lotiphillips
New Member
Hi everyone,
I'm a newbie here but having seen what a supportive community you are I thought I'd ask you guys for some advice.
I took my 6 month old bunny Theodore to be neutered on Monday and unfortunately we have had a pretty traumatic time since. During the op Theodore died twice but thanks to the amazing veterinary nurse we managed to get him back. Afterwards Theodore had to be syringe fed as he wasn't eating himself however by Tuesday morning the effects of the anaesthetic seemed to be wearing off with him being a lot perkier and was eating a bit himself. However Tuesday evening he took a turn for the worse and was showing the tell-tale head tilt signs (head tilting, no coordination, unable to stand or balance and moving in circles). We rushed him through to the vets and he gave him some antibiotics and sent us a way with panacur (apologies if I've spelt that wrong) and some recovery food to syringe feed him again. Since then he has improved dramatically with the head tilt almost gone and him eating his pellets all by himself. He is however still having trouble eating for himself where hay is concerned (he grinds his teeth right above the hay but doesn't actually have it in his mouth unless we put it there) and although he is moving in straight lines he is still bumping into walls. I am worried he may be having trouble with his eyesight and coordination.
I have basically just come here to ask for any advice you may have regarding this subject. Can eyesight be recovered if he does have a problem? What kind of recovery rate am I looking at? Any advice or tips you can give me would. Be very much appreciated. I haven't slept for three days looking after my little boy and it's breaking my heart seeing him this way. Thank you for your help, here's a picture of Theodore from before he was poorly, looking his normal cheeky self.
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I'm a newbie here but having seen what a supportive community you are I thought I'd ask you guys for some advice.
I took my 6 month old bunny Theodore to be neutered on Monday and unfortunately we have had a pretty traumatic time since. During the op Theodore died twice but thanks to the amazing veterinary nurse we managed to get him back. Afterwards Theodore had to be syringe fed as he wasn't eating himself however by Tuesday morning the effects of the anaesthetic seemed to be wearing off with him being a lot perkier and was eating a bit himself. However Tuesday evening he took a turn for the worse and was showing the tell-tale head tilt signs (head tilting, no coordination, unable to stand or balance and moving in circles). We rushed him through to the vets and he gave him some antibiotics and sent us a way with panacur (apologies if I've spelt that wrong) and some recovery food to syringe feed him again. Since then he has improved dramatically with the head tilt almost gone and him eating his pellets all by himself. He is however still having trouble eating for himself where hay is concerned (he grinds his teeth right above the hay but doesn't actually have it in his mouth unless we put it there) and although he is moving in straight lines he is still bumping into walls. I am worried he may be having trouble with his eyesight and coordination.
I have basically just come here to ask for any advice you may have regarding this subject. Can eyesight be recovered if he does have a problem? What kind of recovery rate am I looking at? Any advice or tips you can give me would. Be very much appreciated. I haven't slept for three days looking after my little boy and it's breaking my heart seeing him this way. Thank you for your help, here's a picture of Theodore from before he was poorly, looking his normal cheeky self.
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