Stasis

Lop94 said:

It was indeed! We had this suspicion ourselves actually, he was pretty much falling asleep on his feet before he went in the second time. He's home now, and to be honest he looked a lot perkier when he was being collected! He was thumping apparently, which is always nice too - he looked utterly lifeless earlier. He ate a little bit too! Our vet is confident he doesn't have a blockage - she also said he should be fine if he doesn't poo overnight. We've been given some critical care and syringes to keep him fed and hydrated, so he will be eating. We're not totally out of the woods yet, it's just a matter of feeding him every hour and hoping for the best. Will keep you all updated on how he gets on.

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Whilst Buprenorphine can be very sedating there are cases when it's use is appropriate.

see page 4 on here http://anyflip.com/dvpt/hzvv


http://wildpro.twycrosszoo.org/S/00Chem/ChComplex/Buprenorphine.htm

Just mentioning this as I would not want anyone to read this thread as 'never let a Vet give your Rabbit Buprenorphine' But the Vet should warn the care giver that Bunny may become very 'flat' for several hours and that means care giver must be around to closely observe the Bunny, syringe feed (with extreme care to avoid Bunny aspirating feed) and to make sure Bunny remains warm (Buprenorphine can lower the Blood Pressure, a poorly Bunny may already be struggling to keep warm).

The other thing to be mindful of is that Rabbits require a much higher dose of the NSAID Meloxicam (Metacam/Loxicom etc) as they excrete it very quickly compared to other species such as cats and dogs.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed...bbits may require a dose,over a 24-h interval.

Less 'Rabbit Savvy' Vets may not realise this BUT all Small Animal Veterinary Practices should have access to the BSAVA Small Animal Formulary Part B- Exotic Pets

https://www.bsavalibrary.com/content/formulary/exotic-pets appropriate dose rates for Rabbits can be found there.

I hope that Hamish is feeling better today xx

Just caught this thread, so sorry to hear that Hamish is poorly. Sending lots of vibes for him, hope he starts pooping soon xxx

Sending lots more vibes for Hamish and I hope he is feeling a bit better today.

Good news - he's a much improved bunny today! Still not 100% but the signs are very good. He's done plenty of little poos today and he's eating a good amount. He doesn't even need to be syringe fed his meds now - he's eating them mixed with his nuggets and water! We took him to the vets earlier on and they felt his tummy, he's still got a bit of impaction there but it has lessened and is a lot softer now. They gave him some subcutaneous fluids as well and we're monitoring him closely so hopefully we can keep him hydrated enough.

He seems a lot happier for definite, his little partner has been looking after him today as well which is really nice. He's going back on wednesday for a check up and fingers crossed he only gets better until then!

Jack's-Jane said:

Whilst Buprenorphine can be very sedating there are cases when it's use is appropriate.

see page 4 on here http://anyflip.com/dvpt/hzvv


http://wildpro.twycrosszoo.org/S/00Chem/ChComplex/Buprenorphine.htm

Just mentioning this as I would not want anyone to read this thread as 'never let a Vet give your Rabbit Buprenorphine' But the Vet should warn the care giver that Bunny may become very 'flat' for several hours and that means care giver must be around to closely observe the Bunny, syringe feed (with extreme care to avoid Bunny aspirating feed) and to make sure Bunny remains warm (Buprenorphine can lower the Blood Pressure, a poorly Bunny may already be struggling to keep warm).

The other thing to be mindful of is that Rabbits require a much higher dose of the NSAID Meloxicam (Metacam/Loxicom etc) as they excrete it very quickly compared to other species such as cats and dogs.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed...bbits may require a dose,over a 24-h interval.

Less 'Rabbit Savvy' Vets may not realise this BUT all Small Animal Veterinary Practices should have access to the BSAVA Small Animal Formulary Part B- Exotic Pets

https://www.bsavalibrary.com/content/formulary/exotic-pets appropriate dose rates for Rabbits can be found there.

I hope that Hamish is feeling better today xx

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Yeah, I definitely don't think it was the right painkiller for him at the time. He needed to be moving about. To be honest we couldn't even syringe him fluids as he was just so out of it, it just dribbled down his chin. We definitely got the metacam dose right, we've had a lot of experience with our other rabbit recently.

Glad to read that Hamish is improving now

Good news - I'm very pleased

brilliant update - well done Hamish & everybun, keep it up