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Sweet dreams Rudey
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joey&boo
Wise Old Thumper
My downstairs munchkins had a fun day out to Harrogate. Mousey is muddling on ok; looks like her mite treatment is starting to work but not completely cleared so had another stronghold treatment, as did Rudey as a weird mite presentation is her best guess at his sticky fur patch. Rudey had his Novibac & a little claw trim too. Ruth happy he is looking & feeling in better condition.
Decided not to stress him out with more bloods but may if he continues to do well in to next year. She said certain values could change but it would be more indicative of his body coping better through good supportive care rather than the kidney damage resolving. She has seen CRF bunnies with "better" results than Rudey be so poorly they've had to be PTS so how he copes & how he presents is the most significant.
Back in 6 weeks or so if no problems
Decided not to stress him out with more bloods but may if he continues to do well in to next year. She said certain values could change but it would be more indicative of his body coping better through good supportive care rather than the kidney damage resolving. She has seen CRF bunnies with "better" results than Rudey be so poorly they've had to be PTS so how he copes & how he presents is the most significant.
Back in 6 weeks or so if no problems
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
All in all it sounds as though everyBun is coping well and I hope they will continue to do so 
joey&boo
Wise Old Thumper
All in all it sounds as though everyBun is coping well and I hope they will continue to do so
thanks JJ
he's left a huge untouched ceco splat . Would his vaccs make it taste funny ? (it certainly didn't smell the best ) or protest at day out?
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
He probably feels a bit stressed out but his eventful day. As a one off 'splat' I would not worry. He may be a bit out of sorts for 24-48 hours after his vaccine. But some Rabbits are fine.
joey&boo
Wise Old Thumper
Rudey update moving well, looking good, feeling more solid / less fragile (weirdly as I can't get weight on him)
He still likes geranium, basil, grass & dandelion; nibbles on green veg, forage, hay cookies. He also loves his daily Oxbow Joint Support & Urinary support lozenges
Syringe feeding lots. He loves it. Almost every feed is still rewarded by a nice long cuddle
I love this little bunny so much
moving well, looking good, feeling more solid / less fragile (weirdly as I can't get weight on him)He still likes geranium, basil, grass & dandelion; nibbles on green veg, forage, hay cookies. He also loves his daily Oxbow Joint Support & Urinary support lozenges
Syringe feeding lots. He loves it. Almost every feed is still rewarded by a nice long cuddle
I love this little bunny so much
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
Rudey update
He still likes geranium, basil, grass & dandelion; nibbles on green veg, forage, hay cookies. He also loves his daily Oxbow Joint Support & Urinary support lozenges
Syringe feeding lots. He loves it. Almost every feed is still rewarded by a nice long cuddle
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I love this little bunny so much
Bless him, he is such a special fella
joey&boo
Wise Old Thumper
Shopping list suggestions - help please
I have a £40 budget to get some stuff to try & help Rudey increase the fibre in his diet, help him gain a bit of weight (ever the optimist) & help his sensitive tum. I would have started a new thread but then I'd have to go on about his health issues & what he will eat
To summarise he has poorly kidneys & poor appetite, has 6 syringe feeds of dual care daily, loves basil & geranium, nibbles a selection of dried food (nuggets, hay cookies, not fibre first or anything similar), nibbles fresh greens, herbs, grass & scraps of forage I can get (recently enjoying brambles which is cool as I know they'll be good). Loves fresh dandelions, Ok about dry
He is underweight though stable. His regular poop is a too small generally & his cecos too smelly. I think there is some dysbiosis going on. I don't feed him fruit or baby food in his feeds as these seem to upset him more.
Is echinacea in his water a good idea? Won't affect budget as I have it in. He is a good boy & drinks lots
I have a £40 budget to get some stuff to try & help Rudey increase the fibre in his diet, help him gain a bit of weight (ever the optimist) & help his sensitive tum. I would have started a new thread but then I'd have to go on about his health issues & what he will eat
To summarise he has poorly kidneys & poor appetite, has 6 syringe feeds of dual care daily, loves basil & geranium, nibbles a selection of dried food (nuggets, hay cookies, not fibre first or anything similar), nibbles fresh greens, herbs, grass & scraps of forage I can get (recently enjoying brambles which is cool as I know they'll be good). Loves fresh dandelions, Ok about dry
He is underweight though stable. His regular poop is a too small generally & his cecos too smelly. I think there is some dysbiosis going on. I don't feed him fruit or baby food in his feeds as these seem to upset him more.
Is echinacea in his water a good idea? Won't affect budget as I have it in. He is a good boy & drinks lots
I'll have a think about this, but tbh I can't think of anything obvious that you've not already tried.
Something I do find interesting is that he'll eat a hay cookie, but won't eat hay. My two are the opposite. They will eat hay of various different sorts, some more enthusiastically than others. But both of them completely refuse to do anything with a hay cookie. There must be a reason.
Something I do find interesting is that he'll eat a hay cookie, but won't eat hay. My two are the opposite. They will eat hay of various different sorts, some more enthusiastically than others. But both of them completely refuse to do anything with a hay cookie. There must be a reason.
joey&boo
Wise Old Thumper
It is strange. About once a day he will pick up a single strand of hay & eat it but thats it. Maybe its worth trying a different company (there are 3 varieties of timothy hay.co.uk in the house). I could get some green hay cookies from natures own & hay then try protexin from ebay maybe
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
I know some people dis pro/prebiotics, but all I will say is that they have helped Lord H enormously. I give him this twice daily in warm peppermint tea
https://www.vetark.co.uk/Shop/Wildlife/Health/ProC-Professional2.aspx
It has helped his cecal dysbiosis AND it has helped him metabolise dietary nutrients meaning that he has maintained a healthy weight.
Most Rabbits will drink a lot more water if this product is added to their usual drinking water. Given Rudey's renal issues optimal water intake will be beneficial.
https://www.vetark.co.uk/Shop/Wildlife/Health/ProC-Professional2.aspx
It has helped his cecal dysbiosis AND it has helped him metabolise dietary nutrients meaning that he has maintained a healthy weight.
Most Rabbits will drink a lot more water if this product is added to their usual drinking water. Given Rudey's renal issues optimal water intake will be beneficial.
joey&boo
Wise Old Thumper
Fab - that definitely sounds like it could help his tum. I think I read (or heard ) pro is destroyed in gut but pre ok. Defo worth a shot. Could I just put in water bowl shared with Mousey? He doesn't like peppermint tea - I tried
