FlopsyBunnies4
Well-Known Member
Hello,
My bunny, Beatrix, suddenly stopped eating and pooping yesterday morning. I tried throughout the day to get her feeling better but ended up rushing her to the emergency vet after she stopped moving around and was grinding her teeth (ie: ) guessing bloat or GI stasis. They kindly brought her in even though they were not allowing new patients from 7pm-7am (it was 7:30pm). She was cold, her belly seemed distended, and in a lot of pain. They started her on IV fluids, pain medication, and put her under a heat lamp.
This morning, the vet called, she said Beatrix had improved and was doing much better. She has a normal temp, her belly is no longer distended, and she has perked up. They said she was getting stressed out from the noise and mover her out of critical care to exotics. They kept her on fluids but coaxed her with syring food and she nibbled on some hay. The vet said she would like to see more improvement and wanted Beatrix to be eating more hay and pooping before sending her home. She is still not out of the woods but doing much better.
Background: Beatrix currently has two little babies who are 2.5 weeks old. We managed to feed them milk replacer today and they seem to be doing OK. When giving birth, she retained a live kit and birthed it two days afterwards, it didn't make it. She is a super-mom and has had huge, healthy litters before.
The bigger problem is they are guessing there is an underlying complication that caused her to get sick in the first place. I'm hoping she had too many treats and pellets and not enough hay, so that's the cause of the blockage/stasis. They said there could be a complication from the birth either causing the difficulty or the effects from the birth that is just showing up now. They did bloodwork and found some inflammation, in case of infection, they put her on antibiotics. Hopefully, it'll help get on top of the cause of inflammation. The vet is planning to do an ultrasound tomorrow, and if they find anything concerning they will spay her, even though it could be risky given her current state of health.
The ultrasound is very pricey and they said nothing may show up anyways. If she improves overnight, we may be able to take her home tomorrow and wait a few weeks for her to recover before spaying. There is the risk if we don't do the ultrasound, that she could have a problem (infection or blockage), that could be very harmful if the antibiotics don't take care of it and we don't catch it. I'm so torn as any path seems to have risks and Beatrix means the world to me. It is also all very pricey and adding up fast! I really want to help her but we need to pick and choose too.
I hope it is a good sign she has improved today and fingers crossed she will be ok. I love her so very much and she is the strongest, bravest bunny I know. Please pray she will pull through and there are no underlying complications. I would love your input on what you think would be best for her. Thanks!
My bunny, Beatrix, suddenly stopped eating and pooping yesterday morning. I tried throughout the day to get her feeling better but ended up rushing her to the emergency vet after she stopped moving around and was grinding her teeth (ie: ) guessing bloat or GI stasis. They kindly brought her in even though they were not allowing new patients from 7pm-7am (it was 7:30pm). She was cold, her belly seemed distended, and in a lot of pain. They started her on IV fluids, pain medication, and put her under a heat lamp.
This morning, the vet called, she said Beatrix had improved and was doing much better. She has a normal temp, her belly is no longer distended, and she has perked up. They said she was getting stressed out from the noise and mover her out of critical care to exotics. They kept her on fluids but coaxed her with syring food and she nibbled on some hay. The vet said she would like to see more improvement and wanted Beatrix to be eating more hay and pooping before sending her home. She is still not out of the woods but doing much better.
Background: Beatrix currently has two little babies who are 2.5 weeks old. We managed to feed them milk replacer today and they seem to be doing OK. When giving birth, she retained a live kit and birthed it two days afterwards, it didn't make it. She is a super-mom and has had huge, healthy litters before.
The bigger problem is they are guessing there is an underlying complication that caused her to get sick in the first place. I'm hoping she had too many treats and pellets and not enough hay, so that's the cause of the blockage/stasis. They said there could be a complication from the birth either causing the difficulty or the effects from the birth that is just showing up now. They did bloodwork and found some inflammation, in case of infection, they put her on antibiotics. Hopefully, it'll help get on top of the cause of inflammation. The vet is planning to do an ultrasound tomorrow, and if they find anything concerning they will spay her, even though it could be risky given her current state of health.
The ultrasound is very pricey and they said nothing may show up anyways. If she improves overnight, we may be able to take her home tomorrow and wait a few weeks for her to recover before spaying. There is the risk if we don't do the ultrasound, that she could have a problem (infection or blockage), that could be very harmful if the antibiotics don't take care of it and we don't catch it. I'm so torn as any path seems to have risks and Beatrix means the world to me. It is also all very pricey and adding up fast! I really want to help her but we need to pick and choose too.
I hope it is a good sign she has improved today and fingers crossed she will be ok. I love her so very much and she is the strongest, bravest bunny I know. Please pray she will pull through and there are no underlying complications. I would love your input on what you think would be best for her. Thanks!
