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bloods question

willowflower27

willowflower27

Mama Doe
My rabbit has horrendous teeth and needs a dental every 4-5 week's this time however she has lost a lot of weight. So the vet suggested bloods because of the amount of general anaesthetic she has needed everything was normal except a really high creatinine kinase indicative of muscle trauma my vet thinks this is always elevated in bunnies anyway.
Anyone have experience of this blood level & its effects high end normal is 200 my rabbits levels are 5470 what do I do & should she be on some kind of treatment.
Many thanks
 
Creatinine kinase can be high from stress as well and is very often high in Buns, to my understanding if they fidget it can be higher. It also indicates muscle wastage but most buns show it and my vet has never been worried about it.
 
The blood was taken under anaesthetic as she was in for a dental, my vet wasn't to concerned except by the fact in her last sample in May it wasn't high now she's lost over 1kg in weight & the only thing on the bloods is a high creatinine kinase she said she would research it for me but I tend to fret
 
willowflower27 said:
The blood was taken under anaesthetic as she was in for a dental, my vet wasn't to concerned except by the fact in her last sample in May it wasn't high now she's lost over 1kg in weight & the only thing on the bloods is a high creatinine kinase she said she would research it for me but I tend to fret
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Was she stable under anaesthetic, her heart I mean ?
 
Never had bloods done under ga so I can't help there. I hope you get some answers soon and someone more knowledgeable comes along soon x
 
Yes vet says shes always fine never any concerns regarding her heart & lungs she always bounces back quickly as well is eating as soon as she wakes up its just the weight loss I've been feeding her more and she's eating well
 
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