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Hi i have a lop eared rabbit flopsy but the vet says she cant be spayed or vaccinated because her blindness is someting to do with her brain and i have been advised to see a rabbit specialist and i am wondering if anyone could help me find a rabbit vet in N.Ireland preferbly around belfast
 
Hi i have a lop eared rabbit flopsy but the vet says she cant be spayed or vaccinated because her blindness is someting to do with her brain and i have been advised to see a rabbit specialist and i am wondering if anyone could help me find a rabbit vet in N.Ireland preferbly around belfast

Try PM'ing Beebop ( do a search on the member's list) She is in Belfast
Also another member over your way is Mart.

It sounds as though your Bun has Encephalitizoon Cuniculli (EC) Has she had any treatment ?

Janex
 
Hi i have a lop eared rabbit flopsy but the vet says she cant be spayed or vaccinated because her blindness is someting to do with her brain and i have been advised to see a rabbit specialist and i am wondering if anyone could help me find a rabbit vet in N.Ireland preferbly around belfast

Hi :wave: Nice to see you found us!! I hope you manage to find a good rabbit-savvy vet soon. Then at least you can be confident that you've explored all the options. Can you remember what the vet called your bunny's condition?
 
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It sounde very much like encephalitozoon cuniculi or EC for short.

Did your vet give you any Panacur (fenbendazole)?

Does your rabbit have cataracts (white spots or opaque white pupils)?
 
Opps - just saw this

I pm'd you with a link to a couple of vets - probably only 1 will suit as it's Belfast (south'ish) near Forestside shopping centre.

It does sound like EC, but could be other things too.

I don't think (very uneducated opinion though) that EC is a reason for not vaccinating (Myxi / Cylap).

Martin
 
Have also pm'd you! Mines not too far from Forestside either, did you recommend Gortlands Mart?
 
Have also pm'd you! Mines not too far from Forestside either, did you recommend Gortlands Mart?

Nope - not used them before - what are they like ?

The one that we had used near there was Cedar Grove, although we've not been there for quite a while as we live to far away from there now (much closer to Newcastle now).

Martin
 
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