BorisnHannibal
Young Bun
Brief background first, last Saturday I was putting Hannibal in his hutch when he leaps from my arms and crashed on the floor. He immediately ran off. I followed and got down to see if he was ok, at which point he collapsed. I rushed him to the vets where they gave him a painkiller and checked him over. Nothing was broken so the vet suggested either a bad sprain or a trapped nerve. In the vets he was merrily hopping around like nothing happened. He suggested we keep a close eye on him and restrict his movements for a few days so he could heal.
All week he was fine. then Saturday morning I fed them then left for a weekend away with friends. First thing this morning my partner calls me and tells me to get home quickly. He had been on a boys night out and when he'd come home at 2am had noticed Hannibal seemed a bit off. When he checked again at about 9am this morning he couldn't seem to walk and his back end seemed to have gone.
I raced home and we rushed him to the emergency vet (£160) who took a look and thinks his respiratory infected might be affecting his mobility. We know he has an infection. He was on baytril prior to Christmas but since finishing the course has had no discharge and only the occasional sneeze so we assumed he was ok. However he then set him on the floor again and took another look but this time on a carpeted area so he could have better grip.
It would appear he has head tilt (I forget the name of the parasite involved sorry) and recommended Lapizole.
As they are an emergency vet only they did not have any so we have to go to our regular vets tomorrow and for now Hannibal has had metacam and baytril injections. He seems to have perked up since having these but is still leaning an tilting. My concern atm is that hes not drunk at all since last night evening and although he ate some carrot, hes not eaten much. Can anyone give any advice on how to feed him? And how best to get him to drink. He cant seem to aim at the water bottle and I'm worried he'll just fall face first into a dish.
Any suggestions would be gratefully receieved.
Terrified for my poor fluffy bundle
All week he was fine. then Saturday morning I fed them then left for a weekend away with friends. First thing this morning my partner calls me and tells me to get home quickly. He had been on a boys night out and when he'd come home at 2am had noticed Hannibal seemed a bit off. When he checked again at about 9am this morning he couldn't seem to walk and his back end seemed to have gone.
I raced home and we rushed him to the emergency vet (£160) who took a look and thinks his respiratory infected might be affecting his mobility. We know he has an infection. He was on baytril prior to Christmas but since finishing the course has had no discharge and only the occasional sneeze so we assumed he was ok. However he then set him on the floor again and took another look but this time on a carpeted area so he could have better grip.
It would appear he has head tilt (I forget the name of the parasite involved sorry) and recommended Lapizole.
As they are an emergency vet only they did not have any so we have to go to our regular vets tomorrow and for now Hannibal has had metacam and baytril injections. He seems to have perked up since having these but is still leaning an tilting. My concern atm is that hes not drunk at all since last night evening and although he ate some carrot, hes not eaten much. Can anyone give any advice on how to feed him? And how best to get him to drink. He cant seem to aim at the water bottle and I'm worried he'll just fall face first into a dish.
Any suggestions would be gratefully receieved.
Terrified for my poor fluffy bundle