To note, my bunny, BMO, is 9 months old and I got her when she was about 1 months old. She’s a shy bunny and took about 6 months to get used to her environment, to my parents and to me. Till now she’s still abit skittish but she started to follow us, beg for treats, bite furnitures for attention and most endearing, loves to flop beside while petted. Oh, she HATES to be handled so I respected that and I hardly attempt to hold her unless it’s for her grooming session and I had to put her in her carrier. She’s a picky bunny as well, wouldn’t eat any fresh fruits, tried various of herbs and veggies and so far her only favourite is basil. Started to switch from alfafa to timothy and oats but she eat and nibbles only just enough to fill herself up, which was weird because she used to love timothy.

Anyway, BMO just went for her spay yesterday noon. I dropped her off around 12.30PM and collected her at 8.30PM, along with pain meds, every 24 hrs (meloxicam syrup), anti-biotics, 2x a day (enrofloxacin syrup), chloex spray for her affected area and critical care (anise flavour). I trust the vet because he specialises in exotic and small animals and have been recommended by her groomer. Before I left I asked if BMO has eaten anything and one of the vet nurses told me she did. I checked her water bottle and about half way gone. HOWEVER, I did not confirm with her whether it occurred BEFORE or AFTER the surgery. Unfortunately, the clinic is closed today and I am just looking up the net for help. 

In the meantime, she did not touch any food nor water last night, but was given critical care via syringe and some lick of water when offered to her in a small plate.

Today, she moved around a bit in her cage, but still not eating by herself. She peed twice because the two towels I used to cover her were both wet in different areas. Her urine seems very diluted and not the normal yellow-hard-to-remove-stain kind, but I reckon its her body getting rid of the medication fluids. I got her burrito wrapped in the morning, fed her critical care and gave her her first dose of anti-biotics. The nurses insisted that she MUST have food before any medication thus the syringe feeding This time I gave her plenty of water via syringe to ensure she continues to pee. Long wait till the noon, still no eating or drinking. I have tried her favourite treats, even bought her a new bag of alfafa hay and even her favourite basil, but she just pushed my hand away. Perhaps the painkillers have worn off despite it’s “24 hrs duration” so I didn’t wait till the evening. I gave her the painkiller syrup at 2pm, ensuring that she had some critical care before and plenty of water after. I left her in her favourite spot under a hut, kept warm with towels to rest and pray that she will feel better soon.

I just went in to check on her. It seems like she have one or two normal looking poops. I brought in washed, wet basil leaves and put it infront of her, she did the same, nudging my hand away and leaning her head down, but I persisted and kept propping the leaves lightly towards her mouth. I guess she was irritated and she took a bite of a leaf and then proceeded to nibble abit. “A GLIMMER OF HOPE!”, I thought, though I continue to feel so heartbroken and guilty that I made her go through all these misery. 

I feel really bad for having to syringe critical care formula but she isn’t eating and I’m not sure if I am doing the right thing by doing so. I read that it’s really bad for a bunny to not have anything in their tummies so I thought at least the critical care formula will keep her guts stimulated. I called the emergency line for my vet in the noon by no one picked up. Seeing how she nibbled on the basil made me relief a little and I felt that I should supervise her through the night (when she’s usually more hungry) and hopefully feed her more basil, and call the emergency line again if she’s not improving. 

Sorry for the lengthy post, any advices will be appreciated.

Thanks!

A very disheartened bunny mummy.