Well at the beginning of the week I was so excited at finishing the shed for the rabbits and moving Harvey in.Now I am home from vets with a pile of medication and Harvey is booked in for dental tomorrow.Got such a fright I thought Harvey was going to die.He was fine on Monday night,then on Tuesday morning when I got up and went straight out to rabbits as I always do,Harvey was just sitting there,not moving.He wouldn't go into his run and was not remotely interested in any food not even his favourite and he hadn't pooed overnight at all.I took him to the vets as soon as possible and she looked in his mouth and he has spurs which has cut into his tongue.She thinks he was in pain and as a result wouldn't eat stopped pooing etc.I got him home with a pile of meducation and the vet injected him with pain killers and gut stimulant.Thankfully within a few hours he had perked up,I kept him inside so I could monitor him.He is back to his normal self but his poos are still strange some sausage like and some strung together possibly with hair.I got Harvey when he was 14 weeks and he had a poor diet before I got him,he was fed muesli mix,lettuce and bread.He wasn't keen on eating hay when I first got him but I weaned him off the muesli mix onto hay,some pellets,herbs etc.He doesn't get bread or lettuce anymore either.The vet says he is young to have spurs he is only about 6 months.Could his bad diet have contributed to his teeth and now that I have him on hay once he has his dental will I manage to keep the spurs in check.I know they may grow back,I am hoping its not too often.He really was very ill and the prospect of him being like that every two months is worrying me somewhat and left me feeling a bit deflated.I am happy to say that he is fine just now and is back to his cheeky self,he also seems to be more affectionate and has taken to following me around like a wee puppy.I hope he is ok after his dental tomorrow!
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