Please Note - Medical Advice
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I would call the vets and see what they suggest. I’m glad she is eating but as you say if she isn’t acting normally then I think she may need further treatment. Is she eating hay? Are you syringe feeding her?
When / if you call vets maybe see if ok to give her metacam every 12 hours as they metabolise it quickly so you know her pain is covered 24/7. I agree recovery can take a while & its difficult to know when to return to the vets. was the cause of her pain attributed to the possible lesions or does she have UTI / some
thing else. If its a UTI I expect the antibiotics will take a while so she may be feeling off til then. If you fancy trying her on some dual care recovery food I cold send her some in the post
I’ll see how things are in the morning and phone the vet and hope I can get some few hours of sleep. I just worry so much that I’m getting all this wrong.
So thank you each and all for your advice and support. It means so much xx
There is no right or wrong decision here. You can only do your best based on the facts and knowledge you have at the time. And you do your very best for Lillian