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Valerie - Member
I'm a little unsure on some issues concerning Gimpy and would like some opinions.Here is a little history.
Gimpy is a dwarf(2kg) and turned 7 in Jan. Back in Nov he had some tummy trouble http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=62279&forum_id=16 Before that, he also had an issue with "bladder stones" we think it was. He was super sick one day, peeing all over but got better by that night. The vet said it could have been a bladder stone.
So since his tummy trouble day he hasn't been back to completely being normal. Some days his poops are normal(right size, round) and he eats normally(all his pellets, and hay) but other times he only eats a bit of his pellets and a little bit of hay. His poops are smaller, and kind of tear drop shaped. I've also found a little bit of diarhea every once and a while stuck to his litter box grid.
So today I decided to call the vet for a checkup and see what might be going on with him. I just got back. The vet wasn't too sure and said it could be a couple things. He does have some teeth spurs but she said they didn't look like they were cutting or rubbing on his tongue or cheeks.He also isn't drooling or anything. She also said it could be a hairball, or some kind of low grade GI infection or parasite, or just age. She wasn't sure due to his vague symptoms and being that he wasn't acutely sick.
At the appointment she gave him SQ fluids and Metoclopramide to see if that would help his stomach motility. I also got some Critical care that she told me to give him for the next few days. Now here is where I'd like to get some advice. She also wants to do a teeth trimming and Xray. To get his teeth trimmed its going to be around 250$ and if I add an xray its 400$+. Do you guy think I should get the teeth trimmed? Thats a lot of money and stress for a bunny if she isn't sure it will fix the problem. I'm worried that because he is old that he won't do well being put to sleep for the trimming.
So any advice? Anyone from Edmonton know a cheaper place to take a bunny for teeth problems? Should I just see how he reacts to the Metaclopramide and critical care first?
Gimpy is a dwarf(2kg) and turned 7 in Jan. Back in Nov he had some tummy trouble http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=62279&forum_id=16 Before that, he also had an issue with "bladder stones" we think it was. He was super sick one day, peeing all over but got better by that night. The vet said it could have been a bladder stone.
So since his tummy trouble day he hasn't been back to completely being normal. Some days his poops are normal(right size, round) and he eats normally(all his pellets, and hay) but other times he only eats a bit of his pellets and a little bit of hay. His poops are smaller, and kind of tear drop shaped. I've also found a little bit of diarhea every once and a while stuck to his litter box grid.
So today I decided to call the vet for a checkup and see what might be going on with him. I just got back. The vet wasn't too sure and said it could be a couple things. He does have some teeth spurs but she said they didn't look like they were cutting or rubbing on his tongue or cheeks.He also isn't drooling or anything. She also said it could be a hairball, or some kind of low grade GI infection or parasite, or just age. She wasn't sure due to his vague symptoms and being that he wasn't acutely sick.
At the appointment she gave him SQ fluids and Metoclopramide to see if that would help his stomach motility. I also got some Critical care that she told me to give him for the next few days. Now here is where I'd like to get some advice. She also wants to do a teeth trimming and Xray. To get his teeth trimmed its going to be around 250$ and if I add an xray its 400$+. Do you guy think I should get the teeth trimmed? Thats a lot of money and stress for a bunny if she isn't sure it will fix the problem. I'm worried that because he is old that he won't do well being put to sleep for the trimming.
So any advice? Anyone from Edmonton know a cheaper place to take a bunny for teeth problems? Should I just see how he reacts to the Metaclopramide and critical care first?