I'm feeling like the worst owner ever right now. I picked Bandit up so that I could take him outside for his grooming and he didn't want to be picked up today and struggled a lot. I'm guessing that I squeezed him too tight when I was trying to stop him from jumping out of my arms. He was a little more docile than normal when I groomed him, but I really only noticed when I brought him back inside, he went into his condo and sat on a step in a position that he only uses when he's not feeling well.
In the last 15 minutes he's been changing positions constantly, turning in circles, shifting to other areas of his cage before going back to the step, refusing treats and hay and generally just seems miserable. His legs all seem fine as he did a full stretch at one point and is hopping and jumping normally. I'm worried that perhaps I did some internal damage.
I've already booked in him for the vet in just over an hour (not my usual vet, they're closed today, but I'm told this clinic is good with rabbits - they're an emergency clinic too).
He's obviously in pain though and can't get settled. I just feel awful and it's the worst time money-wise, I always make sure I have enough spare for Bandit but my car cost me $1300 in unexpected repairs last week so things are very tight. I have enough for the consult, but not sure if I could cover the cost of x-rays if they were needed. Consult is a good price at $59, so will just have to work from there. I've never had him x-rayed before so I'm not sure how much that would cost if it came to that.
I'll just be monitoring him for the next 45 minutes until we have to leave for the vet. I could have waited longer to take him, seen if there was any improvement, but I feel awful doing that, especially since he does seem in pain. Here's hoping it's just some muscle aches.
In the last 15 minutes he's been changing positions constantly, turning in circles, shifting to other areas of his cage before going back to the step, refusing treats and hay and generally just seems miserable. His legs all seem fine as he did a full stretch at one point and is hopping and jumping normally. I'm worried that perhaps I did some internal damage.
I've already booked in him for the vet in just over an hour (not my usual vet, they're closed today, but I'm told this clinic is good with rabbits - they're an emergency clinic too).He's obviously in pain though and can't get settled. I just feel awful and it's the worst time money-wise, I always make sure I have enough spare for Bandit but my car cost me $1300 in unexpected repairs last week so things are very tight. I have enough for the consult, but not sure if I could cover the cost of x-rays if they were needed. Consult is a good price at $59, so will just have to work from there. I've never had him x-rayed before so I'm not sure how much that would cost if it came to that.
I'll just be monitoring him for the next 45 minutes until we have to leave for the vet. I could have waited longer to take him, seen if there was any improvement, but I feel awful doing that, especially since he does seem in pain. Here's hoping it's just some muscle aches.
