So here's the story, my 6 year old bun (Mr waffle) went to be bonded with a new friend a week ago. He was there (as rescue centre) for 3 days before I asked to bring him home. He's a house bun and was in a cage in a wooden office (a big shed) for the bonding period. He got home and settled in well Sunday/Monday but on Tuesday I woke up and he had an upset tum. Took him straight to the vets where he got a wash, fluids directly into his tummy as he was so dehydrated, rescue food and meds to have 3 times a day. Took him back Wednesday as he still wasn't doing good, got more fluids, more rescue food and he hadn't lost weight. Took him today for a check up... More rescue food and now antibiotics. He's not eating, drinking, not really moving and the vet said he has colitis. How long should I expect Mr waffle to be poorly for? He's lost weight since his trip to the vet Wednesday. I'm feeding him a pouch of rescue food a day along with all his medicine and the vet said she thinks he is nibbling at food as his belly doesn't feel as empty. Poop is still full of mucas and runny (and very smelly!) but on the plus side, he did have a little, very tiny, drink from a bowl tonight. Really worried he won't come through as he's not himself at all. It's been 4 days now, should he not be improving?
I have also put him in a different cage to the new bun as she's younger and a bit of a pain while he wants space, the vet said to give him as much of a stress free environment as possible. I feel awful for sending him away to make a friend now that he's come home and got so sick :-(
I have also put him in a different cage to the new bun as she's younger and a bit of a pain while he wants space, the vet said to give him as much of a stress free environment as possible. I feel awful for sending him away to make a friend now that he's come home and got so sick :-(