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| scGram |
Cissy is improving, she is starting to nibble a bit of hay and parsley and is
drinking. Poops are smaller than normal and a little soft, but there are quite a
few of them. She is getting around wonderfully and to look at her you'd never
think she was only one day past surgery.
I know many of you would know how to handle this, but I've had a real problem
with giving her the Torbutrol (for pain) I crushed it in orange juice last night
and gave it to her with an eye dropper. Now today, she is pretty much back to
her spirited self and when I tried to give it to her, she started shaking her
head hard and pushing it away. I guess maybe I should have just held her tight
and forced it in, but I decided to take a tiny taste myself and it is so
terribly bitter that I don't know how anyone could take it.
She really didn't seem like she was in any pain so I just gave her half an
orange flavored baby aspirin smashed and wrapped in a Craisin. After I tried to
give her the bitter stuff, she really fought me giving her anything, she
wouldn't swallow it. Thank goodness she has started eating a little on her own.
I don't have a problem forcing something into her mouth, but how do you make
them swallow? She didn't spit it out so I am assuming it eventually goes down.
I guess force feeding is not my strongest asset. :-(
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| patches |
Good to see that Cissy is starting to eat and on the road to recovery.
I wouldn't worry about giving her pain meds since she isn't acting as if
in pain. When Mr. Patches broke is leg, had the failed surgery to fix
it and then a week later had it amputated he wouldn't take any pain
meds. The vet said he had to be in pain but he never acted like he was
and continued to eat and try to move around the house even though he
wasn't suppose to.
Rich & Mr. Patches (I told you craisins were good for pain)
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| Nona |
Dori,
She's better off without the painkiller, IMO, if she doesn't seem to be
in pain.
So I'd just not worry about it.
Painkillers tend to suppress appetite anyway.
Don't worry, if you ever really have to get something into her mouth,
you'll be able to do it.
I'll help!
Nona
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scGram wrote:
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> Cissy is improving, she is starting to nibble a bit of hay and parsley and is
> drinking. Poops are smaller than normal and a little soft, but there are quite a
> few of them. She is getting around wonderfully and to look at her you'd never
> think she was only one day past surgery.
>
> I know many of you would know how to handle this, but I've had a real problem
> with giving her the Torbutrol (for pain) I crushed it in orange juice last night
> and gave it to her with an eye dropper. Now today, she is pretty much back to
> her spirited self and when I tried to give it to her, she started shaking her
> head hard and pushing it away. I guess maybe I should have just held her tight
> and forced it in, but I decided to take a tiny taste myself and it is so
> terribly bitter that I don't know how anyone could take it.
>
> She really didn't seem like she was in any pain so I just gave her half an
> orange flavored baby aspirin smashed and wrapped in a Craisin. After I tried to
> give her the bitter stuff, she really fought me giving her anything, she
> wouldn't swallow it. Thank goodness she has started eating a little on her own.
> I don't have a problem forcing something into her mouth, but how do you make
> them swallow? She didn't spit it out so I am assuming it eventually goes down.
>
> I guess force feeding is not my strongest asset. :-(
>
> --
> {)(}
> (*.*) Dori ...
> {"}{"} BB and Cissy
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| Sofia, Erik, Flopsy and Zoe |
No aspirin! Nor right now! It will make her blood thinner and can cause some
hemorrage! So not right now...
Happy to hear she's doing better,
Sofia & Erik
"scGram" <dorineu@writeme.com> wrote in message
news:bjm7qn$keq24$1@ID-205726.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Cissy is improving, she is starting to nibble a bit of hay and parsley and
is
> drinking. Poops are smaller than normal and a little soft, but there are
quite a
> few of them. She is getting around wonderfully and to look at her you'd
never
> think she was only one day past surgery.
>
> I know many of you would know how to handle this, but I've had a real
problem
> with giving her the Torbutrol (for pain) I crushed it in orange juice last
night
> and gave it to her with an eye dropper. Now today, she is pretty much back
to
> her spirited self and when I tried to give it to her, she started shaking
her
> head hard and pushing it away. I guess maybe I should have just held her
tight
> and forced it in, but I decided to take a tiny taste myself and it is so
> terribly bitter that I don't know how anyone could take it.
>
> She really didn't seem like she was in any pain so I just gave her half an
> orange flavored baby aspirin smashed and wrapped in a Craisin. After I
tried to
> give her the bitter stuff, she really fought me giving her anything, she
> wouldn't swallow it. Thank goodness she has started eating a little on her
own.
> I don't have a problem forcing something into her mouth, but how do you
make
> them swallow? She didn't spit it out so I am assuming it eventually goes
down.
>
> I guess force feeding is not my strongest asset. :-(
>
> --
> {)(}
> (*.*) Dori ...
> {"}{"} BB and Cissy
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| Luize |
Hiya Dori, glad to hear Cissy girl is doing well. when Smirnoff was
neuteured, they gave me some recovery food for him, to give him if he
didn't start eating. Well I tried to give him some mixed with banana
baby food. NO WAY would he let me give him it, he ended up with most
of it on his face, which it then proceeded to dry and turn hard, it
took me ages to sponge clean his face !!
I think that she would probably not stuggle to take the meds if she
needed them. shes probably saying hey mom, I'm fine so stop making me
swallow that vile stuff !!!!
Glad shes doing well anyway,
Luv Lu, smirnoff & blinky
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| Anita |
Dori, if she doesn't seem to be in pain, don't worry about giving her the
torb. Jessie's pain was obvious when she came home from her spay, so I wish
I had had the torb. However (to confuse everything I just said), not eating
could be a sign of discomfort for Cissy. She is there with you, so I know
that you can tell better than anyone else.
If it stresses her to take it, and you feel she needs it, you might find it
easier to give it to her on her favorite foods. It is how I give Jessie her
meds. When I give bitter meds, I syringe them onto her mini-wheat or a
Triscuit. She gobbles them right up, then grumbles about how I "poison" her
favorite foods. Syringe feeding her the meds was getting so stressful for
her that I was grateful to find an easier way.
The only problem with this method is if they refuse the food with the
medicine, the med is wasted. Not a good thing when there is limited
medication.
Anita and Jessie
"scGram" <dorineu@writeme.com> wrote in message
news:bjm7qn$keq24$1@ID-205726.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Cissy is improving, she is starting to nibble a bit of hay and parsley and
is
> drinking. Poops are smaller than normal and a little soft, but there are
quite a
> few of them. She is getting around wonderfully and to look at her you'd
never
> think she was only one day past surgery...
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| Karin, Daffy and Eric |
Dori, I'm pleased to hear that Cissy is doing so well :-)
I don't really think she needs the painkiller either. If you still want to
do it, you could try what I do. I always use thin slices of banana when I
have to give Daffy and Eric tablets. Crush the tablet, sprinkle it on a
banana sliver, then cover it with more banana. They always gobble it down
without a problem! (Having said that, they are exceptionally greedy buns).
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Karin, Daffy and Eric
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| Pinktrixrabbit |
Dori is sounds like Cissy is on her way to normal again. Thats great news.
I'm sure she will be herself in no time. I've had 3 boys neutered and found
they all acted different when they came home. Cartman did not come out of his
carrier for hours, Boo almost the same thing, and Hershey was out running
around immediately, a little groggy, but active from the start. I'm sure Cissy
will be fine.
Lisa & the "Fab Four" - Cartman, Wendy, Boo Boo and Hershey
http://www.geocities.com/pinktrixrabbit/Home.html
remove nospam from address to email me
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| Arlette & Cocoa |
Good news on Cissy, Dori!
When Cocoa had his bladder stone removed, I gave him the pain meds for only
one day. He seemed like he felt well enough to be without it, so I stopped
it. I'm sure Cissy won't need it. If you see her in pain, you could try
putting it in a mashed banana.
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God Bless,
Arlette, Cocoa & Brownie in spirit
Need a vet? Click here
http://charm.air.on.ca/raytec/RabbitVetsMain.htm
There is no blessing from God so sweet as having
two chocolate coloured bunnies melting in your lap
in the warm morning sun.
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| scGram |
Thanks Nona ... I really appreciate it.
I was able to feed her the day of her surgery and she swallowed it, but I guess
the next day she decided she could do it herself and didn't want any
intervention from me.
She's not quite up to her normal standard of "Miss Piggy" , but she is eating
pretty good now and doesn't seem to be in any pain at all. She's doing small
binkys and getting around just fine.
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(*.*) Dori ...
{"}{"} BB and Cissy
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"Nona" <ncleland@erols.com> wrote>
Dori,
>
> She's better off without the painkiller, IMO, if she doesn't seem to be
> in pain. Painkillers tend to suppress appetite anyway.
>
> Don't worry, if you ever really have to get something into her mouth,
> you'll be able to do it. I'll help!
>
> Nona
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| scGram |
I think you're right about the meds Lu, She took it the day of her surgery but
didn't want it the next day. Cissy and Smir have something in common ... I found
out she "hates" baby food ... I tried to give her both banana and carrot (not
together)mixed with ground pellets and she wanted no part of either of them, but
I mashed up fresh banana with ground pellets and she ate it with no problem.
Have I missed something? I see someone has been added to your signature !!!
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(*.*) Dori ...
{"}{"} BB and Cissy
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"Luize" <luize69@aol.com> wrote
> Hiya Dori, glad to hear Cissy girl is doing well. when Smirnoff was
> neuteured, they gave me some recovery food for him, to give him if he
> didn't start eating. Well I tried to give him some mixed with banana
> baby food. NO WAY would he let me give him it, he ended up with most
> of it on his face, which it then proceeded to dry and turn hard, it
> took me ages to sponge clean his face !!
>
> I think that she would probably not stuggle to take the meds if she
> needed them. shes probably saying hey mom, I'm fine so stop making me
> swallow that vile stuff !!!!
>
> Glad shes doing well anyway,
>
> Luv Lu, smirnoff & blinky
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| scGram |
Sofia ... I have stopped all pain meds as she doesn't seem to be in any pain.
Thanks for the advice.
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{"}{"} BB and Cissy
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"Sofia, Erik, Flopsy and Zoe" wrote
> No aspirin! Nor right now! It will make her blood thinner and can cause some
> hemorrage! So not right now...
>
> Sofia & Erik
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| scGram |
I will try the banana slices if she needs meds again. She is not getting any
more pain killers this time as she doesn't seem to be in any pain. I tried
crushing the tablet and mixing it with mashed banana and when she adamantly
refused it that is when I tasted it ... I could not believe the bitterness. I
have never taken a pill that bitter. It was awful.
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(*.*) Dori ...
{"}{"} BB and Cissy
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"Karin, Daffy and Eric" <karinNOSPAM@karinkallstrom.com> wrote in message
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> Dori, I'm pleased to hear that Cissy is doing so well :-)
>
> I don't really think she needs the painkiller either. If you still want to
> do it, you could try what I do. I always use thin slices of banana when I
> have to give Daffy and Eric tablets. Crush the tablet, sprinkle it on a
> banana sliver, then cover it with more banana. They always gobble it down
> without a problem! (Having said that, they are exceptionally greedy buns).
> --
> Karin, Daffy and Eric
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| scGram |
Anita ... I have been amazed at how well Cissy has done. She has had an easier
time than BB had with his neuter. I was expecting it to be harder on her since a
Spay is more invasive than a neuter. She's not 100% yet but is about 90% and
it's only the second day. I am just so relieved that she'll never have to have
that done again.
Thanks for all the help.
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(*.*) Dori ...
{"}{"} BB and Cissy
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"Anita" wrote
> Dori, if she doesn't seem to be in pain, don't worry about giving her the
> torb. Jessie's pain was obvious when she came home from her spay, so I wish
> I had had the torb. However (to confuse everything I just said), not eating
> could be a sign of discomfort for Cissy. She is there with you, so I know
> that you can tell better than anyone else.
>
> If it stresses her to take it, and you feel she needs it, you might find it
> easier to give it to her on her favorite foods. It is how I give Jessie her
> meds. When I give bitter meds, I syringe them onto her mini-wheat or a
> Triscuit. She gobbles them right up, then grumbles about how I "poison" her
> favorite foods. Syringe feeding her the meds was getting so stressful for
> her that I was grateful to find an easier way.
>
> The only problem with this method is if they refuse the food with the
> medicine, the med is wasted. Not a good thing when there is limited
> medication.
>
> Anita and Jessie
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| scGram |
Thanks Lisa ... Cissy is doing real well.
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(*.*) Dori ...
{"}{"} BB and Cissy
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"Pinktrixrabbit" wrote
> Dori is sounds like Cissy is on her way to normal again. Thats great news.
> I'm sure she will be herself in no time. I've had 3 boys neutered and found
> they all acted different when they came home. Cartman did not come out of his
> carrier for hours, Boo almost the same thing, and Hershey was out running
> around immediately, a little groggy, but active from the start. I'm sure
Cissy
> will be fine.
>
> Lisa & the "Fab Four" - Cartman, Wendy, Boo Boo and Hershey
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| scGram |
Thanks Arlette:
I don't think Cissy needs the pain meds now, so we have stopped them. I wish
they made something that didn't taste so terrible ... Uggggg
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(*.*) Dori ...
{"}{"} BB and Cissy
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"Arlette & Cocoa" wrote ...
> Good news on Cissy, Dori!
> When Cocoa had his bladder stone removed, I gave him the pain meds for only
> one day. He seemed like he felt well enough to be without it, so I stopped
> it. I'm sure Cissy won't need it. If you see her in pain, you could try
> putting it in a mashed banana.
>
> --
> God Bless,
> Arlette, Cocoa & Brownie in spirit
> Need a vet? Click here
> http://charm.air.on.ca/raytec/RabbitVetsMain.htm
> There is no blessing from God so sweet as having
> two chocolate coloured bunnies melting in your lap
> in the warm morning sun.
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| scGram |
Thanks for all the support Rich. Cissy agrees with you Mr Patches ... She says
"Craisins are real good for pain" :-)
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"patches" wrote...
> Good to see that Cissy is starting to eat and on the road to recovery.
>
> I wouldn't worry about giving her pain meds since she isn't acting as if
> in pain. When Mr. Patches broke is leg, had the failed surgery to fix
> it and then a week later had it amputated he wouldn't take any pain
> meds. The vet said he had to be in pain but he never acted like he was
> and continued to eat and try to move around the house even though he
> wasn't suppose to.
>
> Rich & Mr. Patches (I told you craisins were good for pain)
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| Luize |
Ooh I posted this message once before but it came up with an internal
server message so I'll try again.
Blinky is my fish, we bought 2 a couple of months ago, but sadly fred
died :o(
Blinky likes to remain the silent type, so sometimes I forget to put
his name on. Hes a lovely swimming chap though. pics of him on my
website ;o) he he
Luv Lu, Smirn & blinky
http://community.webshots.com/user/smirnoff69
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| Rabbit Rouser |
>Cissy is improving,
Cissy will be fine.
As, long as you are with her!
Daryl
Bucky, Jackie, Mouse, Junior, Sasha & Patches!
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| scGram |
Oh yes I remember that ... I thought maybe you got a Companion for Smirnoff
(wishful thinking I guess)
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(*.*) Dori ...
{"}{"} BB and Cissy
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"Luize" <luize69@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Ooh I posted this message once before but it came up with an internal
> server message so I'll try again.
>
> Blinky is my fish, we bought 2 a couple of months ago, but sadly fred
> died :o(
> Blinky likes to remain the silent type, so sometimes I forget to put
> his name on. Hes a lovely swimming chap though. pics of him on my
> website ;o) he he
>
> Luv Lu, Smirn & blinky
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> http://community.webshots.com/user/smirnoff69
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| scGram |
Thank You Daryl ... Cissy is almost her normal piggy self now ... She has healed
wonderfully.
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(*.*) Dori ...
{"}{"} BB and Cissy
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"Rabbit Rouser" <rabbitrouser1@aol.comstockery> wrote in message
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> >Cissy is improving,
>
> Cissy will be fine.
>
> As, long as you are with her!
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> Daryl
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> Bucky, Jackie, Mouse, Junior, Sasha & Patches!
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