naturestee
Well-Known Member
Apparently this is a bad week for my buns (and my checkbook!). A few days ago I noticed that Dora was getting skinny. I thought it was just because she was shedding, because she often gets a little more skinny during a shed. Yesterday I realized she was super-scary skinny, and in addition had now gone off her food a bit and was showing pain symptoms. At least she was still pooping and peeing and was eating some food. Unfortunately by that point, the rabbit vet had gone home for the afternoon and only the non-rabbit vets were left, so Dora had to wait till this morning.
Dora is a really skittish Britannia Petite, so even with her being a little less responsive it was still difficult to get her examined this morning. She had to be anesthetized for a look at her teeth and a blood draw, even though in her condition it was a bit risky. The vet found some tiny little points on her molars and filed them off, but did not think they were the cause. Her blood work was normal. So all we have to go on is a fluid-filled cecum and a colon with few poops moving through it, despite having still pooped like a champ last night. Dora did have cecum motility issues as a hand-raised baby, but she's nearly 3 now and hasn't had a problem since about 10 weeks old or so. The vet sent us home with metoclopramide to get her gut moving (the only thing that helped when she was a baby, otherwise he usually doesn't leap towards GI stimulants) and pain meds. I'm supposed to call with an update tomorrow and we'll see where we go from there.
I have Benebac at home, so I'll give Dora some of that, too. Thankfully she eats anything hidden in pumpkin. Between Dora and Loki I should just go buy a crate of canned pumpkin (and buy stock in my vet).
At least Dora had enough spunk to escape from her carrier and give the vet techs a chase! Although a pain-free Dora would likely have been climbing the walls and hurting herself to get away, so I guess some pain was good in this instance.
Dora is a really skittish Britannia Petite, so even with her being a little less responsive it was still difficult to get her examined this morning. She had to be anesthetized for a look at her teeth and a blood draw, even though in her condition it was a bit risky. The vet found some tiny little points on her molars and filed them off, but did not think they were the cause. Her blood work was normal. So all we have to go on is a fluid-filled cecum and a colon with few poops moving through it, despite having still pooped like a champ last night. Dora did have cecum motility issues as a hand-raised baby, but she's nearly 3 now and hasn't had a problem since about 10 weeks old or so. The vet sent us home with metoclopramide to get her gut moving (the only thing that helped when she was a baby, otherwise he usually doesn't leap towards GI stimulants) and pain meds. I'm supposed to call with an update tomorrow and we'll see where we go from there.
I have Benebac at home, so I'll give Dora some of that, too. Thankfully she eats anything hidden in pumpkin. Between Dora and Loki I should just go buy a crate of canned pumpkin (and buy stock in my vet).
At least Dora had enough spunk to escape from her carrier and give the vet techs a chase! Although a pain-free Dora would likely have been climbing the walls and hurting herself to get away, so I guess some pain was good in this instance.
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