Hi,
Just looking for some ideas as the vets are stumped...
Bandit ( 8 year old female, spayed rabbit) started going off her food and drooling about friday last week. Took her to the vets on monday (she was still eating a little, drinking and running around at the weekend) as i thought tooth issue. Vet had a look in her mouth and couldnt see anything (and she looked for ages). ALso she hadnt gone off her hard pellets which tend to be the first to go with teeth.
Due to her age we dont want to put her under GA uneccessarily.
Got some antibiotics, recovery and Lapsil did that for 4 days and the drooling stopped and her fur round her chin became dry again apart from under her legs so she went back to vets and got some topical skin parasitic drops on her back.
Got more Baytril and have been mising her Excel with warm water since then. Shes been on antibiotics since then 1ml a day and is still eating her pellets (dry now) but has seemed to have gone off her veg practically altogether.
She still seems lethargic (no idea if because its very cold in the kitchen and shes conserving energy) but i've noticed she is still grooming a hell of a lot and when running is flipping her back feet a lot and going for her ears more than normal which would suggest some sort of skin irritation but apart from the parasite treatment i cant think of anything else... Smokey, her sister, is perfectly fine in every way.
I thought she was getting bored so have put more tunnels and toys, nibbly bits in the pen and she seems to make effort with the nibbly bits but then turns her head away after a few trys although she'll eat carrot (?).
I have no idea whether she actually has a medical problem or she's just coming to the end and going a bit doolally... The vet is stumped and its not like shes gone off her food completely, she being selective and we've treated for a skin issue... She isnt herself but has her moments...
Just looking for some ideas as the vets are stumped...
Bandit ( 8 year old female, spayed rabbit) started going off her food and drooling about friday last week. Took her to the vets on monday (she was still eating a little, drinking and running around at the weekend) as i thought tooth issue. Vet had a look in her mouth and couldnt see anything (and she looked for ages). ALso she hadnt gone off her hard pellets which tend to be the first to go with teeth.
Due to her age we dont want to put her under GA uneccessarily.
Got some antibiotics, recovery and Lapsil did that for 4 days and the drooling stopped and her fur round her chin became dry again apart from under her legs so she went back to vets and got some topical skin parasitic drops on her back.
Got more Baytril and have been mising her Excel with warm water since then. Shes been on antibiotics since then 1ml a day and is still eating her pellets (dry now) but has seemed to have gone off her veg practically altogether.
She still seems lethargic (no idea if because its very cold in the kitchen and shes conserving energy) but i've noticed she is still grooming a hell of a lot and when running is flipping her back feet a lot and going for her ears more than normal which would suggest some sort of skin irritation but apart from the parasite treatment i cant think of anything else... Smokey, her sister, is perfectly fine in every way.
I thought she was getting bored so have put more tunnels and toys, nibbly bits in the pen and she seems to make effort with the nibbly bits but then turns her head away after a few trys although she'll eat carrot (?).
I have no idea whether she actually has a medical problem or she's just coming to the end and going a bit doolally... The vet is stumped and its not like shes gone off her food completely, she being selective and we've treated for a skin issue... She isnt herself but has her moments...
