Can you get a DIabetic Bun?

I am really sorry if this is a stupid question, but one of my buns is always drikning and weeing. I know if he was humin I would suspect Diabetes but as I am a new bunny mummy don't know if this is a condition that can be found in buns?

Yes it is possible but it is extremely rare. More common reasons for this are kidney and liver problems. I had exactly the same problem with Gregory a couple of months ago and he was drinking up to 500ml of water in 24 hrs which is about 5 times the amount he should have had.

You need to take your bunny to teh vets so that if there is a serious underlying cause it can be sorted.

Gregory was Xrayed, had blod samples taken which tested his kidney and liver function and his blood sugar levels. He also gave a couple of urine samples. His blood was tested for teh E.Cuniculi parasite, which is very common in bunnies. He was treated for EC with panacur just in case it was this, but he turned out to be clear.

After a lot of worrying and testing it turns out he was probably drinking do much because of the pain in his mouth from his bad teeth. Since his back teeth have been sorted and he is on daily pain relief, his drinking has gone right back down.

I can tell when he needs his teeth doing again as his water concumption goes back up.

Hopw that helps - there are a few threads with info and links about diabetes in bunnies if you do a search!

Deffo go to teh vet just to be sure!

A lot of bunnies loves to sit at 1 spot for many hr., and they won't go to the bathroom until they really need to. Clearly that's bad for their kidney. The way to deal w/ it is that every 2 hr. take them to their "spot" regardless whether they have something to pee or not. That way, it's good for their kidney in long run

thank you, I will phone at lunchtime ant book bunny in and cat for her jabs too. Looks like I will have to get the credit card out

Fingers crossed - let us know how you get on x

I have insured bun today, just to be on the safe side, will phone vet tomorrow as they are not answering today

Good idea. Gregory's tests totalled over £400 in the end!

I would say it's much more likely to be a urinary tract infection or a kidney/liver problem than diabetes, but your vet should be able to look in to all of these areas easily. Keep an eye out for any other symptoms to tell your vet though! Hope all goes well!