Torchster
Well-Known Member
New Bunny Popeye
- Location
Washington DC - USA
- Description (Breed, color., weight)
Rescue - smaller bunny just under 5 pounds
- Age
Rescue - believed to be about 1-2 yrs old
- spayed/neutered?
Male - yes
- Notes on Fecal and Urinary Output
- are the bunny's poops and pees normal? Yes
- When did they last use their litterbox? This morning
- Any unusual behavior?
- Medical History -- has s/he been to the vet or been sick before?
Just got the bunny - no medical history
- Diet - what does your bunny eat?
Greens in the am/pellets at night/hay 24/7
- when and what did s/he eat last?
This morning
- movement - any unusual movements? Is s/he hopping normally?
Everything ok
- any weight loss?
Had the bun less than month - unknown
- are there any plants, chocolate or other substances within reach?
None
- has the rabbit been outdoors?
Only to the car to go to the vet.
Now to the real issue. I was worried about a tooth issue with my new rescue Popeye. Teeth came back ok (I think that I over reacted to one instance of some water under the chin-he was OK yesterday and today). Anyway the vet was having trouble hearing his heart. I had a x-ray done and the vet said that my bun has a grade 4 heart murmur (her scale went from 1 to 6 - I don't know if that is standard).
She showed me the xrays and said that his heart should be about 3 ribs in size, and it was somewhat bigger (um, but what do I know about an xray!). I don't think that this is an acute situation, so I wanted to take some time to see what others had to say.
I didn't see anything about heart murmurs any of the threads.
Another quote from the documents I got from the vet...
"...enlarged heart and possible fluid/infection in the lung tissue"
She did mention the lungs didn't look perfect, but she didn't say that they were that bad either...just something that she noted.
He is eating normally. He is as active as normal. But before I drop $700 on an ultra sounds, blood works, ecg and the like I was wondering what there is know about murmurs in our little friends. The vet I went to suggested seeing a cardiologist...is there such a thing for rabbits?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
- Location
Washington DC - USA
- Description (Breed, color., weight)
Rescue - smaller bunny just under 5 pounds
- Age
Rescue - believed to be about 1-2 yrs old
- spayed/neutered?
Male - yes
- Notes on Fecal and Urinary Output
- are the bunny's poops and pees normal? Yes
- When did they last use their litterbox? This morning
- Any unusual behavior?
- Medical History -- has s/he been to the vet or been sick before?
Just got the bunny - no medical history
- Diet - what does your bunny eat?
Greens in the am/pellets at night/hay 24/7
- when and what did s/he eat last?
This morning
- movement - any unusual movements? Is s/he hopping normally?
Everything ok
- any weight loss?
Had the bun less than month - unknown
- are there any plants, chocolate or other substances within reach?
None
- has the rabbit been outdoors?
Only to the car to go to the vet.
Now to the real issue. I was worried about a tooth issue with my new rescue Popeye. Teeth came back ok (I think that I over reacted to one instance of some water under the chin-he was OK yesterday and today). Anyway the vet was having trouble hearing his heart. I had a x-ray done and the vet said that my bun has a grade 4 heart murmur (her scale went from 1 to 6 - I don't know if that is standard).
She showed me the xrays and said that his heart should be about 3 ribs in size, and it was somewhat bigger (um, but what do I know about an xray!). I don't think that this is an acute situation, so I wanted to take some time to see what others had to say.
I didn't see anything about heart murmurs any of the threads.
Another quote from the documents I got from the vet...
"...enlarged heart and possible fluid/infection in the lung tissue"
She did mention the lungs didn't look perfect, but she didn't say that they were that bad either...just something that she noted.
He is eating normally. He is as active as normal. But before I drop $700 on an ultra sounds, blood works, ecg and the like I was wondering what there is know about murmurs in our little friends. The vet I went to suggested seeing a cardiologist...is there such a thing for rabbits?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.