Hi!
I've asked several questions around the site but they're either being overlooked or ignored so I figured starting a new thread might get a better response.
My bunny, Jess, has developed e.cuniculi. She has been on Panacur since wednesday 3rd february and meloxodyl since the 4th. When I took her to the vet, she was ok-ish. She refused her greens that morning which is what sent the alarm bells ringing. By the afternoon of the day I took her to the vet, she was trembling and slightly unbalanced.
She started Panacur that day but she has been getting worse since, twisting her head like an owl when I pick her up, laying on one side on my lap and flicking her eyes about and rolling them into the top of her head (she returns to normal when placed back in her cage, allbeit a little wobbly and with a slight head tilt. She will also rotate to the left until something gets in her way, which she will then lean on until she has her bearings back).
My questions are -
1 - If she is getting worse whilst on medication, does that mean it's not working, or is it normal for bunnies to get worse before they get better?
2 - Are the e.cuniculi spores only transmissible from contact with Jess's wee/places she's weed or can it be passed in the air and/or from direct contact with Jess? (ie - could it be passed by sniffing through cage bars?)
3 - At what point should I expect to see an improvement in her condition? I know I am supposed to do a 28 day course of medicine but what if she's still showing no/little improvement after the time is up? Do I continue treatment or admit defeat and trudge back to the vets for 'that' discussion?
If anyone could answer any of those, even if it's bad news, I'd be so grateful. My vet doesn't seem to know much about bunnies and I can't switch to a bunny savvy one as there aren't any on this island.
I can post pictures of the degree of her head tilt or videos of her circling etc if it's any help.
I've asked several questions around the site but they're either being overlooked or ignored so I figured starting a new thread might get a better response.
My bunny, Jess, has developed e.cuniculi. She has been on Panacur since wednesday 3rd february and meloxodyl since the 4th. When I took her to the vet, she was ok-ish. She refused her greens that morning which is what sent the alarm bells ringing. By the afternoon of the day I took her to the vet, she was trembling and slightly unbalanced.
She started Panacur that day but she has been getting worse since, twisting her head like an owl when I pick her up, laying on one side on my lap and flicking her eyes about and rolling them into the top of her head (she returns to normal when placed back in her cage, allbeit a little wobbly and with a slight head tilt. She will also rotate to the left until something gets in her way, which she will then lean on until she has her bearings back).
My questions are -
1 - If she is getting worse whilst on medication, does that mean it's not working, or is it normal for bunnies to get worse before they get better?
2 - Are the e.cuniculi spores only transmissible from contact with Jess's wee/places she's weed or can it be passed in the air and/or from direct contact with Jess? (ie - could it be passed by sniffing through cage bars?)
3 - At what point should I expect to see an improvement in her condition? I know I am supposed to do a 28 day course of medicine but what if she's still showing no/little improvement after the time is up? Do I continue treatment or admit defeat and trudge back to the vets for 'that' discussion?
If anyone could answer any of those, even if it's bad news, I'd be so grateful. My vet doesn't seem to know much about bunnies and I can't switch to a bunny savvy one as there aren't any on this island.
I can post pictures of the degree of her head tilt or videos of her circling etc if it's any help.