There is never a time to restrict hay. Hay is the one thing they should always have plenty of -- most especially when there is a GI problem. Hay is exactly the thing she needs and eating that can get the gut moving again and the tummy back to normal.
Be sure she has water in a bowl since eating hay often causes them to drink as well.
Sorry! I meant restrict everything except unlimited hay. I’m happy to report her droppings are still fewer, but now round again and not all mushed together either! Much progress.
I still am giving her some critical care, even though she’s eating now more too. The critical care is watered down though, she hasn’t taken an actual drink since this all started happening! I do wet her vegetables though, and like I said, the critical care has more water in it too, so I know she has at least some fluids on her system. Not sure if I should stop giving her more critical care.
A funny thing is whenever I go to massage her belly, she runs away and immediately starts eating hay! She does thing every time, I think I accidentally conditioned her to eat hay whenever I go to run her tummy because when she does that, I leave it alone! Even my boyfriend noticed it.
So things seem better. The vet told me to finish her antibiotics (Enrofloxacin and Metronidazole) after a week, so we still have a few days to go on that. Did any of you guys finish through a whole cycle like if antibiotics instructed as so? Or did you stop whenever their droppings returned to normal? She told me to stop giving cisapride once her droppings are normal, which I think they are mostly, but not quite 100%. One more dose should do it. Today is her last day of Meloxicam (pain killer) too, as she said don’t give her anymore than 3 day’s worth of dosage, and if needed, half the dosage afterwards. I think she might be able to just be done with it after her final dose of that today though.
Sorry this got long! Thanks all. [emoji3590]