need input on blue folks

We have the dog one rob. Daisy has the same syringe - does it have red writing on? Daisy has a 5 kg dose twice a day - so to number 5 on the red syringe. Hope that helps

this one hun

Sixer explained it well. Drug calculations are always such fun.

Mega vibes for Blue!

If you were nearer you could have had some of mine.

How is she doing?

thanks Katie x
she is doing ok she will eat banana, herbs, a little hay but not hard things like nuggies i'm guessing that the ulcer on her tongue is hurting when she eats harder things and the hay may be causing a little discomfort too but feeding recovery at mo but have ordered critical care fine ground but waiting on it,
she is drinking and thus weeing she also is pooing they are small but not as small as they originaly were and shaped perfectly round and getting better colour so I think she is slowly on the mend.
she is chirpy too

fiver wrote:this one hun

OK, so Blue is on a 4kg cat dose of metacam - that equates to 0.2mg of metacam which on my understanding is not enough if Blue weighs 4kg. 0.2mg is a minimum dose for a 1kg bun every 24 hours. By my reckoning then she should be on at least 4 times as much as what you have been giving her.

Hope this makes sense. I wonder if your vet has not got a full understanding on metacam doseage in rabbits, or has maybe prescribed the dog dose but given the cat version to you

What I do know is that little Noo was very slow to start eating after a dental and that it took a couple of days for me to realise that I was on the lowest dose of metacam and that I could up it. Once I increased the doseage she seemed to immediately improve - it may have been a coincidence but it was (another) lesson learned.

well the odd thing is the vet said when I picked her up that it was a lower dose for her yet when I phoned yesterday and spoke to the same vet she said no she can not increase the dose but to persevere and take her back if she won't take the recovery and they will force feed her so I decided that maybe as I care so much for her was being too soft on her and now I am making sure she can not play on me she is doing better and taking the recovery food
today I mushed up a little piece of banana in the recovery mix as she loves nana and she took it with a little less struggle she does play on my feeling sorry for her I think x

I don't really want to cast aspersions over your vet Rob but I think she is very wrong about the metacam. Blue is only getting 0.2mg of metacam a day, which is negligible for her weight. If her mouth is still sore she really needs more.

I can't find anything official to back up the doseage guide that I posted earlier but I do have it on good authority that the amounts are correct. It also fits in with the amount that Katie has said John Chitty has prescribed for Daisy. Can I suggest that you print off my post and maybe let your vet have it along with John Chitty's details so your vet can contact him for confirmation.

Poor little love, how is she today please?

Hugs

JO xx

she's sulking at the moment
but she had some recovery mix and meds
that's a good idea Vanessa will update them on Monday with the info as i'm unable to get there at mo my health to blame not bluebells thanks hun x

awww she's been sitting by my feet and nibbled some dandelion and leaves mix
the sulks are her way of saying feel guilty hudad and give me spoilt attentions

I agree with Vanessa Rob - I really think you should give her a bigger dose. you may find that she starts eating straight away.

she is hating the syringe feeding but she is at least getting what she needs but she is getting there she is nomming up some dandelion and leaf mix as I type and is drinking x

Oh love her, I think it is probably an act so you will give her treats to make her love you again. Not such daft bunnies LOL!! I hope she is much better today.

Hugs

JO xx

the c.c arrived in the post today and I gave her some its so much better than recover mix,
she tried to show her annoyance she put her teeth just touched my skin on my hand so I told her she is being fed regardless
bless her she could of really hurt me but she did not
I got some kale for her as she goes mental for that stuff and gave her some and she nommed most of it up

If you are giving her nice noms love, she will only be cross for a little while.

Hugs

JO xx

just got some manuka honey on some very good advice from someone who knows her bunny stuff and going to put a little in her c.c to see if she will feed herself rather than syringe which i'm sure is agitating her tongue ulcer x

just to update blue is getting better but very slowly
she is getting c.c every 4 hours and taking around 5 times 1ml syringe, she is drinking and eating some herbs independently too

yay! keep it up Bluebell

Another little bun on the mend, I do love posts like this.

Hugs

JO xx

just bought her an alfalfa ring as she so loves to munch them some times and she's had a nibble