Stomach Surgery Recovery

[ashleys89]

Help please! Our little Obi underwent surgery to remove a massive internal blockage on Thursday. He is recovering well, but he is not eating very much. He is using the bathroom, eating a little, and drinking water. He will eat a few pieces of greens and nibble on a very little hay and pellets throughout the day. Today he took a small bite of a treat so that was incouraging.

We have critical care but I don’t want to force feed him since he’s eating on his own, however I am worried he’s not eating enough. Any suggestions?

[tobyluv]

Sometimes, a rabbit will eat Critical Care on their own, out of a dish. You can add plain canned pumpkin or a small amount of baby food to the mixture, in whatever flavor might be most appealing to him. You can also offer some of the mixture on your fingers if you think he might eat it from them. Even though he is eating some food on his own, he could use the nutrients from the Critical Care, so you may have to syringe feed him that if he won’t eat it on his own. Maybe just one feeding of it will perk him up and make him want to eat more hay, greens and pellets, but until he is eating well on his own, he should keep getting some Critical Care. I hope that he will be fully recovered soon.

[Jessica]

My bun loves the apple and banana flavored critical care, she very willing eats it right out of the syringe and then would lick the bowl clean

[ashleys89]

I tried critical care, but he wasn’t having it. His eating has picked up and he is eating more pellets and hay on his own! We are on day 5 so I’d like to think we are out of the woods, though it’s been hard to me to find anyone else in the US that had had this surgery.

[LittlePuffyTail]

Just want to send your bunny some ((((Healing Vibes)))))

[ashleys89]

Thank you!!!

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