naturestee
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I brought Loki and his wifebun Mocha in today because someone is drinking/peeing more. They were also about due for a dental check, as both get molar spurs. I also noticed yesterday that Loki is a little thin. I suspected he was the one drinking/peeing more and I was concerned about kidney problems.
They had trouble getting Mocha's blood drawn while she was awake, so they'll wait till she's anesthetized for her molar grind tomorrow. Aside from the molars, which was expected, she's great.
Loki dropped about 3/4 of a pound and his gums were pale. He needs his molars done soon but we'll wait for now. On palpation, everything felt appropriate and normal-sized- gut, kidneys, bladder, etc. Vet did a CBC in addition to the planned liver/kidney values test because of his gums. Oddly, his kidney values are just fine and his liver is slightly high but considered normal for his age. His red blood cells are low and his white blood cells are nearly nonexistent. Several different views were done on x-rays and nothing beyond minor arthritis were found, although the vet said that anything less than 1 cm in size was not likely to be noticeable on the x-ray. Gut, kidneys, bladder, liver, lungs, heart, bones (aside from mild arthritis)- they all looked good. She also said ultrasound wasn't likely to show any more than the x-ray.
The peeing is possibly from a UTI. They didn't test the urine because with the white blood cell count, he'd be getting sent home with an antibiotic no matter what. The vet is hoping that it's just an infection using up all the white blood cells. He's getting a recheck of his blood next week to see if being on antibiotics makes a difference.
If it's not an infection, we're looking at cancer that just isn't large enough to notice on the x-rays. The likely culprits are kidneys or bone marrow. We can do a bone marrow biopsy if he's still anemic, but since rabbits are fragile it has a risk of breaking the bone.
Anyone ever dealt with anemia in a bun?
They had trouble getting Mocha's blood drawn while she was awake, so they'll wait till she's anesthetized for her molar grind tomorrow. Aside from the molars, which was expected, she's great.
Loki dropped about 3/4 of a pound and his gums were pale. He needs his molars done soon but we'll wait for now. On palpation, everything felt appropriate and normal-sized- gut, kidneys, bladder, etc. Vet did a CBC in addition to the planned liver/kidney values test because of his gums. Oddly, his kidney values are just fine and his liver is slightly high but considered normal for his age. His red blood cells are low and his white blood cells are nearly nonexistent. Several different views were done on x-rays and nothing beyond minor arthritis were found, although the vet said that anything less than 1 cm in size was not likely to be noticeable on the x-ray. Gut, kidneys, bladder, liver, lungs, heart, bones (aside from mild arthritis)- they all looked good. She also said ultrasound wasn't likely to show any more than the x-ray.
The peeing is possibly from a UTI. They didn't test the urine because with the white blood cell count, he'd be getting sent home with an antibiotic no matter what. The vet is hoping that it's just an infection using up all the white blood cells. He's getting a recheck of his blood next week to see if being on antibiotics makes a difference.
If it's not an infection, we're looking at cancer that just isn't large enough to notice on the x-rays. The likely culprits are kidneys or bone marrow. We can do a bone marrow biopsy if he's still anemic, but since rabbits are fragile it has a risk of breaking the bone.
Anyone ever dealt with anemia in a bun?