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Thank you DanaNM. We just got another update and the vet said they found two bacterias in the swab so far, and they haven’t seen pasteurella. I can’t remember what they are called but one of them is found in poop and soil, and would’ve had to be poked into his skin for the bacteria to spread. They said the bacteria grows without oxygen, and doing…[Read more]

He doesn’t get that much treats. Only a few times a week

veggies I give him romaine and kale and others greens sparingly

I was just curious about the amount of treats, etc since you mentioned banana a few times in your first post. Any veggies?

If you hold a strand of hay in front of his face will he take it?

Poor Muffin, I’m so sorry. What an ordeal. 🙁  Do they think that the sore on the leg caused an infection that lead to the perforation? or the other way around? My guess would be the infection in the blood attacked the cecum?

I would personally be hesitant to jump to a surgery on the cecum with that low of a survival rate… I would want to make…[Read more]

He eats oxbow Timothy hay and Oxbow pellets

I haven’t seen him eat yet but he is currently chewing on a willow stick

Poop is great. Is his appetite back to normal?

It does sound a lot like it was probably gas pain.  Can you describe his diet so we can see if there is something that might of caused it?

Also a good way to help with gas is massaging the tummy by placing your hands on both sides of his stomach and gently rocking it back and forth. In my experience, it has been pretty effective.

Ok good! Maybe he’s had a stomach ache today and he needed a good poop. Keep a close eye on him like you have been and try to get him eating hay. If he had gas maybe this helped some of it come out and he’ll be willing to eat again.

The red spot on Pinky looks like it was from getting his blood taken or given fluids. I didn’t have to shave it, he was grooming it so the fur was easier to part in that spot. It’s bruised and has a tiny bit of blood in one spot. I looked it up and it seems like that area is commonly used for taking blood for blood work, near the tibia on the hind leg.

It is pellets like usual