Harley has been grumpy since Thursday night. He didn't go for nuggets and looked really uncomfortable. Luckily we have a stock of metacam in the house so we gave him what we know is the correct dosage. Checked on him at 330am and he had scoffed all of his nuggets down as well as the dandelion leaves we'd put in and was happily munching on hay.
Everything seemed fine yesterday (Friday) until about 530pm when he started to look uncomfortable and like he was struggling to push something through. Lo and behold he wasn't interested in nuggets, hay, dandelion leaves so another dose of metacam followed. Within a couple of hours of giving him the metacam he munched his nuggets on and off, then was munching on hay & the dandelion.
So vet trip this morning to have him checked over. Vet said his gut sounded good. However he has lost about 70g since he was last in which we think was April (hubby took him in as I was working). His food intake has been the sam however, 30g of nuggets per day, unlimited hay and occasional dandelion leaves or kale.
Vet also did a glucose test and said his level was a little elevated but this could have been due to him being stressed - Harley really does not like travelling in the car and hates being interfered with. He sulks something chronic if you pick him up, put syringes in his moth, clip his claws or anything that isn't a nose rub.
He has had spurs on his teeth in the past that he catches his tongue on causing him pain and we book him in for a dental when this occurs. The vet said he has one small spur but it isn't spikey and doesn't seem to be interfering with his tongue at the moment but we will likely book him in for a dental soonish.
Vet gave him an injectable painkiller and has given us more metacam.
Vet thinks that it may just be hairballs /fur that he is trying to pass through but didn't give hubby a gut stimulent as the gut sounded good, though I am bit confused why as if it is do with him pushing something through then surely a gut stimulent would help? Vet also gave us some critical care just in case.
We do have Zantac in the house so we can give that to him if necessary though my preference is always for metroclopmide.
He has been fairly quiet since he came home from the vets at about 11am but then again he was interfered with a lot. He has munched some hay and a couple of dandelion leaves but I'd just like him to be better.
It's a very difficult time at the moment; tomorrow would have been my Dad's birthday who we lost back in June. The week before we lost him one of our other rabbits Snowy passed away when she was being brought round from an op to have her eye removed and a month before that my father in law passed away and I am just so petrified and anxious that we are going to lose Harley as well especially given the link with tomorrow's date.
Everything seemed fine yesterday (Friday) until about 530pm when he started to look uncomfortable and like he was struggling to push something through. Lo and behold he wasn't interested in nuggets, hay, dandelion leaves so another dose of metacam followed. Within a couple of hours of giving him the metacam he munched his nuggets on and off, then was munching on hay & the dandelion.
So vet trip this morning to have him checked over. Vet said his gut sounded good. However he has lost about 70g since he was last in which we think was April (hubby took him in as I was working). His food intake has been the sam however, 30g of nuggets per day, unlimited hay and occasional dandelion leaves or kale.
Vet also did a glucose test and said his level was a little elevated but this could have been due to him being stressed - Harley really does not like travelling in the car and hates being interfered with. He sulks something chronic if you pick him up, put syringes in his moth, clip his claws or anything that isn't a nose rub.
He has had spurs on his teeth in the past that he catches his tongue on causing him pain and we book him in for a dental when this occurs. The vet said he has one small spur but it isn't spikey and doesn't seem to be interfering with his tongue at the moment but we will likely book him in for a dental soonish.
Vet gave him an injectable painkiller and has given us more metacam.
Vet thinks that it may just be hairballs /fur that he is trying to pass through but didn't give hubby a gut stimulent as the gut sounded good, though I am bit confused why as if it is do with him pushing something through then surely a gut stimulent would help? Vet also gave us some critical care just in case.
We do have Zantac in the house so we can give that to him if necessary though my preference is always for metroclopmide.
He has been fairly quiet since he came home from the vets at about 11am but then again he was interfered with a lot. He has munched some hay and a couple of dandelion leaves but I'd just like him to be better.
It's a very difficult time at the moment; tomorrow would have been my Dad's birthday who we lost back in June. The week before we lost him one of our other rabbits Snowy passed away when she was being brought round from an op to have her eye removed and a month before that my father in law passed away and I am just so petrified and anxious that we are going to lose Harley as well especially given the link with tomorrow's date.