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I'm not sure how involved the referral paperwork is - but I have copies I can show her
I have said we aren't expecting miraclesShe may well be used to rabbits - but meeting Boo will indeed be a whole new experience.Thanks bunnymomma & omi - if she doesn't like or isn't suitable for actual physio, I hope she can have some laser or light therapy.
I agree about her being seen at home, plus Boo normally won't move at the vets so this way she'll get to see her on the move / wobble
If she isn't used to rabbits Boo is gonna be some education
Will update
Which indeed she was, managing to lay still for her treatments & grooming me in appreciation of the physios efforts We are supposed to try upping her protein & encourage hopping up a ramp & over uneven surfaces - all in an attempt to build muscle. All to be done really slowly, so the ramp currently has the smallest incline (she won't go up it anyway, even for strawberries) & for now her uneven surfaces just amount to less than perfectly laid towels, blankets etc. I'll see if she is happy to have a hop round on our bed later
Yep. Linseed, oats, & sainfoin (new to me, sounds interesting as doesn't have potential to cause bloat, nutrient rich, tasty + most importantly facilitates uptake of protein in the diet. Gonna make her cookies in a bit. She doesn't like oats so cookies will be oats, nuggets, foraged blackberries, garden strawberries, pear & banana - pinch of fenugreek & turmeric. Eddy will not be happy.
I do enjoy learning new things about plants.
I agree, I really like her. Yeah I'm looking for it...really want the pellets but they only sell in massive bags which feels wasteful. Might order some blocks and see if they will chuck in tiny nugget sample.The physio sounds to be a real gem
I know Sainfoin as a native wildflower, but I've never come across it. I have just had a look online about it and see that it's a legume (like peas and beans), which explains the protein. Will you get her some? It looks as though it's sold for horses as hay or as pellets
Could Eddy have a few cookie crumbs?
thank you petsmum. So far so goodThat's a wonderful update, well done Boobly, bless her giving you groomies. Her physio sounds lovely, I really hope it helps her
aww she really is special. She very much liked the cookies but not so much hopping round the bed, she maybe managed 7 hops. The exercise plan will have to go at Boo's pace I guess - it'd feel cruel forcing her to move. I'm ok with slow but need to keep up the momentum
I agree that baby steps are best for physio, especially with an older individual.
