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Rabbit post-surgery monitoring sheet
Print this sheet or keep it open while you call a rabbit-savvy veterinarian. It is a note-taking aid, not a treatment plan.
Fast answer for owners
- Go now if: Not eating or no droppings; Bloat, severe pain, collapse, seizure, laboured breathing, flystrike, toxin exposure, trauma, or inability to stand; Time sign started and whether it is worsening.
- Call today if: signs are mild but new, worsening, or linked with appetite or dropping changes.
- Do not: Ask the vet before giving medicines, forced feeding, home remedies, or delaying care.
- Tell the vet: Record last eating, drinking, droppings, urination, behaviour change, pain signs, temperature, toxins, trauma, and medications.
Owner and rabbit
- Rabbit name / age / weight:
- Bonded companion travelling too? yes / no
- Current medications or conditions:
- Clinic called, staff name, and time:
Emergency signs to report
- Not eating or no droppings
- Bloat, severe pain, collapse, seizure, laboured breathing, flystrike, toxin exposure, trauma, or inability to stand
- Time sign started and whether it is worsening
Timeline
- Last ate:
- Last drank:
- Last normal droppings:
- Last urinated:
- Temperature/heat exposure or trauma:
- Foods, plants, medicines, chemicals, or new treats:
Vet instructions
- Go now / monitor / call back time:
- Do not give:
- Bring:
- Follow-up:
Related pages in this emergency hub
Source-cited guidance; pending named veterinary review.