bluebell again

she won't eat nuggies which she used to love she nibbles on hay a little and grass, she eats most of her herbs ie dill parsley corriander but has stopped drinking again and i am having a job getting her to have her medicin she clenches her mouth and sinks her head into her dew lap
she tries to hide in the morning and evening when i normally administer the medicin but eventually manage but she gets stressed when i do it and moans at me a little so i feel bad
now not only meds but water i am now going to give her through syringe so fun times ahead..
strangely though when we came back from the vets lst time she went straight to her bowl and drank like water was going out of fashion

Has Bluebell had her teeth checked Rob ? and does she have a water bottle or dish as sometimes if they have a dental spur they find it difficult to use a water bottle due to the drinking tube.

You may have to try a 'Bunny Burrito' for getting the meds down her

she had dentals done the other week and has a bottle and bowl of water and have tried the bunny barrito without success,
oh i wish i lived closer to you as i would have asked to bring her round and you and mike could show me what i'm doing wrong or how better to do it.

fiver wrote:she had dentals done the other week and has a bottle and bowl of water and have tried the bunny barrito without success,
oh i wish i lived closer to you as i would have asked to bring her round and you and mike could show me what i'm doing wrong or how better to do it.

I wished you lived nearer as Mike would have given her the meds for you, I'm sure you are doing nothing wrong Rob we get bunnies as well who will not take their medicine and play up a bit and they can be hard work.

I would get them to have a second look at Bulebell's teeth. Before CHristmas Bruce had a dental and by new year he needed another one as a spur had re-occured. Just because she has just had a dental does not mean it is not teeth.
Bunny burritos are really hard to do on some buns. I always use a fleece blanket for Flo as she wriggles like hell and the fleece is a liitle ealstic meaning she cannot wriggle free so easily.

I deffo sounds like there is something painful going on in her mouth.

I think the vet needs another look I really do.

Sending nose rubs and hugs for you both x

I hope you get to the bottom of it soon Rob

What worries me Rob is if she has the start of a dental spur or her mouth is sore she will be reluctant to be syringe fed which is important if she is not eating. The slightest start of a spur can sometimes put them of eating.

Tuckerbunnies wrote:What worries me Rob is if she has the start of a dental spur or her mouth is sore she will be reluctant to be syringe fed which is important if she is not eating. The slightest start of a spur can sometimes put them of eating.

she had heteeth burred and rasped last week but she was off food and drink then but now she eats some but drinkink is still a problem,
the vet saw her the other day and said her tum is quiet and it should not be and is treating her for stasis he gave her two injections and sent me home with zantac syrup,
i have bought fruit and veg drink powder and using it now in her waters to see if it encourages her to drink.
btw i have bought a stethascope to listen to buns tums etc do you know what i should be listening for only i tried but think i'm hearing her breathing,
where exactly do you listen...

on the belly. You should hear gurgling.

cheryl'n'bruce'flo wrote:on the belly. You should hear gurgling.

thanks

just listened to daisy to have a baseline for whats aproxamately normal gurgling and then listened to bluebell and heard some gurgling not as pronounced as daisy's but is definately there

Is she eating this eve??

yep a little parsly a little grass a small piece of celery

Is she drinking ok Rob, I think her mouth could be sore from her dental last week maybe they just caught her when burring her especially if it was a cheek tooth at all.

Poor Blue! Sending both teefer and tummy vibes just to cover all bases!

Tuckerbunnies wrote:Is she drinking ok Rob, I think her mouth could be sore from her dental last week maybe they just caught her when burring her especially if it was a cheek tooth at all.

i agree with you as i have thought that she is sore in the mouth and is causing the problems with everything else.
i have taken her back this morning
thanks maysie and mike