Scrappy's Little Helper
Mama Doe
I was at the emergency vet around midnight last night with Fudgie. She wasn't eating and was showing signs of abdominal discomfort. She seems to be doing a lot better today: running around as normal, has pooped and been eating hay so hopefully we've managed to nip a stasis episode in the bud.
Anyway, there's a new vet doing the night shift. We were discussing gut meds and I mentioned that I've pretty much always been given metaclop to administer. Interestingly he said that he and quite a few other vets didn't think metaclop worked that well and they prefer to prescribe zantac and/or cisapride instead.
First time I've met this vet so not sure how rabbit savvy he is. He did do a thorough examination and was straight onto the importance of pain relief, which is something that always makes me feel more confident about a vet treating bunnies.
I just wondered out of interest whether anyone else's vet has expressed similar reservations about metaclop?
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Anyway, there's a new vet doing the night shift. We were discussing gut meds and I mentioned that I've pretty much always been given metaclop to administer. Interestingly he said that he and quite a few other vets didn't think metaclop worked that well and they prefer to prescribe zantac and/or cisapride instead.
First time I've met this vet so not sure how rabbit savvy he is. He did do a thorough examination and was straight onto the importance of pain relief, which is something that always makes me feel more confident about a vet treating bunnies.
I just wondered out of interest whether anyone else's vet has expressed similar reservations about metaclop?
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