Hi all,
This is my first post and I'm after some help with 2 things
My absolutely gorgeous 9week old bit of fluff Shaylee (blue Nethie) had a seizure and died Friday night of what the vet thinks is E.cuniculi. There was no warning, she was fine at 6pm and by 7pm we where rushing her to the vets by 7:10pm she had died. We had only been lucky enough to have her for 6days.
I have spoken to my vet about this and also done a bit of research and it's indicating that E.cuniculi is in the system for 1-2weeks BEFORE symptoms. This means when we bought her (from an independent pet shop) she came to us with the virus.
I'm still absolutely heartbroken about losing my little bit (as we nicknamed her). I called the pet shop and was very disappointed in the response I got "Oh, I'm sorry. Well we've sold them all now" I wasn't asking for a refund, I wasn't asking for them to give me another rabbit all I wanted them to do was inform the other 5 people who bought the rest of Shaylee's brother's and sisters to be informed. When I asked if they were going to inform them all I got was ''I guess we should'', but they didn't sound that bothered or concerned. Is there any way for me to make sure these people are told??? I hate the thought that this could happen to another 5 families.
Also, we bought Shaylee as a companion to my other Nethie Tallie. After putting Tallie through the horrendous ordeal of being spayed, force feeding her for several days with critical care as she flat out refused to eat and an extra trip to the vets for pain jabs and gut stimulants, my fella and I felt it was unfair not to bond her with another rabbit after losing Shaylee (they hadnt bonded yet just been in cages close to each other) so bought Cadi, a mini lop. Now I'm worried about Cadi getting E Cuniculi but as she is only 8weeks old she doesnt weigh enough to have panacur. Does anyone know of anything on the market I can give to a small rabbit???
I just want to make sure both Tallie and Cadi are as safe as I can make them.
Thanks
Jo x
This is my first post and I'm after some help with 2 things
My absolutely gorgeous 9week old bit of fluff Shaylee (blue Nethie) had a seizure and died Friday night of what the vet thinks is E.cuniculi. There was no warning, she was fine at 6pm and by 7pm we where rushing her to the vets by 7:10pm she had died. We had only been lucky enough to have her for 6days.
I have spoken to my vet about this and also done a bit of research and it's indicating that E.cuniculi is in the system for 1-2weeks BEFORE symptoms. This means when we bought her (from an independent pet shop) she came to us with the virus.
I'm still absolutely heartbroken about losing my little bit (as we nicknamed her). I called the pet shop and was very disappointed in the response I got "Oh, I'm sorry. Well we've sold them all now" I wasn't asking for a refund, I wasn't asking for them to give me another rabbit all I wanted them to do was inform the other 5 people who bought the rest of Shaylee's brother's and sisters to be informed. When I asked if they were going to inform them all I got was ''I guess we should'', but they didn't sound that bothered or concerned. Is there any way for me to make sure these people are told??? I hate the thought that this could happen to another 5 families.
Also, we bought Shaylee as a companion to my other Nethie Tallie. After putting Tallie through the horrendous ordeal of being spayed, force feeding her for several days with critical care as she flat out refused to eat and an extra trip to the vets for pain jabs and gut stimulants, my fella and I felt it was unfair not to bond her with another rabbit after losing Shaylee (they hadnt bonded yet just been in cages close to each other) so bought Cadi, a mini lop. Now I'm worried about Cadi getting E Cuniculi but as she is only 8weeks old she doesnt weigh enough to have panacur. Does anyone know of anything on the market I can give to a small rabbit???
I just want to make sure both Tallie and Cadi are as safe as I can make them.
Thanks
Jo x