I'm not sure what the rules of this game were the other day between Whiskey and Rupert 🤔 Blow up each other's nose until someone blinks then pull silly faces? 🤷♀️🤣 The "Bitey Face" game is popular among the horses, especially the boys, but this was a new take on it 😄
Great news - Bolly has been able to come home today 😄
He has started to pass droppings, albeit not normal size/shape and his behaviour, appetite and general demeanour have improved a lot overnight.
We'll be keeping a very close on him over the weekend for any signs of deterioration again, but he has definitely turned a corner for now and fingers crossed he continues to improve!
He'll be kept inside for a bit longer until his 💩 is back to normal and we're happy his guts are working as they should.
We're so pleased to have him back, it could have gone either way through the week - a big thank you to all the staff at Dryfe Vets for pulling him through 😊
Our little rabbit Bolly would appreciate some positive thoughts tonight as he's spending another night with our vets.
You may remember we mentioned Bolly had gut stasis a few weeks ago but recovered after one night at the vets. On Monday he wasn't eating again and was lethargic so was given pain relief, gut stimulants and fluids and booked in for a dental on Tuesday morning in case they were the problem. It's not possible to see a rabbit's back teeth without sedation and whilst his teeth did have some spurs to file down, we aren't sure it was bad enough to be the root cause. Although he had seemed brighter that morning, he didn't eat overnight again and was a very unhappy rabbit by Wednesday morning.
He was admitted to the vets for regular medication, fluids and syringe feeding if necessary and he has been receiving great care from the vets and vet nurses. He is proving a bit frustrating as he will start eating by himself and seem happier but then deteriorate again and he has not passed any poos since he has been at the vets. Today he had xrays and tests which showed no blockage and the last update this evening was that he was eating more eagerly than he had been and moving around his cage more.
We are all crossing our fingers and hoping that he is turning a corner and will continue to improve and keep eating overnight. Most importantly we are hoping for 💩! 🤞
Happy pig noises now the grass is finally growing 😄🐷🌱
Just some bouncy baby goats 🥹🥰 Ernie is particularly acrobatic 😄
Well Burt and Ernie have had a very busy first day on the farm! 🥰
They have navigated new friends (who were all much better behaved with the little ones than expected!), explored, "helped" with a hay delivery 🤭, chewed some clothing, "helped" do up some zips and had lots of attention! 😊 Cedric the sheep has been particularly intrigued by them and hopes they will play with him when everything is a bit less overwhelming 😄
❗️Double trouble❗️
These two pint-sized trouble makers arrived this afternoon - Burt and Ernie 🥹🥰
Although they are around 9 months old, they are tiny and extremely cute! The boys were a wedding gift towards the end of last year and unfortunately proved a little bit much for their new owners 🤭 who reluctantly decided they needed to look for a new home for them where they would get lots of attention.
The boys haven't been outside yet but we will introduce them to the farm and the other goats over the next couple of weeks. As they are so small we will need to keep a close eye on them whilst the bigger goats get used to them and they find their place in the herd.
Thank you to everyone who sent some enrichment gifts for Hazel & Rowan 😊
We collected some wood chippings that WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre were giving away which has given the girls something new to dig through and peck at 😊 Sprinkled with some treats that were sent from the wishlist and they have been having a great time!
Maple and Alexander sharing the salt lick today 😄🐐🐴
Our pigs all take their bed making very seriously and Percy is no exception 😄 They can spend quite a while getting it just right! 🐷
Rupert, Whiskey and Gypsy had some pieces of beech tree branches today as a bit of enrichment. Although they were apparently quite scary to begin with, Rupert eventually got the idea 😄
(Whiskey doesn't really appreciate personal space 😆)
Apologies for the page being quiet recently, we have been very busy as well as dealing with a few animal related incidents over the past couple of weeks. I will try to post some updates over the next few days but enjoy some guinea pig breakfast time for now 🥰
