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molar spurs and weight loss

MissPricklePants

MissPricklePants

Young Bun
My poor boy has spurs on his molars, he has lost weight and the vet has said despite him needing the spurs burring he cannot cope with the anesthetic whilst being so small so he needs to gain weight first. He is in pain though, just laying there looking sad. He is still eating and pooing ok but they are getting darker and smaller. I have had Zantac to give him but this has made no improvement. I don't know how much longer his little body can cope with this.
 
Has the vet given him painkiller? If not - demand one! The trouble with spurs is the mouth pain they cause so if you can reduce that you can increase eating.

They you want lots of high calorie, easy to eat foods. I'd suggest rolled oats (near porridge in the super market) mixed with water so make porridge, sofen some pellets with water and stir them into, or add a separate vitamin powder, and you can also mix in vegetable baby foods.

A little pure apple juice in the water will encourage drinking too.
 
the vet just said to give him Zantac as the spurs are apparently small and not causing ulcers. I am concerned about GI Stasis. I gave him so rolled oats earlier and he ate them, he is also drinking ok. He is still eating hay. He is a house bunny and the cage is just a base so has hay/food/water and litter tray and he has spent all day in there not coming out where as my other bun has been running around like crazy. Will ring the vet and see what she says. Is there anything I can give him to ease the pain??
 
MissPricklePants said:
the vet just said to give him Zantac as the spurs are apparently small and not causing ulcers. I am concerned about GI Stasis. I gave him so rolled oats earlier and he ate them, he is also drinking ok. He is still eating hay. He is a house bunny and the cage is just a base so has hay/food/water and litter tray and he has spent all day in there not coming out where as my other bun has been running around like crazy. Will ring the vet and see what she says. Is there anything I can give him to ease the pain??
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Only that which a Vet needs to prescribe.

Is he actually eating less or has the weightloss occurred despite him eating normally ?
 
MissPricklePants said:
the vet just said to give him Zantac as the spurs are apparently small and not causing ulcers. I am concerned about GI Stasis. I gave him so rolled oats earlier and he ate them, he is also drinking ok. He is still eating hay. He is a house bunny and the cage is just a base so has hay/food/water and litter tray and he has spent all day in there not coming out where as my other bun has been running around like crazy. Will ring the vet and see what she says. Is there anything I can give him to ease the pain??
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If he has spurs and has lost weight, he obviously isn't eating as much, because it hurts him to eat. Just because he doesn't have ulcers doesn't mean he isn't hurting. If your vet won't give him metacam you really, really need to see another vet asap. This could get serious very quickly. A lot of vets know very little about rabbit medicine, you need to find one who does. Start a new thread in chat asking for rabbit savvy vets in your area x
 
he has been eating normally. same amount of pellets and lots of hay and greens. The vet said to keep a food diary so she can monitor his food intake. Waiting for a call back.
 
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