In the last 5 weeks our house rabbit Flopsy has had a really bad run of luck.
It started with an emergency trip to the vets after her teeth had caused a hole in her cheek. She was given a dental and appeared to recover well.
Two weeks later we had to take her back after she had a relapse and she was prescribed a longer course of antibiotics which this time we put in her food (as opposed to in her water as I wasnt happy that she was drinking all of it).
After nearly two weeks on the antibiotics she suddenly went off her food and started producing dark wet looking poo. I took her to the vet but she didnt pick up within a day and so they admitted her to stay.
Anyway, we have been away for the last week so she has been at the vets. We picked her up tonight and she is very thin (I am grateful that she was on the large side before) and the vet was very pessimistic about her chances. Although she has started to eat again and according to the vet nurse her appetite has improved quite a bit in the last day or so, he said that she can't continue like this.
He said to give her 2 -3 days. Interestingly, she ate as soon as she came back from the vets (unusual as she hates the car journey) but she is definately only picking at her food.
Is there anything we can try? She was given another dental on Monday but obviously her teeth will be a problem the longer she continues not to eat properly.
She is still quite lively but I hate to see her wasting away like this. Does anyone have experience of this sort of thing / any advice?
Many thanks
It started with an emergency trip to the vets after her teeth had caused a hole in her cheek. She was given a dental and appeared to recover well.
Two weeks later we had to take her back after she had a relapse and she was prescribed a longer course of antibiotics which this time we put in her food (as opposed to in her water as I wasnt happy that she was drinking all of it).
After nearly two weeks on the antibiotics she suddenly went off her food and started producing dark wet looking poo. I took her to the vet but she didnt pick up within a day and so they admitted her to stay.
Anyway, we have been away for the last week so she has been at the vets. We picked her up tonight and she is very thin (I am grateful that she was on the large side before) and the vet was very pessimistic about her chances. Although she has started to eat again and according to the vet nurse her appetite has improved quite a bit in the last day or so, he said that she can't continue like this.
He said to give her 2 -3 days. Interestingly, she ate as soon as she came back from the vets (unusual as she hates the car journey) but she is definately only picking at her food.
Is there anything we can try? She was given another dental on Monday but obviously her teeth will be a problem the longer she continues not to eat properly.
She is still quite lively but I hate to see her wasting away like this. Does anyone have experience of this sort of thing / any advice?
Many thanks