Thanks so much guys. She is doing much better. Aside from her being a tad more jumpy than usual, you can't tell anything happened. I kept her huddled up in blankets for a long time yesterday and made sure her temperature was alright. I sang and talked to her and kissed her plenty.
For a while, I really wasn't sure she'd make it. To be honest, at that time I basically decided to just 'be there' for her and not let her pass alone. I figured her heart would basically give from the stress and figured I'd prefer it happening in my arms then in the back of a car or in a stranger's.
However, thank goodness she started coming out of it. Oh tears of joy! I held her for a while longer until she finally had the strength to start struggling. Then, I put her back in the playpen and Maybelle lay beside her for a very short moment but it seemed enough to help Rolo know she was safe. She sorta snapped out of it gradually and started grooming herself and hopping about slowly. I put her back in her hutch with her stuffie and blanket and she seemed normal.
When I went to check on her, she was acting normally and was alert as usual. She wasn't flopped or anything like that. Of course, I figured that with stress like that I'd see some GI issues. I reduced the pellets and increased the hay and added another grass to it that she is used to. We do havenumerous softcecals but it's not something I wasn't expecting. I have simethicone and something like critical care on hand. The vet is nearby if anything but at this time, I don't want to stress her more. If I see any change, I'll probably ask if a vet can stop by and give her fluids if I think she's getting worse.
So things aren't exactly 100% but I would say that she is doing pretty well considering how close a call it was yesterday. It's really very frustrating for meto see her react like that. Months of working with her... Giggles shouldn't have had a baby. :grumpy: (Giggles reacts similarly anytime she is in a car, sees the vet, gets scared of something...)
***Just wanted to add that we will most probably be taking her to the vet to check her over and see if there is anythingI have missed or some permanent damage of some sort. I just donot want to take herimmediately (unless urgent) so she can have a bit of time to destress. Right now, I am focusing on the immediate and getting her out of the 'danger zone' and then we can take her in. If she had a stroke or something, the damage would be done. I figure if there is anything we can deal with after, we will deal with it but right now she just needs to calm down before I stress her again.***
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