post spay: barley eating

[kittybunny]

Bonnie got her spay on Wednesday. She came into the clinic at 10am, and was picked up at 3pm. That day I just made sure she was comfy by giving her a bowl or water, fresh veggies all in easy reach. I also changed out her litter so I could monitor her poops. All she did was lay on her side, or loaf. I figured I would let her rest instead of forcing food onto her. This morning there was no poop, but little pee, and she did not mess with the pile or hay or veggies I left for her, so I made a pellet mash for her and it was impossible. Normally I can bunny-rito her and feed her, but she wouldn’t eat, so I took her back to the clinic. The vet said she was having a slow recovery from the anesthesia. They gave her fluids and painkillers, and I brought her back home. After 4 hours, she pooped! It was mushy looking poop, I saw some cecals and the rest looks like mush. I tried to feed her and she ate one piece of cilantro. I checked on her again and tried to feed her, and she only ate one piece of wet cilantro again.

Should I be worried? I got really happy with the mushy poo, so maybe she’s just slower on recovery?

[Bam]

The mushy poop is a good sign, her eating a little cilantro is too. But you obviously need to get her to eat more. Any treats are ok in these circumstances, wet cilantro is of course really great, but if she wants banana, give her banana.

Some buns bounce back slower than others. I’m glad you took her back to the vets. Sometimes a bunny needs more pain-killers, it’s lately been shown that bunnies metabolize meloxicam quicker than f ex dogs. Pain often causes inappetance in bunnies.

It’s important you keep her warm, a gut slowdown + having had anesthesia make a bunny prone to hypothermia. Pain-killers also lowers body temp. You can give her a hot water bottle wrapped in a towel or if she wants to you can sit her in your knee with a fleece blankie on her. Sometimes body-heat from another bunny or a person has a very good effect on a poorly bun.

[kittybunny]

Good news! She’s finally eating and pooping normally! They’re actually smaller than what I’m used to but solid poops are much better than mush. She’s devouring any leafy greens now, and perking up to the presence of people. She still won’t eat her pellets, but as long as she’s eating she’s going to be okay, right?

[Bam]

Yes, pellets are not important now, the important thing is that she’s eating and pooping so glad to hear it! The poop are smaller now because she hasn’t had so much food in her tummy.
Hay is more important than pellets to make the poop big again, so it’s good if you can get her to eat some hay. But leafy greens are great too.

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