Bluesmum
Wise Old Thumper
Went upstairs to sort some laundry, stopped to fuss the bunnies who were at the top of the stairs in their usual spot. Noticed Maurice was sat sort of squiffy and all wrong. He doesn't seem to be able to use his back legs properly. Did the crunchie test and he wasn't interested. Even tried auntie Liz biscuits (that usually he'll snatch and box for) but he didn't want them.
Took him to the vet ( not my usual) who after feeling his tummy (normal) went to try manipulating his legs....so I stopped his and made him look at Maurices xrays (which are horrendous) so he knew what he was dealing with when he did move them. Maurice was completely unreactive, which is unusual in itself. He normally goes nuts when you try and touch his feet.
He did manage to get himself back into his box though (also not normal...he hates the box) but it looked a struggle.
As he's already on a high dose of metacam he's had a shot of vetergesic (sp) to try and rule out a strain.
His was at 5, we decided to bring him home until 7 to see if he picks up, but he's not at all :-( he's just sat all wrong in the litter tray.
I think we'll be taking him back to the vets.
I'll be having him re-xrayed I think, see if anything has happened.
So worried about him, with all of his problems I don't know where we can go. If it's back/foot/hip related I don't know if we can increase his pain relief metacam wise, and tramadol had a negative effect on is NRA :-(
Any positive thoughts or suggestions would be most appreciated....I'm so worried about him
Took him to the vet ( not my usual) who after feeling his tummy (normal) went to try manipulating his legs....so I stopped his and made him look at Maurices xrays (which are horrendous) so he knew what he was dealing with when he did move them. Maurice was completely unreactive, which is unusual in itself. He normally goes nuts when you try and touch his feet.
He did manage to get himself back into his box though (also not normal...he hates the box) but it looked a struggle.
As he's already on a high dose of metacam he's had a shot of vetergesic (sp) to try and rule out a strain.
His was at 5, we decided to bring him home until 7 to see if he picks up, but he's not at all :-( he's just sat all wrong in the litter tray.
I think we'll be taking him back to the vets.
I'll be having him re-xrayed I think, see if anything has happened.
So worried about him, with all of his problems I don't know where we can go. If it's back/foot/hip related I don't know if we can increase his pain relief metacam wise, and tramadol had a negative effect on is NRA :-(
Any positive thoughts or suggestions would be most appreciated....I'm so worried about him
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