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Hello fellow bunny lovers! Thank you for Reading my thread...I would really like some help with my rabbit Midge...he is 4 years and a dwarf cross breed. He was constipated for a few days and I thought it resolved itself once I gave him dandelion leaves as he passed a few mushy droppings. I took him to the vet today in case and it's like he's gotten worse :( the vet examined him and said it didn't feel like constipation and that there was no gas. She said he looked well, was of average weight although I did tell her he looked thinner to me. She injected metoclopramide and gave me panacur, baytril and supreme science foodmix. When Midge got home he stayed in his pet bed and kept moving around, stretching, looking uncomfortable. He drank a lot of water! He stayed that way for a few hours then munched on some of his usual mix. Then he ground his teeth for around ten minutes. Now he is sitting by the radiator, looking uncomfortable again, like he's straining really hard. I'm worried - is this normal after receiving medicine? And how long will it take for him to recover? Feedback is much appreciated :) *bunnyhug*
 
I'm by no means an expert but it really sounds like he needs painkiller quickly. Has he had any do you know? Normally it's Metacam that's given.

It is good that he's eating and drinking but the teeth grinding is a sign of pain as is the stretching and moving around.
 
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I'd suggest going back to the vets. It's sounds like the only thing they didn't give your bunny was a painkiller. Grinding of their teeth especially when poorly usually means they're in pain.

Keep us all updated.
 
Thank you both for your replies! The vet didn't give any pain relief but I assume this was because pain relief such as metacam was contra indicated with the medicines she did give me. The thing which bugs me is that going to the vet actually made him worse - is this a side effect of the metoclopramide? I'm going to see how he is tomorrow ( give the meds time to work) and if he is still looking dodgy I will take him to an emergency vet. Failing that, we are both going back to the vet on Monday :) fingers crossed he will be better. I'm so happy that he is drinking and eating - a good sign... Will update again soon...
 
I agree with getting painkillers.
Dandelions are good laxatives and fresh pineapple juice is also supposed to be good at getting things moving.
 
i've found the metaclopramide tends to work with a few hours.

To be honest stasis etc can be painful or the side effect of something that is causing pain so I've found our vet give Metacam/painkiller at the same time or as a matter of course.

That he's eating is good, but if you're worried at all or he stops eating you should contact your vets as soon as you can and tell them about the teeth grinding.

I hope I'm not worrying you. I don't know how much you know about bunnys but they have to eat properly regularly, it's good sign that they're well.

:)
 
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Hello fellow bunny lovers! Thank you for Reading my thread...I would really like some help with my rabbit Midge...he is 4 years and a dwarf cross breed. He was constipated for a few days and I thought it resolved itself once I gave him dandelion leaves as he passed a few mushy droppings. I took him to the vet today in case and it's like he's gotten worse :( the vet examined him and said it didn't feel like constipation and that there was no gas. She said he looked well, was of average weight although I did tell her he looked thinner to me. She injected metoclopramide and gave me panacur, baytril and supreme science foodmix. When Midge got home he stayed in his pet bed and kept moving around, stretching, looking uncomfortable. He drank a lot of water! He stayed that way for a few hours then munched on some of his usual mix. Then he ground his teeth for around ten minutes. Now he is sitting by the radiator, looking uncomfortable again, like he's straining really hard. I'm worried - is this normal after receiving medicine? And how long will it take for him to recover? Feedback is much appreciated :) *bunnyhug*
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Grinding teeth loudly, stretching out the abdomen and being off food and looking uncomfortable are very clear signs of pain in a rabbit. I would suggest that you ring your vet again now and follow the directions on the answerphone in order to speak to an emergency vet tonight. It sounds very clearly to me that your rabbit needs immediate pain relief and quite possibly some fluids under the skin as well as a precautionary measure as buns off food and in pain dehydrate very quickly even if on the skin tent test they appear to be hydrated. Anything could be a source of his pain - but pain relief is absolutely essential, I would not wait until morning. Good luck x
 
I was shocked to read on here recently that some vets don't give pain relief to rabbits.

I find it odd that your vet didn't give any this time so just in case they say no to the painkillers, I'd recommend insisting on what you feel is right for you furry friend.

I'm no animal expert but I know what's worked for my bunnies and metacam helps lots.
 
When Smudge went into stasis (gut slowdown) my vet gave him metaclopramide and metacam injections with additional metacam and zantac oral for home. He went into stasis again about a month later and the emergency vet gave metaclop willingly but I had to ask for the metacam injection. My normal vet is an exotics specialist and that time when he came out of it that was it, he didn't go back into it thanks to the additional metacam oral which he had for a whole week after symptoms stopped. The second time, without the extra painkiller, the next day he again didn't want to eat.

Painkiller is really important in these situations. As prettylupin says, if this was my rabbit I'd be on the phone to the emergency vet.

Hope your little one starts feeling a lot better soon.
 
How is Midge doing now?
I have to agree that it sounds like he is in a lot of discomfort and would greatly benefit from pain relief. Our vet gives an injectable pain killer called ketofen which lasts around 12 hours.
 
Hi all again! Took Midge to the vet yesterday and he was seen by a different vet. This time she said to stop taking the Baytril and Panacur. She seems to think it's his teeth that are causing the problem, especially now since he takes a while to chew his food. So he is to
continue with his Supreme Science mix and will be put under GA in February for a dental examination and x ray. Luckily Midge has been eating and drinking Ok and he's not grinding his teeth anymore...
 
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