Hi,
One of our rabbits had a very scary trip to the emergency out of hours vets this week when he stopped eating and was diagnosed with gastrointestinal statis. The vets were amazing and discharged him the next day as he was eating voluntarily again. They've sent him home with 3 different types of liquid medicine that he needs 3 times a day for 5 days. He has had metacam previously after he was neutered and seemed to like it as it would eat it straight from the syringe, however I think the past 24 hours ordeal of him having feeding tubes up his nose/ constant syringes in his mouth has put him off syringes for life. Feeding him his meds by syringe takes over an hour each time and massively stresses him out - which is what we're trying to avoid. He will happily eat his medicine if its mixed up in a bit of banana, which is what I've resorted to but I know rabbits shouldn't have too much banana and I dont want to upset his tummy again. Has anyone had this experience before and found anything that works? Would be grateful for any tips! Thank you
One of our rabbits had a very scary trip to the emergency out of hours vets this week when he stopped eating and was diagnosed with gastrointestinal statis. The vets were amazing and discharged him the next day as he was eating voluntarily again. They've sent him home with 3 different types of liquid medicine that he needs 3 times a day for 5 days. He has had metacam previously after he was neutered and seemed to like it as it would eat it straight from the syringe, however I think the past 24 hours ordeal of him having feeding tubes up his nose/ constant syringes in his mouth has put him off syringes for life. Feeding him his meds by syringe takes over an hour each time and massively stresses him out - which is what we're trying to avoid. He will happily eat his medicine if its mixed up in a bit of banana, which is what I've resorted to but I know rabbits shouldn't have too much banana and I dont want to upset his tummy again. Has anyone had this experience before and found anything that works? Would be grateful for any tips! Thank you
