Cuthbert&Dillon
Mama Doe
Sending post op vibes for your girl.
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She made pee and a couple poo so I got sleep at 2:30. Spouse checked her earlier and I just gave her medicam. She made five more poo and ate three small dandelion leaves overnight. She is not drinking and dribbled water I tried syringing. I will give time for pain meds to work .
She will have had IV fluids at the Vets so the not drinking isn’t an issue atm
Thanks for telling me.she had fluids at vets.
Thanks to ru friends for helping me to not panic too.
1.5 hours sinne pain meds and she ate couple pellets and couple small dandelion greens. She also left me several more poos . I am going back to bed now that her gi moving better. She is afraid which is unlike the usual Amber so I am giving her quiet time.
Thank you for sharing your experience. My Heidi had a rough time years ago yet it is a blurry and my late Maddie was spayed at the rescue. My other bunnies in recent years were males which had quicker recoveries. Yesterday I asked vet to calculate the most medicam I can give safely and he gave me that number and the dosage to start with this morning, and even that dosage was moderately heavy. I hope it lasts the full 24 hours. Zorro must be stressed about Amber because he did not eat all of his morning pellets, though he got some when I checked Amber overnight. Bunnies can be such a worry.I'm pleased Amber is making progress post op. I have found that it takes a bit of time with does to recover and one option might be to discuss pain meds as I've usually ended up having to increase the meds which has then provided the support for my does to make a stronger recovery. She's certainly in the best hands with you and you are doing a fantastic job nursing Amber through the post op days.
Sending vibes for Amber and hope that she is bouncing about in the next couple of days.
Craig xx
You are right about split dose because I usually split Raven's dose though his pain level is easier for me to read with his history so vet would approve split dose for Amber if needed, as long a split dose that does not exceed daily dosage in total.Nothing quite so unnerving as having major surgery in a small animal and one of the worst winter storm seasons going at the same time. This was the kind of fun I had every winter in Alaska. I empathize. (((((Huge hugs)))))
You mentioned the 24 hour range of metacam...have you asked your vet about breaking the increased dosage up into two equal 12 hour halves instead of one 24 dose? I had to do this with Mimzy to keep him comfy. He had early onset arthritis at 3 years and was on metacam for life, so this may not apply to Amber since she should only need temporary relief, but it's worth asking.
Lots of recovery vibes and warmer weather prayers on the way to you. xxxxx
Its great having ru isnt it?
Hope all is well with your girlie.