I have a question and am hoping someone can help.
My bunny had pasturella since I bought him at the pet store. He recently passed away at the age of five years and two months. We tried medication on six different occasions, but it never went away. He always ate and was healthy other than his cough. In the last month of his life I notice he was eating less and sleeping more. He was also pooping outside of his litter box more and going into it less. He hid under my bet more frequently. At this point his cough had completely stopped. I also noticed he was licking his fur out on his sides which shows he was in distress. I also thought he might have mites and rinsed him with a shower head for less than 20 seconds. Not long after that, I noticed him tripping on ocassion. He was still trying to hop around, but was confused by the fact that one of his paws wasn't working. By the second week out of the blue, his whole body wouldn't work anymore. I had no choice but to put him to sleep. My heart was and still is broken into pieces.
My vet says it was an abcess on the central nervous system which was caused by pasturella. Over time Baytril doesn't work anymore (in fact I don't think it ever worked b'c it never went away - it would just come and go) I've read about other medications that could have been used, but at this point I can't change the advise I was given by the vet.
I just wanted to rule out stroke. He didn't like being wet, could a severe stress have caused him to have a stroke. I know a stroke occurs when blood flow is interrupted or when a blood vessel ruptures in the brain. I don't know how stress could cause that to happen. I was told stroke is very uncommon in rabbits, but I wanted to know if anyone had any insight.
Thanks for listening.
My bunny had pasturella since I bought him at the pet store. He recently passed away at the age of five years and two months. We tried medication on six different occasions, but it never went away. He always ate and was healthy other than his cough. In the last month of his life I notice he was eating less and sleeping more. He was also pooping outside of his litter box more and going into it less. He hid under my bet more frequently. At this point his cough had completely stopped. I also noticed he was licking his fur out on his sides which shows he was in distress. I also thought he might have mites and rinsed him with a shower head for less than 20 seconds. Not long after that, I noticed him tripping on ocassion. He was still trying to hop around, but was confused by the fact that one of his paws wasn't working. By the second week out of the blue, his whole body wouldn't work anymore. I had no choice but to put him to sleep. My heart was and still is broken into pieces.
My vet says it was an abcess on the central nervous system which was caused by pasturella. Over time Baytril doesn't work anymore (in fact I don't think it ever worked b'c it never went away - it would just come and go) I've read about other medications that could have been used, but at this point I can't change the advise I was given by the vet.
I just wanted to rule out stroke. He didn't like being wet, could a severe stress have caused him to have a stroke. I know a stroke occurs when blood flow is interrupted or when a blood vessel ruptures in the brain. I don't know how stress could cause that to happen. I was told stroke is very uncommon in rabbits, but I wanted to know if anyone had any insight.
Thanks for listening.