Jenk
Well-Known Member
We're less than a week away from leaving for vacation (a total of nine days), and our boy is showing signs of digestive upset. I don't know what tests to do for him anymore. (In the past, during a gassy period, he hada fecal culture, blood work and x-rays. Nothing was definitive, and Dear Hubby is WAY past the point of spending money on such tests due to previous non-specific results.)
Our boy saw the vet this past Monday. She felt no sign of blockage but noted that his digestive sounds were decreased on one side and quite decreasedon the other side. (ThatSunday night, he'd beenlethargic. Treatment of Simethicone doses and Metacam didn't make much difference; I'm unsure that gas was the issue.)
By last Monday night, his fecal size returned to normal and has remained that way. That's what stumps me: His fecal quality/quantity is normal; yet he's not acting like his normal self. Example: Last night, he voluntarily re-entered his x-pen area several times before I was done allowing him time out to exercise (in our hallway/bathroom areas). Typically, he gets upset when you tell him it's time "to go back;" he tries to get as much time as possible out of his room.
This morning, he ate his pellets and rested. One hour later,I heardhis gut making rather loud digestive/popping sounds. When I massaged him, I felt a lot of gas gurgling and breaking up; and he ground his teeth a bit when I did so. Still, his overnight fecals look good.
Any advice would be appreciated. (I'm still panicking about leaving my crew in the care of a non-rabbit-savvy person, but I'm sooooo desperate for this vacation.)
Thank you,
Jenk
Our boy saw the vet this past Monday. She felt no sign of blockage but noted that his digestive sounds were decreased on one side and quite decreasedon the other side. (ThatSunday night, he'd beenlethargic. Treatment of Simethicone doses and Metacam didn't make much difference; I'm unsure that gas was the issue.)
By last Monday night, his fecal size returned to normal and has remained that way. That's what stumps me: His fecal quality/quantity is normal; yet he's not acting like his normal self. Example: Last night, he voluntarily re-entered his x-pen area several times before I was done allowing him time out to exercise (in our hallway/bathroom areas). Typically, he gets upset when you tell him it's time "to go back;" he tries to get as much time as possible out of his room.
This morning, he ate his pellets and rested. One hour later,I heardhis gut making rather loud digestive/popping sounds. When I massaged him, I felt a lot of gas gurgling and breaking up; and he ground his teeth a bit when I did so. Still, his overnight fecals look good.
Any advice would be appreciated. (I'm still panicking about leaving my crew in the care of a non-rabbit-savvy person, but I'm sooooo desperate for this vacation.)
Thank you,
Jenk