I'd like to dedicate this thread to Bun Jovi. She's been such a little trouper throughout her terrible ordeal, but we would also like to have this be a spot for you to post your experiences so that others might benefit to help prevent and treat. There may be poop pictures attached, but only for reference.
Back story: Last Monday (11/24) we took Jovi to the vet for not eating or pooping. She was in stasis. She was xrayed and found to be impacted by a large hairball. We immediately started infant gas drops at 1 mg per hour for 3 hours. Vet sent us home with meds and a gel based cat laxative. We were also given a recipe for a slurry before the critical care arrived. We gave gentle but firm belly massages. We spoon and syringe fed her meds for seven days. She is starting to make wet poos. The first was pretty mucussy. There is one dose left of gut motility drug, I've read that it may be well to extend the length of days given, however she's starting to make soft feces, the kind that smear on the fur and don't smell so nice. She nibbles choice greens. Her choice, so we offer everything we have. She's bored with the whole syringe feeding thing and just lets it all fall from her mouth.
Now about that stink. Would a warm butt bath feel good you think? Would this be too stressful for her? I'm not an advocate of bathing bunnies, but for a normally self cleaning animal, she's gotten behind. Maybe she doesn't appreciate her own smell.
Back story: Last Monday (11/24) we took Jovi to the vet for not eating or pooping. She was in stasis. She was xrayed and found to be impacted by a large hairball. We immediately started infant gas drops at 1 mg per hour for 3 hours. Vet sent us home with meds and a gel based cat laxative. We were also given a recipe for a slurry before the critical care arrived. We gave gentle but firm belly massages. We spoon and syringe fed her meds for seven days. She is starting to make wet poos. The first was pretty mucussy. There is one dose left of gut motility drug, I've read that it may be well to extend the length of days given, however she's starting to make soft feces, the kind that smear on the fur and don't smell so nice. She nibbles choice greens. Her choice, so we offer everything we have. She's bored with the whole syringe feeding thing and just lets it all fall from her mouth.
Now about that stink. Would a warm butt bath feel good you think? Would this be too stressful for her? I'm not an advocate of bathing bunnies, but for a normally self cleaning animal, she's gotten behind. Maybe she doesn't appreciate her own smell.
it really feels good to know when you're helping. This morning Jovi got her butt bath all the way up to her middlings. That girl was so stinky! I cranked up the heat and gave her a blow dry. She was very cooperative. She's passing what appears to be smelly cat poop.
