Spikethebunny
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Spike has had a runny eye for a few months now. Our rabbit savvy vet did a thorough exam and thought it could possibly be a tooth issue, but as Spike was eating/drinking/pooping normally and will sit and eat Tim hay for hours, he prescribed drops and left it at that. We talked about x-rays, but as Spike is ten and he heard a bit of a heart murmur, he was hesitant to put him under if he didn't seem to be in any pain, but he did want me to keep a close eye on his eating habits because we would probably have to consider a filing down the line.
Well, this weekend I noticed he was having bouts of soft stool a few hours after having his lettuce. That's when I realized it had been a while since I'd filled his Tim hay, which meant he was eating way more greens than hay. He started refuse lettuce all together, and would only accept pellets (which are hay based and he usually only gets a few). I tried orchard grass hay and he LOVED it. He can't get enough. His poop is normal again and he is very energetic. But he still doesn't want his Tim hay (he wants lettuce, but I've given him less to coax him to eat more hay and to make sure his poop is no longer runny).
Between this and the leaky eye, I'm pretty sure it's time to have his teeth filed, which terrifies me because he'll be put under, and the vet was nervous about doing that in the first place.
Has anyone had to do this with their older bunnies? Am I freaking myself out for no reason? I hate the idea of him being in pain, but I hate the idea of him not waking up from surgery more.
Well, this weekend I noticed he was having bouts of soft stool a few hours after having his lettuce. That's when I realized it had been a while since I'd filled his Tim hay, which meant he was eating way more greens than hay. He started refuse lettuce all together, and would only accept pellets (which are hay based and he usually only gets a few). I tried orchard grass hay and he LOVED it. He can't get enough. His poop is normal again and he is very energetic. But he still doesn't want his Tim hay (he wants lettuce, but I've given him less to coax him to eat more hay and to make sure his poop is no longer runny).
Between this and the leaky eye, I'm pretty sure it's time to have his teeth filed, which terrifies me because he'll be put under, and the vet was nervous about doing that in the first place.
Has anyone had to do this with their older bunnies? Am I freaking myself out for no reason? I hate the idea of him being in pain, but I hate the idea of him not waking up from surgery more.
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