Thanks, Gina 

She is next to the radiator so I hope she’s warm enough. I put a snugglesafe in with her but she’s ignored it and just flopped in the litter tray  xx

Thanks, Bam. I’ll give her more time then and feed her before bed if she hasn’t eaten. I thought it was a bit soon to start force feeding her as she just seems to want to sleep. Is it usual for vets to give cc so soon? 

Hey Thanks for all the messages. No sign of her waking up. I tried offering her pellet mash, mint, basil and fresh grass. She is not remotely interested. I tried to give her a little CC but she fought me and I had to give up. She’s back to sleep now. Her ears felt a little cold so I gave her another heat pad. Don’t really know what else to do other than wait and see. I’ll give her some more CC before bed and see how she is in the morning Thank you for all the support xx

We’ve decided to take her to the emergency vet. We tried syringe feeding her but she wouldn’t swallow. She’s had no water or food. We put her back in her cage after feeding and she just flopped out with really fast breathing. Worried she may be in shock?

We took her to the vets who were really good. Her temperature was way too low. We had her against the radiator and she had a heated bed but this obviously wasn’t enough the vet has sent us home. We’ve wrapped her in blankets now, cranked the heating up to 25c, put in 2 snuggle safes and given her ears a massage.

The vet also gave her a gut stimulant injection and some cc whilst she was there. I think our syringe was maybe too big for her tiny mouth. We have 2ml syringes now.

We got back and bramble’s temperature must have made a huge difference. She’s has been drinking chamomile water for about 5 minutes straight

The vets didn’t give us any pain meds to go home with. They instead asked that we bring her back in 24 hours after the op for another metacam injection. She’s scheduled for 9am tomorrow.

Thanks everyone. Gina, you were so right! I thought we were keeping her warm but clearly she needed more. So glad we identified the problem this evening though rather than her getting colder over night when the heating cuts out! xx

Thanks, Mikey. The vet gave her a 24 hour painkiller after the op. They asked us to bring her back in the next morning for another 24 hour painkiller injection. I think this is injectable metacam. Then see how they get on after the 48 hours whether they need oral metacam.

Ive given her lots of greens and herbs so hoping she will eat overnight!! We’re back at the vets in the morning for a check over and her next round of metacam. Thanks for all the well wishes xx

Hi everyone, Bramble is much brighter today, thank you!

I don’t know whether it was the gut stimulant or warming her up but she started to nibble grass about 4 am!! I gave her a little more Cc at 6am.

We went to the vets at 9 and she got her second pain killer injection. This really perked her up and she is more awake now. Last night was really awful she was so out of it and wasn’t aware of what was going on around her just flopped. It’s such a relief to see her brighter.

She’s nibbling grass still and even had a little basil. Might have to keep supplementing with CC but definitely on the up The vet has given us oral metacam as well to start giving her tomorrow so we should have no pain problems.

Thank you for all the help and support. It’s so upsetting and scary to see her unwell and not know what to do! I felt so guilty having taken her for the spay but know it’s best in the long run! Such a relief she’s on the mend

Thanks, Gina. We don’t have a thermometer so we’re just using her ears now. If they feed cold, we’re adding more blankets and hot water bottles. We’ve cranked the heating up so it’s like Club Tropicana! Is there a more accurate way of measuring without a thermometer? Or if I buy one, it will have to be tiny and would I also need KY? (eww)

Were finding hot water bottles better than the snugglesafe vet heat pads because she’s cuddling up to them more as they’re soft.

Thanks, JerseyGirl. Interesting article.  I will definitely invest in a thermometer for future. I didn’t know what normal was for a bun. By the time we got to the vets yesterday she was 33c so very glad we called the vet out, despite the fees! Just can’t believe how cold she was when we had 2 heat pads, and a light scarf on her we will know now in case of future anaesthetics too though!

Thanks, Gina. I see what you mean. It would be pretty stressful but maybe useful to have in an emergency? I haven’t tried to snuggle with her actually as I’m scared to pick her up and hurt or disturb her. She’s just alternating between sleeping and drinking and hasn’t tried to leave her cage (dog crate) so I’ve just kind of left her to it. I might try and snuggle with her later