Month: July 2021

Bunny has chronic constipation. His stools are usually very dry and hard. Whenever I see him straining, I give him Lactulose and normally that helps. But for two days now, he has been straining and he has not been able to defecate. Even Lactulose did not help. I also tried steamed pumpkin and virgin coconut…

It was a long shot, but I offered some steamed pumpkin to Indy last night. Initially, as expected, he rejected it, but after force feeding him a bit, to my surprise, he ate it up by himself. I waited all night to see if there would be any loose stools. There was none and Indy…

Following Indy’s refusal to eat by himself for 6 days and his lockdown kendiri under the bed, Indy started eating small amounts two days ago and so far, he is willing to eat blended baby food (Cindy’s recipe) and some kibble. He is still not willing to eat his raw diet by himself and I…

The magic happened last night at 9.20pm when Indy was out exploring the house. He didn’t want to stay in Bunny’s Room and asked to come out to play. Indy kept following me into the kitchen many times and it certainly looked like he wanted some food. He kept rubbing himself on my leg. So…

A few hours after I syringe-fed the bone broth, Indy called from Bunny’s Room, asking to come out to play. So I let him out. This is the first time he has done this since the “bafflement” started. He trotted out happily and went to explore at the patio. He seemed very much more active.…

How I wish I had good news to share, but I don’t. This morning, Indy made his routine rooster calls, quite loudly too. And many rounds as well, which is his usual routine. When I came downstairs, he was at the grille, waiting. This is all his usual routine. But when it came to food,…

It had been seven hours since his last meal of a tablespoon of raw food. The vet said to not feed him until 6pm to see if he would be willing to eat on his own. She was sure he would. At 6pm, Indy came out from under the bed and waited at the grille.…

Indy has been doing self-imposed “lockdown kendiri” for two days now, hiding under the bed most of the time. He also has not been eating by himself since Wednesday afternoon. I have taken him to the vet’s twice now and his blood tests are all normal. The diagnosis is gastro-intestinal issues. This morning, at 4.20am,…

The vet suggested on the phone today that perhaps we could consider putting Indy on IV-fluids. I was hesitant initially as I know Indy would be very stressed with hospitalisation and the IV-pod on his paw. If he needs fluids, I can always do home subcut and still continue to force feed him small meals…

Indy has been having this eating problem for some months now. It is very hard to get him to eat. Once food is served, he will look at the bowl (as though he has never seen this food before and what-am-I-supposed-to-do-with-this?). Then, I would have to spend five minutes coaxing him to eat. But the…