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Poorly Joe

joey&boo

Wise Old Thumper
My boy was at the emergency vets at lunchtime. He refused breakfast at 9 & was belly pressing. It was 5pm before he started having a nibble (sow thistle & grass). Looks significantly better now (no longer hunched or belly pressing) but still far from right. There are 2 wet but normal shape & size poops but thats it. Any well wishes much appreciated
 
I hope he gets better quickly soon. I'm sending lots of vibes for Joe. xxxxxxxxxx
 
Oh Joey :( Sending loads of vibes for your beautiful boy. I hope he gets completely better very soon.
 
Oh, no, Joey. I'm so sorry he's been feeling so unwell that he needed the emergency vets. Poor boy. :( I'm glad he has improved a lot, and I hope he'll feel better and hungrier soon and do some more poops. Lots and lots of vibes for your dear Joey.
 
Oh no poor Joe, I’m glad you took him to the emergency vets.

C’mon Joe do some more poo poos.


Xx
 
Thanks guys. He's a bit spaced (had buprenorphine) - dozy more than zombied. First syringe feed didn't go great - he's no Rudey.
Does cisparide work on hind gut too? I'm used to to 2 gut motility drugs - & a lot less pain killers. Mousey is well jealous of his metacam dose (its not actually metacam)
 
Thanks everyone. i just went up & he was sat on his poo assessment pad (he always leaves me a dozen or so there). Picked him up & he'd left a big pile of poos - fairly decent size considering. Three were strung together very thickly with hair. So I think Boobly current moult (& his normal one) are prob the culprit. usually Joey only eats half a dozen nuggets but last night he ate loads more than usual. I think maybe those swellng in his belly with the hair? both can be addressed though with upped grooming & us monitoring his pellets (though might decide to not feed at all)

Feel like we've turned a corner. Thanks for all your support. Off to see if he is more hungry xx
 
That sounds more positive :) The hair plus an increase in his pellets does sound like a plausible cause and one that's easy to manage. Sending lots more vibes for him.
 
It's really good to hear that he did a big pile of poops. Good job, Joey. I'm glad you feel like you've turned a corner. Hopefully he'll just keep getting better now. Sending him many more vibes. :love:
 
i'm so glad he is pooing & seems to be on the mend.
Pepper & Tulip send their best wishes for handsome lad's speedy recovery :love:
 
i'm so glad he is pooing & seems to be on the mend.
Pepper & Tulip send their best wishes for handsome lad's speedy recovery :love:

I thought of Tulip when we were in there. She kept saying what a dream he was to handle ...thought if you lived (a lot) closer to me if it would be fun to play swicheroo & pretend its the same bunny
 
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