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Sick bunny - fever, lethargy, not eating but a lot of drinking

C

Crackerjack

New Kit
Poor Toby is not feeling very well at all. Since yesterday he's had a fever - the vet took it and it's 40-41C - he's not eating much and he's all hunched in the corner of his cage. He was drinking a lot yesterday which is unusual as I've seen him drink only once in the four years I've had him. I took him to the vet today and all the tests came back normal except for his temp and his red blood cell count was at the low side of normal (which may or may not indicate anything). The vet thinks she may feel a small mass in his abdomen(tumour? abcess?) so wanted to do some x-rays. It was tender to the touch. We are seeing how things go though and he has ben sent home with special powdered food so I can hand feed him and antiboitics incase of infection.

Any ideas what it could be?:(
 
How old is the little guy?

Is your vet an exotic pet specialist that specialize in rabbit?

If only seen your bun drink once in the past 4 yr., then there is no way to determine if the water that he drinks is a lot, for all you know, that's the way he drinks in the past 4 yr.
 
Has the poor Bun had any pain relief ?

An abdominal Ultra-sound Scan would be useful but it does sound as though Bun is very poorly :cry:

If the Red Blood Cell count is low then there are numerous reasons that could be the cause and the Vet would need to establish if it regenerative anaemia or non-regenerative.

I hope your Bun can be helped.
 
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