hope this is something simple to treat.
 
Omi said:
Oh Phillip :( Looks like a trip to see Uncle John for you then. I hope this is something simple to treat.
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Probably will have to be my local vet as there’s no way I can make the journey to John in term time around my work hours. Luckily my local vet is an eye specialist! Fingers crossed it is nothing major.

Edit: All booked in with my local vet tomorrow at 3.45. Silly rabbit :(


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Dennis had one weepy eye so was worried he needed a dental. He didn't need any treatment at all and now it's completely gone. Hopefully the same for Phillip xx

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loobers25 said:
Dennis had one weepy eye so was worried he needed a dental. He didn't need any treatment at all and now it's completely gone. Hopefully the same for Phillip xx

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Hopefully will be the same with Phillip. They do like to worry us :(
 
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