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Bunny servant Lotte
Hello,
We got Delilah spayed today and she returned home around 4pm. We're not entirely sure of her age, but our vets guessed she's at least 2-3 years old, if not older, so she is older than the ideal age to be spayed.
Since returning home, she's sat very still near her litter box. She drank some water when it was placed very close to her and has nibbled on one or two pieces of hay, but otherwise isn't eating. We gave her 0.75mL of Meloxicam for pain relief around 7pm; I haven't noticed any behavioral changes since then. Since she's not eating, my partner and I are now trying to feed her Critical Care, but she's been quite contrite about taking it. She's moving her head away or nudging the syringe away, however she will eat it once it's in her mouth.
I'm worried about putting her into a bunny burrito due to her spay incision; I don't want to hurt her anymore or cause any damage to the incision. I'm also worried about feeding her too little or too much Critical Care. She's probably taken around 5-6 1mL syringes at this point.
Any tips for helping a more mature bun through post-spay care? x
Just an edit to also mention we had bloodwork done for her at the vets. They found inflammation and suspect it may be due to e.cuniculi, however we won't know for about 10 days if she's positive for the parasite. They advised us that it shouldn't cause any issue in her spay recovery and that if she comes back positive for it, she'll go on medication for it at that time.
We got Delilah spayed today and she returned home around 4pm. We're not entirely sure of her age, but our vets guessed she's at least 2-3 years old, if not older, so she is older than the ideal age to be spayed.
Since returning home, she's sat very still near her litter box. She drank some water when it was placed very close to her and has nibbled on one or two pieces of hay, but otherwise isn't eating. We gave her 0.75mL of Meloxicam for pain relief around 7pm; I haven't noticed any behavioral changes since then. Since she's not eating, my partner and I are now trying to feed her Critical Care, but she's been quite contrite about taking it. She's moving her head away or nudging the syringe away, however she will eat it once it's in her mouth.
I'm worried about putting her into a bunny burrito due to her spay incision; I don't want to hurt her anymore or cause any damage to the incision. I'm also worried about feeding her too little or too much Critical Care. She's probably taken around 5-6 1mL syringes at this point.
Any tips for helping a more mature bun through post-spay care? x
Just an edit to also mention we had bloodwork done for her at the vets. They found inflammation and suspect it may be due to e.cuniculi, however we won't know for about 10 days if she's positive for the parasite. They advised us that it shouldn't cause any issue in her spay recovery and that if she comes back positive for it, she'll go on medication for it at that time.