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she is so much more alert now but belly is still a little oblong and ballish feeling.  She is running around when i take her out of her cage now and shes grooming herself as well.  She has not pooped yet but it could take time since she hasnt been eating anything but the critical care we are giving her.  Her body is warm but ears are a little co…[Read more]

Has she pooped at all yet? I mean, since you have been giving her the meds. It sounds like there is something in there and the gurgling is it trying to move. Is she cold at all? Sometimes their body temperature will drop a bit when going through a GI episode. Warming her up can help.

Should I take her to the hospital tonight or tomorrow or let the meds work?

Oh yes, that’s way to soon to tell.

So after 2 doses her not back to normal yet is normal?

If the doc suspected sth really bad they wouldve kept her and put her on iv fluids and probably more heavy duty painkillers.

Gurgles is good, it means there is movement in the intestines. She still needs a bit of exercise to pass the gass. But it’s a good sign!

Its not possible to say how many doses. That is entirely individual. When I’ve had…[Read more]

If the doc thought something really bad they would’ve sent her to the hospital right

It got a little harder again but there’s tons of gurgles which is good. How many doses does this medicine usually take?

Oh good, softer stomach is good!

Making her move around a bit every 30 mins or so can be good. Of course rabbits too need rest during the night, but in an acute situation like this, a bit of “exercise” can be benefical. GI trouble tends to generate extra gas and the gas needs to get out, or it can cause quite considerable pain.

Next time yiu…[Read more]

She’s a little still right now. She’s alert though. Not really moving but I wouldn’t want too either when I’m in pain in my stomach. She does look around a lot. I just don’t want to wake up in the middle of the night and she’s gone… that would wreck me.

I will say this I picked her up to hold her and her stomach is so much softer now then it w…[Read more]

If there’s a hard lump it indicates a blockage or impaction. Only give small amount of critical care, like ml. Syringe water and/or cooled hay tea more often.

Hay tea is hay steeped in water, much like tea. Let it cool, then sieve off the liquid. It is tasty for rabbit plus it contains micro nutrients.

Dont go “overboard” with the motility drug…[Read more]

How long do these medicines take to really start working. Lux stomach now feels like there’s a hard lump in it but it shifts a lot. She just sits there, I feel so bad and don’t know what it’s from. I hope she’s ok. We have critical care also going to give her soon. If the doctor thought it was a complete emergency she would’ve told us to bring her…[Read more]

A loud chatter can mean pain. It doesnt always though. My Bam could chatter quite loudly during a tummy massage when his tummy was acting up. Difficult to explain perhaps, but it was like he appreciated it even though it caused him (temporary) pain. He always came through just fine.

And yes, surgery is sometimes needed. This as a rule means the…[Read more]

Yeah I need to be on here more you guys are great: and thank you so much for thinking about us ;). Dog is great and we have an 18 month old daughter now who loves lux. And it’s ok if I didn’t spend all the money on a concert and hotel I would stay home but wife told me to still go cause she knows how much I want to go. I’d be home before 24 hours…[Read more]

Oh goodness, I’m sorry your wife has to stay home! Sounded like you were planning a lovely weekend away 😔

But great that you did see a vet. I would expect nothing less from you tbh, Lux is an admirable 8 years old and I do remember the circumstances from way back when.  Wasn’t long ago at all I happened to think about you and Lux and your wife…[Read more]