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They seemed to think he needs a rest after his operation. I am taking him tomorrow and hopefully they will be able to shed more light on his problems.

Heyy, yeah he is booked in in the morning, so fingers crossed. :-\

Hi Everyone, Henry had an operation a week ago to remove 7 stones (that he himself had eaten from the garden) from his intestine, which had become totally blocked as a result. He had his intestine completely cleaned. He had a feeding tube fitted as he would not eat afterwards and has been...

**Update** Henry is having an operation today. Apparently over the weekend they have been attempting to administer the liquid paraffin by tube to the stomach but it keeps coming back up again so it is definitely blocked :-( I'm so gutted for him!

Thanks Yvonne. And everyone. I like to question everything at the moment! Yeah I'm hoping the lubrication will help him pass the beast! Obviously I would obviously have the surgery done... But still. It's kinda scary![hr] Lots of obviouslys there. Hehe

Well that sounds incredibly like all the symptoms Henry was showing that made me take him to the vets. He was sleeping, not eating. Not passing anything. It was worrying that he almost forgot how to use his back legs. He can pull them in when you tap at them. But not walk on them properly. So I...

Of course I don't mind. Thanks for your posts. It's nice to be able to chat it through, thanks :-) I NEVER fed Henry spinach or mushroom, I've always stayed clear of spinach. He is fed mostly on weeds, and rocket or watercress when there are none available. He has always been a good eater. I...

I am going to call her first thing in the morning and I shall make sure I can reproducibly tell you the exact words. She explained that the blood tests showed that the calcium and other test factors were fine apar from a little excess of vitamin D. The X-ray showed that the bones were weak...

Hey all. Apologies apparently all of my posts are being moderated before being posted so might be taking a while :-(

Hey. Sorry for the late reply. Thank you for all of the comments. The vet showed me the X-ray. It seems that because there has been an increase in the uptake of vitamin D the calcium has leached out of the needed areas and built up in the gut. She is quite a reputable vet in the UK however I...

Hi Everyone, My 2 year old Horsfield is currently in the vets having been diagnosed as having a blockage in his gut. He hadn't pooped for 3 weeks. They are giving him liquid paraffin by mouth and calcium injections to hopefully push the mass through but I was wondering... How successful is...

Hi everyone. Apologies but I'm in the UK and I've been asleep. I havent Slept very much knowing Henry is at the vets this morning! Thank you for all of your comments, it's really quite overwhelming. Henry is having injections of "Fortum" every third day. I do alternate the back legs everytime...

Hi everyone, I'm new here and have troweled through Internet forums for advice on my young Horsfield bu to no avail :-( I don't want it to seem like I'm barging in or anything but I've been getting quite upset. Henry is two and has had a couple of visits to the vets recently as he hadn't...