Post spay– Help!

[Ana]

So, I figured since it’s a big surgery it was fine that Evie was lethargic and not eating much– I figured as long as she nibbled she was fine.  The vet assistant said that she was a bit concerned to keep a close eye, and rbing her in ASAP if her eating wasn’t back to normal by tonight…

I’m a little worried because the assistant seemed concerned. So, should Evie be eating normally (she’s normally a little piggie and gets SUPER excited at meal times)?  Should she have more energy (she DID come out of her cage, but not as excitedly, and only for a second, then laid down.)

I saw her sleeping for the first time ever last night… scared me for a second ’cause I thought she was dead.

I’m super concerned! Help! (Matters are worse because I don’t have a care and the vet isn’t very local so I don’t want to take her if I’m just being overly concerned.)

[Lightchick]

Oh, no! I don’t have any answers, sorry.

But many get-well vibes to Evie!

[Beka27]

is she eating anything? or nothing at all? is she pooping and peeing? you can make a mixture of pellets and water until it’s a slurry and feed some in a syringe. do you have any of the empty syringes from the pain meds on hand? you can also give her water like that for overnight and see how she is in the morning.

[bunnytowne]

They don’t go mad for food for a bit.  They will eat just not as much as normal. You can make pellet mush and put some fruit in it and mush it up bun should eat some. Feeding with syringe is difficult on you and bun. Mixing it with little fruit bun will eat it by herself.  As long as she eats some and poops and pees she will be fine. Her appetite will increase hopefully in 3 days. 

As long as she is eating something she will be ok. At a time like this I would think is ok to give fruit and the above mentioned food mush for this cirumstance.

She is being normal for the situation.

[Balefulregards]

Coco had a couple of rough days post spay – I made sure the greens were very damp ( to keep any extra moisture in her) and would do what many others here suggested – hand feeding the wet herbs ( or what ever you know will tempt her the most). I had some nice fresh peach that I offered in slivers – it’s her fav – and I knew that if she didn’t accept that, we were in trouble. But no – she didn’t eat as much as normal.

In our case, Coco had a case of poopy butt for the first night home, so I needed to clean her, as I wanted to make sure that her sutures did not pick up bacteria from her feces…thereby making her situation worse. It cleared after that first night home.

She moved VERY little once caged – I covered one side of her cage to give her a dark quiet spot, and also Kept her caged, so she simply couldn’t move about. Her poops concerned me – but they firmed up nicely – I had botanical hay, which I offered in lieu of straight timothy, and I brought the water bottle TO her to sip. In essence, I treated her the same as my daughter when she is sick. Offer something, observe reaction.

In truth, Coco didn’t “rebound” for about a week – she was some pissed off at me, lots of bunny back was given – and it wasn’t until 3 days after I brought her home that I allowed her to be out of the cage. My caveat too is that Coco is an “older” rabbit to be spayed, and I suspect she was a little less resilient.

But yeah – it’s a Rabbit c-section. And it hurts.

It is worrisome though – and we feel guilty for “bringing” this on them, as bunny parents. ( or at least I did!!!) So I felt like I was watching her extra closely and being paranoid. I talked to the vet in the mornings or evenings post spay to touch base and allow them to reassure me.

Nice nose rubs for Evie, and a nice nose rub for her parent too!

[BinkyBunny]

How long ago was she neutered? Here is post-spay info – helps you figure out what is normal, and what isn’t: http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/spay-neuter.html#pre-post-care

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

Please keep us posted!! {{ VIBES }}

[rabbitsmba]

Did the vet send you home with any metacam for pain? She could just be really sore. Please make sure she is eating and pooping – that is most important.

[Ana]

Thanks for the support guys!

So her energy level is back to normal.  I think she’s super mad at me, because I put one of my shirts in there ’cause she likes to snuggle with fabric sometimes, but she just tried DESTROYING it.

So, she’s still not eating well… in six hours she’ll finish the food I put out (not eating pellets at all, very little hay).  I heard her drink some water.  Normally she is a total pig, though.  Since her energy level is back to normal, I don’t think it’s too serious, right?  As long as she is consuming food… I will do the pellet/water mixture in a syringe thing.

 

And yes, she’s on Metacam.

[Ang]

aww healing vibes to you! hope all is well my neighbor!

[Ana]

I gave her 3.0 ml of Oxbow Bunny Basics pellets and water (which she hated so I had to stop.) She is SOOOO mad at me. She ate on mini carrot and a tiny sliver of apple, but won’t eat anymore! I’m worried, but not sure if I should be since she’s still ingesting something.

Her activity level seems pretty normal, and she’s very curious. (I turned away from her open cage for a second and she escaped, so she’s still a devious little bunny.)

The vet is going to get back to me. I appreciate the support guys. Should I be worried or not? This is the second day.

[BinkyBunny]

She should definitely begin eating. She doesn’t have to gobble down food, but should soon start digesting more than just a tiny sliver of an apple. So when the vet calls, let them know. They seem to be on the ball with follow-up, so ask them if you can get some critical care & feeding syringe since this is Friday – don’t know if your vet’s office is open on weekends, but if not also be sure to ask them for a weekend emergency vet referral. NOT to freak you out, but it’s always good to have a rabbit savvy vet on hand over the weekend.

Let us know what the vet says!

 

Also note:  Critical care now comes in flavors so you might check with them to see if they have that.

[Ana]

She’s fine. Haha. Thanks again for the support.  I ekpt feeding her by syringe, and feeding her jumk food, and by Saturday morning she was 100% normal.

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