Well......tonight is Bambi's weigh in to see if treating her for Coccidiosis has helped her to put some weight back on - I really hope she has although I understand for an animal to gain weight in winter isn't so easy.
I sadly lost Bobby bunny on New Year's Eve, again no signs of illness, no weight loss, no behavioural changes but it followed exactly the same pattern as Poppet I really miss them both so much its really difficult especially as both boys were adored by their respective girlfriends Bambi and Bino
So on New Years Eve the vet and I decided to treat all bunnies for Coccidiosis as losing another bunny made it even more plausable that it is in fact present. Even though only Bambi has lost weight and there are no other visible symptoms of it I wanted to treat them all anyway.
So today was my last treatment and I am steam cleaning all housing again 1st thing tomorrow morning and have all new bowls, bottles and litter trays etc for piece of mind.
It has been a tough 10 days worrying, cleaning like a maniac I can't remember what it is like to just be able to go and enjoy my bunnies rather than turning everything upside down everyday.
So I have a few questions......................Bino still lives alone after losing Poppet and I really want to bond her with Bessie who lives with Bambi at present....how long should I wait after today to do this?
Also I am going to let the bunnies onto the grass tomorrow for the 1st time as I want them to be able to be bunnies again its such ashame the life they have had for the past 10 days as they have all had to be shut in 24/7 Is there anybody who would suggest I wait longer and avoid letting them on the grass?
I can't ever imagine me feeling like I am not going to suddenly lose another bunny and I feel that for a long time I am going to be a bit obsessive about all that has happened so just want to do everything right.....I also hope that now treatment has been done I should not have a reacourrance of all of this even though I know once they have had it they are then treated and immune....but say if Donkey and Orchid haven't been exposed to it (they have both been unaffected and I always feed them 1st just to make sure I don't cross contaminate) then they could get it again couldn't they and I will never be rid of it.
Okay I will stop going on now I am just so worried and my stomach is in a constant knot when I think about it all :roll:
I sadly lost Bobby bunny on New Year's Eve, again no signs of illness, no weight loss, no behavioural changes but it followed exactly the same pattern as Poppet I really miss them both so much its really difficult especially as both boys were adored by their respective girlfriends Bambi and Bino
So on New Years Eve the vet and I decided to treat all bunnies for Coccidiosis as losing another bunny made it even more plausable that it is in fact present. Even though only Bambi has lost weight and there are no other visible symptoms of it I wanted to treat them all anyway.
So today was my last treatment and I am steam cleaning all housing again 1st thing tomorrow morning and have all new bowls, bottles and litter trays etc for piece of mind.
It has been a tough 10 days worrying, cleaning like a maniac I can't remember what it is like to just be able to go and enjoy my bunnies rather than turning everything upside down everyday.
So I have a few questions......................Bino still lives alone after losing Poppet and I really want to bond her with Bessie who lives with Bambi at present....how long should I wait after today to do this?
Also I am going to let the bunnies onto the grass tomorrow for the 1st time as I want them to be able to be bunnies again its such ashame the life they have had for the past 10 days as they have all had to be shut in 24/7 Is there anybody who would suggest I wait longer and avoid letting them on the grass?
I can't ever imagine me feeling like I am not going to suddenly lose another bunny and I feel that for a long time I am going to be a bit obsessive about all that has happened so just want to do everything right.....I also hope that now treatment has been done I should not have a reacourrance of all of this even though I know once they have had it they are then treated and immune....but say if Donkey and Orchid haven't been exposed to it (they have both been unaffected and I always feed them 1st just to make sure I don't cross contaminate) then they could get it again couldn't they and I will never be rid of it.
Okay I will stop going on now I am just so worried and my stomach is in a constant knot when I think about it all :roll:
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