bunnylover177
Alpha Buck
Last SUnday morning I found Apricot hidden away with a 'leave me alone I want to die' look about him. He's a 2 nd half year old English spot cross with a very relaxed personality. We did every thing you do - metacam, emeprid, critical care... and when that got no where found a vet who could find no reason for it (normal temperature, not dehydrated). He died after multiple fits that evening. The only strange thing I had noticed about him was a few weeks ago when I went to pick him up to put him on the grass he was sleeping and he stayed asleep in my arms for a few moment before slowly coming round - at the time I thought it was just typical of his relaxed attitude to being handled but now I am not so sure.
Once he had died my bunny savvy vet opened him up and could find no clear reason why he had died - teeth good, no blockages, no tumours, no brain tumours. OUr best guess is ecuniculi has caused brain leisons (which can't be seen normally) - he showed no sign of any other problems though - no head tilt, no walking problems..
I hate it when they die young and I hate it when there is no obvous cause.
Has anyone else had this kind of experience?
PS We're givng his companion a course of panacur just in case although she seems fine.
Once he had died my bunny savvy vet opened him up and could find no clear reason why he had died - teeth good, no blockages, no tumours, no brain tumours. OUr best guess is ecuniculi has caused brain leisons (which can't be seen normally) - he showed no sign of any other problems though - no head tilt, no walking problems..
I hate it when they die young and I hate it when there is no obvous cause.
Has anyone else had this kind of experience?
PS We're givng his companion a course of panacur just in case although she seems fine.
Unfortunately PMs dont always provide answers. Often very detailed tissue/body fluid sampling is required and even then the results may be inconclusive. 
