Thank you Jan for phoning andposting for me. :hug:
Some how bunnies sense the sadness in us and it affects them. I was so shaken with (Jans) Pernod passing on Friday. I cuddled my bunnies on Friday night, knowing how fragile and so quickly they can be gone. Pebbles continued to lick my face in my sadness. Bebe loves to be held and would lay in your arms forever. Later in the night Bebe ended up with mushy poopy butts, and her hair got all matted that I had to cut some of her fur away.Lately the warm weather could also be a factor, as we suddenly got hot summer days, but my bunnies live spoiled in an air conditioned house.
Pebbles developed a tilting head on Saturday where she would lean to her right. She was still very much herself, but I worry when the slightest things go wrong. Sure enough, on Saturday night, when I feed my two their pellets, they would run around like I never feed them for days until I gave them their pellets. But that night Pebbles wasn't excited about her food. And in the morning (Sunday)the bowl of pellets was still there. So most of the day I would hold out food for Pebbles to eat. Her teeth seems fine as she would chew on the Alfalfa cubes that I hold for her. I have several different types of hay in front of her, but she only nibbles on them before turning her back on it. I'm not sure if she drinks out of her water bowl, but I give her vegetables soaking in waterfor her intake of fluids. She is hungry for the oats and flaxseed.I have Critical Care and Nutrical on hand.
Week ends are terrible to find a Vet. Being a long week end holiday, Dr Goble is closed.
This morning I got my wife to phone Dr Steele. She is on holidays and the other Rabbit doctor (Simmonds)was in surgery. Only Dr (Gaynor) wasavailable as a fill in over the summer. With Head Tilt, I didn't want to delay, so we took the earliest appointment this morning, and I went in during work. The doctor had little experience with rabbits, so I had to prompt her about her knowledge about antibiotics. She didn't want to go with Zithronmax, and she wasn't familiar with Ivomec for rabbits.At least she knew Baytril was ineffective as it never worked forPebbles. So we agreed on using the same medicine I had for Pebbles last year for her sneezing (Pasteurella strain). This antibiotic was made up from a culture test we had from Pebbles before. So later in the day I will run over to the lab (they have to make it up) and pick up the Doxycycline so I can start treating Pebbles. In 48 hours, I should know if this medicine works or not.
I did not want Dr Gaynor to check her teeth, ears and temperature as I didn't want to have Pebbles stressed out more.
Right now Pebbles is resting comfortably under her stool, but her head is tilted at the 11:00 clock position.Her poops have shrunkenand aresmall anddried out. There is no ear flicking, no loss of balance or dizziness, and her eagerness to push food away from me when I try to feed her.
Thank you all for replying and keepingPebbles in your thoughts. I am about to head outto pickupthe medicine.
Stan
