Krissa
Well-Known Member
Hi, I don't post much but I do read the forums weekly.
I have a ~5 m.o. male flemish giant named Rory. He is the half brother of my former flemish Willow who I lost to GI stasis.
Rory was neutered last Monday and came through it well, no issues.
I just went in to say goodnight and saw three areas of diarrhea in his cage. He has never had this issue before. It had to have happened in the last 2 hours as I was playing with him earlier. His bum did have a bit of liquid poop on it. I cleaned the pen, took out his pellets and left only water and timothy hay.
He is eating the exact same thing my 4 y.o. Californian is eating in the pen next door. Oxbow bunny basics. He even had the same greens. I can hear his tummy making noise without my stethoscope. He is still drinking water and eating hay - I watched him. He also still is playing and demanding pets.
The question - should I try to contact my vet now (its 10pm here) or wait until the morning? Should I get out the critical care now or wait and see if he has more diarrhea?
Why must these things always happen at night? I am worried because of how quickly I lost my last flemish (it was less than 12 hours from when I noticed he was a bit 'off'). I also don't want to be calling/emailing my vet in the middle of the night if its not an emergency.
I have a ~5 m.o. male flemish giant named Rory. He is the half brother of my former flemish Willow who I lost to GI stasis.
Rory was neutered last Monday and came through it well, no issues.
I just went in to say goodnight and saw three areas of diarrhea in his cage. He has never had this issue before. It had to have happened in the last 2 hours as I was playing with him earlier. His bum did have a bit of liquid poop on it. I cleaned the pen, took out his pellets and left only water and timothy hay.
He is eating the exact same thing my 4 y.o. Californian is eating in the pen next door. Oxbow bunny basics. He even had the same greens. I can hear his tummy making noise without my stethoscope. He is still drinking water and eating hay - I watched him. He also still is playing and demanding pets.
The question - should I try to contact my vet now (its 10pm here) or wait until the morning? Should I get out the critical care now or wait and see if he has more diarrhea?
Why must these things always happen at night? I am worried because of how quickly I lost my last flemish (it was less than 12 hours from when I noticed he was a bit 'off'). I also don't want to be calling/emailing my vet in the middle of the night if its not an emergency.
