Notes on Peter..

I have a sick bunny! :(

On Saturday he seemed a little off so I kept an eye on him, but by that night it became apparent he was not eating or pooping- my fear was gastrointestinal stasis, the same thing Ruby had almost 3 years ago. Mum and I went to the Cesar Millan Dog Whisperer seminar which was good, but would have been more enjoyable had I not been worried out of my mind right through it!! We took him to ARH when we got home around midnight and they hospitalised him. They gave pain relief, fluids and started treating him for- yes- gastrointestinal stasis.
Sunday morning they sent him home, said he started pooping and was eating. By Sunday night, he was barely pooping and not eating- so we took him back, and decided I'd do home care overnight.
Monday morning, totally sleep deprived by now, we took him to a rabbit speciailist. By now his GI tract was working again, thanks to the medication and syringe feeding, but the question remained- why wouldn't he eat? Turned out one of his back teeth, the ones you can't see without a speculum, was slightly overgrown and was cutting into his tongue. They hospitalised him again.
Tuesday morning the Vet planned to send him home, said he was eating and pooping. It took them until now to figure out he was only eating when on pain meds- I could've told them that 2 days ago, but nevermind. So I got a call at work that they needed to do a dental surgery on him. They did, and we picked him up Tuesday night.
Wednesday (yesterday) and today he's a bit better- more mischeivous and annoying- one of the reasons I knew he was sick was because he's usually a cranky little bugger and he was being sweet and placid for the first time in his life! But he's still not eating as much as I'd like him to.

So we've had quite a week!! It's Thanksgiving in the US today, so Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! We're having pumpkin pie for dinner tonight. It's almost time to start the Christmas mail and decorating too!