huppie
Mama Doe
Hi All
Well apparently the problem was nothing to do with her bladder or anything, it was her tummy. There was a blockage - the vet cleared it after a scan and X-ray type thing. She was then put in intensive care and made it through the first few hours but passed away last night. He said that there was nothing else he could do and probably nothing else we could have done. I think he was being kind, I think she might have had a better chance if we had insisted on taking her in straight away - still, we'll never know now. He is going to do more research into the bladder issue - it is new for him that there should be urine problems with the tummy. At least something will come out of it for other bunnies.
Thanks for your help, I'm going to post on the Bridge now.
Emma
OP:
Huppie is leaking urine. The last couple of hours I noticed she couldn't get comfy and was sitting in different places to usual. Just now she was sitting in a completely new place and her teeth were chattering so she must be in pain. I picked her up and she was wet. I looked at other places she had been sitting in and they were wet with wee too.
I flipped her over - her hocks, tail and bum are all damp, like she is leaking. It has never happened before - she is a very fastiduous lady.
She also has a big balloon feeling round her tummy area.
She is eating normally and this morning she was excited when her brekkie came - she has in fact been binkying more than usual the last 3-4 days :?
She has been pooing mostly fine but the occasional string and smaller poo for a couple of days. This is because she is coming to the end of a moult and she gets like this with every moult so I didn't think much of it - I have been grooming her at least once a day and the moult is nearly over.
Please help! Any ideas what it could be? Do I need to take her to the emergency vet or can it wait till Monday? I will of course ask the vets but I like your opinion too because if the **** vet is on call she will tell us to wait regardless (when Huppie stopped eating she told us to wait another 14 hours!!!!).
Thanks
Emma
Well apparently the problem was nothing to do with her bladder or anything, it was her tummy. There was a blockage - the vet cleared it after a scan and X-ray type thing. She was then put in intensive care and made it through the first few hours but passed away last night. He said that there was nothing else he could do and probably nothing else we could have done. I think he was being kind, I think she might have had a better chance if we had insisted on taking her in straight away - still, we'll never know now. He is going to do more research into the bladder issue - it is new for him that there should be urine problems with the tummy. At least something will come out of it for other bunnies.
Thanks for your help, I'm going to post on the Bridge now.
Emma
OP:
Huppie is leaking urine. The last couple of hours I noticed she couldn't get comfy and was sitting in different places to usual. Just now she was sitting in a completely new place and her teeth were chattering so she must be in pain. I picked her up and she was wet. I looked at other places she had been sitting in and they were wet with wee too.
I flipped her over - her hocks, tail and bum are all damp, like she is leaking. It has never happened before - she is a very fastiduous lady.
She also has a big balloon feeling round her tummy area.
She is eating normally and this morning she was excited when her brekkie came - she has in fact been binkying more than usual the last 3-4 days :?
She has been pooing mostly fine but the occasional string and smaller poo for a couple of days. This is because she is coming to the end of a moult and she gets like this with every moult so I didn't think much of it - I have been grooming her at least once a day and the moult is nearly over.
Please help! Any ideas what it could be? Do I need to take her to the emergency vet or can it wait till Monday? I will of course ask the vets but I like your opinion too because if the **** vet is on call she will tell us to wait regardless (when Huppie stopped eating she told us to wait another 14 hours!!!!).
Thanks
Emma
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