I'm still really worried about Barney. Some of you might know he was in stasis on Fri, sorted quickly with vets app and medication though. He has been eating, pooing and drinking fine ever since. But... he is just not right and I'm really worried. He just seems really quiet and withdrawn and not his usual self. He finished his metacam last night but still on Baytril (which he hates) once a day. Not sure if it is this upsetting him or something else. He is not eating all of his ceacotropes either which has never happened before. Any ideas what could be wrong?
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Barney still not right
- Thread starter Bex09
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Bunny Buddy
Wise Old Thumper
I've just found out this week that I should have paid more attention to the not eating all of his ceacotropes that my bunny, Artie was doing.(As it seems it could have been stress secondary to pain)
Artie had a not eating episode on Sunday for which I took him to the emergency vets. Luckily he was xrayed and it turns out he has a problem with his bladder, ie the not eating was secondary to pain from his bladder and not a digestive upset.
Not eating the caecotropes can be caused by stress so there could be an underlying problem as there was with Artie. Go with your instinct if you think he's not happy, there could still be an underlying problem, but it could be all sorts of things, further investigations may be needed. Good luck.
