JimD
Well-Known Member
This is how it started yesterday morning....
Day #1: Wednesday
I've got a bunnie having an off day ......I hope***crosses fingers and says a little prayer***
MooShu had left about half of her pellets and it didn't look like she drank much water since yesterday. It looks like she peed, but not much poopin...and what there is looks kind of soft or mushy.
When I fed her this morning, she ate all of her oats and a piece of papaya. Looks like she may have picked a little bit at her hay, too.
She was sitting kind of hunched up after her snack, but she does that anyway. She let me pick her up, which is a little out of the ordinary, and her tummy seems a little firm, but I didn't hearany gurgling or such.
I asked Danielle to keep an eye on her today. Maybe I'll ask her to set up a NIC pen and let her run around a little. Moosh is a bit of a "cage-clinger" and doesn't like to come out of it too often, but it might help get her system moving if need be. The vet is closed tomorrow so I'll need to get her in today if there's a problem. And it's waaaaay too hot to be syringing stuff into a bunnie....it's going to be over 100 today:shock:
Like I need this distraction, right
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&...later on in the afternoon......
When I got home in the afternoon, she had eaten all of her oats and about half of her pellets. She also drank some water. I couldn't tell it she had pooped, but it looked like she had peed a bit.
I'm not sure what's going. :? We may be going to the vet. I don't think we have a life-threatening situation, however I'm very concerned about myMoosh
As I stated above, Moosh it an obsessive cage clinger. She usually freezes and then stresses out until I put her back in her cage. We rescued her from the shelter when she was about 3 months old and she's now about 2+ yrs (I think). From the day we got her she was very shy and scared of her own shadow. Her owner had past away and Moosh was brought in with her mother (S'more..who we also adopted) and her siblings. There wassome confusion with the paperwork at the shelter and, due to a mismanagement issue, we're pretty sure she isn't spayed (long story).
I set up a NIC pen so we could let her out for some run time. We set it up in the den on the carpeting. First I clipped her nails and checked her over nose to tail. She looks pretty good....good weight, coat, eyes, ears, nose, tushie, etc. She was a good bunnie and let me do what I needed to. I put her in the pen where I had put all of her stuff...litter pan, sleepie box, toys, blankies, food bowl, etc. Surprisingly, she very cautiously checked everything out....LEAVING A TRAIL OF POOPS ALL OVERThen.....SHE PEED ON THE CARPET!!!
So it seems that her GI tract is working ok.
However, here's what we observed; When she was first in the pen she was kind of slinking/crawling/walking and I thought she was just doing a bunnie thing and being cautious. But as she got used to the area she started to move around more and we noticed that she is having problems with one or both of her back legs.
I picked her up and checked her out again, paying extra close attention to her back half. Everything seems fine. She didn't react as if she had any pain, and there was good range of motion and reflexes. I asked everyone if she may have gotten injured, butno one had handled her or seen anything happen.She could use a bit more muscle tone on her hind legs and haunches, and I think that due to the fact that she doesn't get enough exercise, and this is my fault.
When I put her back in the pen she started to explore and she stumbled and fell over twice. She got right back up and kept right on going as if nothing had happened, and then she laid down in front of her sleepie box. She appeared to be very alert, but relaxed and content at the same time.
She was out for over an hour and it looked like she was moving a little bit better by the end. I put her back in her cage, but I can tell she is still having problems moving around.
Day #2: Thursday Update.....
I checked on her this morning and she seems fine, except she's still having problems moving around. She had eaten about half of her pellets, all of her oats & papaya, picked at her hay, and drank some water. There were some poops and she had peed a little.
The vet is closed today, but I don't think we need to rush over there. Moosh still isn't showing any signs of stress or pain. Aside from being somewhat subdued by the heat, she seems ok.
I'm starting to wonder (and hope) that this might be attributed to the fact that she spends most of her time in her cage. In addition, it's been about 6 months since any of the bunnies have gotten regular exercise.
I'm going to let her out again this evening when I get home and see how it goes from there. Moosh will be gettingruntime every day, even if it's in the temporary pen, as will as many of the other bunsas possible.
I'm hoping that some exercise and activity will improve her condition.
Once we move them downstairs they will have easy access to a run area and will be able to get out every day.
Current run area = nothing (Tootsie is occupying the old area.)
New run area= 21 sqft
I will also be adding on to their cages so their living area will be almost tripledfor each bun.
Cage only = 4.5 sqft
Cage + NIC addon = 12 sqft
~Jim
very worried bunnie dad.
...this was taken a few months ago....
Day #1: Wednesday
I've got a bunnie having an off day ......I hope***crosses fingers and says a little prayer***
MooShu had left about half of her pellets and it didn't look like she drank much water since yesterday. It looks like she peed, but not much poopin...and what there is looks kind of soft or mushy.
When I fed her this morning, she ate all of her oats and a piece of papaya. Looks like she may have picked a little bit at her hay, too.
She was sitting kind of hunched up after her snack, but she does that anyway. She let me pick her up, which is a little out of the ordinary, and her tummy seems a little firm, but I didn't hearany gurgling or such.
I asked Danielle to keep an eye on her today. Maybe I'll ask her to set up a NIC pen and let her run around a little. Moosh is a bit of a "cage-clinger" and doesn't like to come out of it too often, but it might help get her system moving if need be. The vet is closed tomorrow so I'll need to get her in today if there's a problem. And it's waaaaay too hot to be syringing stuff into a bunnie....it's going to be over 100 today:shock:
Like I need this distraction, right
.&...later on in the afternoon......
When I got home in the afternoon, she had eaten all of her oats and about half of her pellets. She also drank some water. I couldn't tell it she had pooped, but it looked like she had peed a bit.
I'm not sure what's going. :? We may be going to the vet. I don't think we have a life-threatening situation, however I'm very concerned about myMoosh
As I stated above, Moosh it an obsessive cage clinger. She usually freezes and then stresses out until I put her back in her cage. We rescued her from the shelter when she was about 3 months old and she's now about 2+ yrs (I think). From the day we got her she was very shy and scared of her own shadow. Her owner had past away and Moosh was brought in with her mother (S'more..who we also adopted) and her siblings. There wassome confusion with the paperwork at the shelter and, due to a mismanagement issue, we're pretty sure she isn't spayed (long story).
I set up a NIC pen so we could let her out for some run time. We set it up in the den on the carpeting. First I clipped her nails and checked her over nose to tail. She looks pretty good....good weight, coat, eyes, ears, nose, tushie, etc. She was a good bunnie and let me do what I needed to. I put her in the pen where I had put all of her stuff...litter pan, sleepie box, toys, blankies, food bowl, etc. Surprisingly, she very cautiously checked everything out....LEAVING A TRAIL OF POOPS ALL OVER
Then.....SHE PEED ON THE CARPET!!!So it seems that her GI tract is working ok.
However, here's what we observed; When she was first in the pen she was kind of slinking/crawling/walking and I thought she was just doing a bunnie thing and being cautious. But as she got used to the area she started to move around more and we noticed that she is having problems with one or both of her back legs.
I picked her up and checked her out again, paying extra close attention to her back half. Everything seems fine. She didn't react as if she had any pain, and there was good range of motion and reflexes. I asked everyone if she may have gotten injured, butno one had handled her or seen anything happen.She could use a bit more muscle tone on her hind legs and haunches, and I think that due to the fact that she doesn't get enough exercise, and this is my fault.
When I put her back in the pen she started to explore and she stumbled and fell over twice. She got right back up and kept right on going as if nothing had happened, and then she laid down in front of her sleepie box. She appeared to be very alert, but relaxed and content at the same time.
She was out for over an hour and it looked like she was moving a little bit better by the end. I put her back in her cage, but I can tell she is still having problems moving around.
Day #2: Thursday Update.....
I checked on her this morning and she seems fine, except she's still having problems moving around. She had eaten about half of her pellets, all of her oats & papaya, picked at her hay, and drank some water. There were some poops and she had peed a little.
The vet is closed today, but I don't think we need to rush over there. Moosh still isn't showing any signs of stress or pain. Aside from being somewhat subdued by the heat, she seems ok.
I'm starting to wonder (and hope) that this might be attributed to the fact that she spends most of her time in her cage. In addition, it's been about 6 months since any of the bunnies have gotten regular exercise.
I'm going to let her out again this evening when I get home and see how it goes from there. Moosh will be gettingruntime every day, even if it's in the temporary pen, as will as many of the other bunsas possible.
I'm hoping that some exercise and activity will improve her condition.
Once we move them downstairs they will have easy access to a run area and will be able to get out every day.
Current run area = nothing (Tootsie is occupying the old area.)
New run area= 21 sqft
I will also be adding on to their cages so their living area will be almost tripledfor each bun.
Cage only = 4.5 sqft
Cage + NIC addon = 12 sqft
~Jim
very worried bunnie dad.
...this was taken a few months ago....
