Scrappy's Little Helper
Mama Doe
I've had to take Fudgie to the vet this evening. She was perfectly fine this morning but then became unusually quiet in the afternoon. I started to get that familiar dread feeling in my stomach that something wasn't right but decided to monitor for the time being.
Then she started to look uncomfortable. Shifting around quite a bit and sitting in unusual positions. She hadn't eaten or pooed since around 11am this morning and wasn't interested in any food offered so by around 5 this evening I knew she needed to see a vet.
Fortunately I was allowed to be present for the consultation. Thankfully her blood glucose was normal, but no gut sounds and her temperature was on the low side. Reassuringly, she was pretty feisty during the consult. At one point she took a flying leap at my head! She landed half on my face and half on my shoulder. For one awful moment I thought she was going to overshoot and crash onto the floor!
Anyway, the vet kickstarted the meds and I started her on the syringe feeds as soon as we got home. She then went straight into the litter tray and started eating some hay. She's been back a couple of times since. I'm not 100% sure if she's pooed yet and although she is eating, it's not with her usual gusto. However her demeanour is much better and she's more like her normal self and doesn't look uncomfortable anymore. I don't think she's firing on all cylinders yet so I'm planning on giving her another feed around midnight before I go to bed and then I'll get up early in the morning to see how she's doing.
Then she started to look uncomfortable. Shifting around quite a bit and sitting in unusual positions. She hadn't eaten or pooed since around 11am this morning and wasn't interested in any food offered so by around 5 this evening I knew she needed to see a vet.
Fortunately I was allowed to be present for the consultation. Thankfully her blood glucose was normal, but no gut sounds and her temperature was on the low side. Reassuringly, she was pretty feisty during the consult. At one point she took a flying leap at my head! She landed half on my face and half on my shoulder. For one awful moment I thought she was going to overshoot and crash onto the floor!
Anyway, the vet kickstarted the meds and I started her on the syringe feeds as soon as we got home. She then went straight into the litter tray and started eating some hay. She's been back a couple of times since. I'm not 100% sure if she's pooed yet and although she is eating, it's not with her usual gusto. However her demeanour is much better and she's more like her normal self and doesn't look uncomfortable anymore. I don't think she's firing on all cylinders yet so I'm planning on giving her another feed around midnight before I go to bed and then I'll get up early in the morning to see how she's doing.