Help...Broken leg!

[hok9]

Yeah, me and the vet agreed that if the surgery was going to be too complicated to just cut it off and ill change his name to lucky and give him a bad ass back story about the leg. This is better then what was going to happen. I was told the surgery would be $125~$200. At first one guy said $500. I told him that i can buy lots of rabbits for $500. Im sorry that sounds cruel but you have to cap it out somewhere and thats more then i am willing to pay for one rabbit, i would have had him put down if it was that price.

 

[Maureen Las]

Is he still at the vets?

 

[hok9]

No they dont hold animals unless they absolutely have to. They did have a cat in a box, i thought it was hilarious. Im getting a little worried about one of our others. Ill post a new topic about that.

 

[NorthernAutumn]

Did you get painkillers for today.. until the surgery?

 

[hok9]

no, he doesnt have any, or they didnt. They are real "safe" with small animals and meds. He has been doing good today. I was doing work on their cage and he was all over the place chasing the other bunnies aroung and protecting the girls.

 

[Maureen Las]

Is he going to have surgery? :expressionless

 

[tonyshuman]

I'm confused. Are you going to have the leg amputated?

 

[hok9]

The leg is going to be up to the vet. Hes going to try to reset the bone but if it doesnt work or the anesthesia wheres off he's just going to amputate the leg. I told him to do what ever is not going to take all day and is easy.

 

[tonyshuman]

Oh ok. Thanks for clarifying. Good luck for the surgery!

 

[hok9]

Hes back now, his leg looks bad but atleast hes doing ok for now.

 

[Maureen Las]

Are you able to describe his leg more?

what procedure was done?

What instructions did the vet give?

pain meds/?

is he eating and drinking yet/?

Poor boy

 

[tonyshuman]

So the vet was able to repair the leg instead of amputate it?

Is he eating/pooping/drinking/peeing/moving? Pain meds?

Best healing wishes...

 

[hok9]

Hes fine, hes eating the same and nothing looks out of place in the cage. I think he has pain meds. They gave me baytril and this other stuff they forgot to label with the name.

 

[Happi Bun]

Baytril is an antibiotic, I wonder why they gave you some? Is the other Metacam? It's a pain reliever. Since he had surgery I would hope they gave you Metacam.

 

[tonyshuman]

It's pretty common to give Baytril post-op to prevent infection of the surgery site. As long as he's eating fine and has normal poos it should be fine to give. It could upset his GI flora, but some probiotics would help that out.

The compound name for Metacam is meloxicam, but I would personally hope for something stronger, like buprenorphine or tramadol, for a post-op pain med. As long as he's eating and acting fine, with of course the exception of moving the leg that was operated on, he should be fine.

 

[Chickadee289]

Aw poor baby. My chinchilla got his leg broken and I thought he would never hop normal again. But after some chinchilla asprin he was just fine after a few weeks.. so don't give up!

 

[hok9]

I wish i knew what the other stuff was. Its looks kinda like yogurt.

 

[tonyshuman]

I hope it isn't yogurt... Bunnies can't digest dairy but it's a common "old-school" thing to give to bunnies on an antibiotic, in the false idea that it will be helpful as a probiotic.

 

[hok9]

its not yogurt

 

[Pipp]

Isn't the name of the drug, the suspension/strength, the vet and the dosage info on the bottle? :?

Meloxicam is white and pretty thick.

And a bit off topic, I do believe rabbits can become lactose intolerant as they age, and yogurt also has a lot of natural sugar which can be a not-so-great thing when prescribed for a gut imbalance. But while yogurt is no longer recommended, it's not really horrible or anything, Vets used to prescribe it all the time and I'd still be inclined to use it in a pinch. But Benebac and other active pro-biotics are much better. (The kind that need refrigeration are usually the most active).

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