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rachylou

rachylou

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Jims has stopped eating again, I knew he wasnt right when he came out to see me this evening, he wouldnt eat his herbs, tummy pressed and ran in to his toilet. I tried touching his tummy and he bolted.
We have administered the meds and he has had a big tummy rub and has eaten a few herbs but he is not right, I am so worried about him. :(
I have a really bad feeling :cry:
 
Hi Rachylou,

I understand about how frustrating and stressful it is. My rabbit, Jack, has been refusing to eat as well and is somewhat bloated. We've been back and forth to the vets.

do you have any critical care you can feed him if he doesn't start eating? Is he going to see the vets in the morning? It is such a worry~! I wish I had more advice to offer but didn't want to read and run.

I hope he feels better soon.

Carissa
 
Has he poo'd ?

What comes out is just as important as what is going in.

If he has not poo'd then administering gut motility meds can only be done if you are certain there is no obstruction, so a full abdominal examination should always be done before giving prokinetics

Maybe he needs another Dental. If he has gradually been eating less hay over the last few weeks due to the formation of elongated crowns/spurs then his gut motility will also be effected- hence the recurrent episodes of gut slow down.

Given his history I would start at the top end and get his teeth *thoroughly* checked. This may involve a GA if a full and comprehensive examination is to be carried out. So much can be missed on an examination done on a conscious Rabbit. Treatment may well involve reducing the length of/reshaping the molar crowns. It is 100% impossible to do this other than under GA.

I would get him to a Vet today, even if he appears to eat a bit more again as given that he is having recurrent problems just treating the symptoms is not going to help in the longterm.

Good luck
 
Jack's-Jane said:
Has he poo'd ?

What comes out is just as important as what is going in.

If he has not poo'd then administering gut motility meds can only be done if you are certain there is no obstruction, so a full abdominal examination should always be done before giving prokinetics

Maybe he needs another Dental. If he has gradually been eating less hay over the last few weeks due to the formation of elongated crowns/spurs then his gut motility will also be effected- hence the recurrent episodes of gut slow down.

Given his history I would start at the top end and get his teeth *thoroughly* checked. This may involve a GA if a full and comprehensive examination is to be carried out. So much can be missed on an examination done on a conscious Rabbit. Treatment may well involve reducing the length of/reshaping the molar crowns. It is 100% impossible to do this other than under GA.

I would get him to a Vet today, even if he appears to eat a bit more again as given that he is having recurrent problems just treating the symptoms is not going to help in the longterm.

Good luck
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This. And whilst under GA it would be worth getting some further Xrays to look for alternative pain sources x
 
prettylupin said:
This. And whilst under GA it would be worth getting some further Xrays to look for alternative pain sources x
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Beat me to it. I'm all in favour of xrays where possible these days with bunnies that have the potential for underlying issues, in particular dental related, when there are repeated signs of something going wrong. Xrays, can give so much information tha can be missed or overlooked otherwise, or at best not found quickly enough.

Having opted for head xrays on a number of my rabbits (rescues) in recent months where I might once have just 'sucked it to see', the xrays saved me and the rabbits a lot of wasted tiime treating symptoms rather than the real cause.

Also xrays of his whole body can flag up other issues that can otherwise go undetected.
 
prettylupin said:
This. And whilst under GA it would be worth getting some further Xrays to look for alternative pain sources x
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Beat me to it. I'm all in favour of xrays where possible these days with bunnies that have the potential for underlying issues, in particular dental related, when there are repeated signs of something going wrong. Xrays, can give so much information that can be missed or overlooked otherwise, or at best not found quickly enough.

Having opted for head xrays on a number of my rabbits (rescues) in recent months where I might once have just 'sucked it to see', the xrays saved me and the rabbits a lot of wasted tiime treating symptoms rather than the real cause.

Also xrays of his whole body can flag up other issues that can otherwise go undetected.
 
Captain Helen said:
I hope Jimby is feeling better now xx
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Thankyou Helen, yes thank God he is a lot better, it was actually quite scary last night, I thought I was going to loose him :cry:
I have had a long chat with the vets and he thinks it may well be his teeth so if this happens again then he will be booked in for a dental.
 
rachylou said:
Thankyou Helen, yes thank God he is a lot better, it was actually quite scary last night, I thought I was going to loose him :cry:
I have had a long chat with the vets and he thinks it may well be his teeth so if this happens again then he will be booked in for a dental.
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Why not get it done BEFORE it happens again. It would be MUCH better for him and much LESS of a risk than if he has to have a GA when not eating.
 
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