LilacBunbun
Warren Scout
I need your opinions on what to wait from the vet tomorrow morning...
Around 18-19 of June Pitsi's poop started being smaller & less than normal. Nothing outrageous, but definitely noticeable. On 21/6 he refused his morning pellets, so I called our vet, who told me to give him Infacolic (1ml every 2 hours x3 & then 1.5ml morning & night, 40mg stength simethicone) & Soldesanil (0.2ml morning & night Dexamethasone 1,52 mg/ml). By afternoon he was a happy bunny as always, playing,eating & being naughty. We continued the meds for 4 days & then stopped. During this time, he was drinking loads of water (around 800ml) each day, which my vet said that is absolutely normal when receiving dexa. After stopping the medication we was drinking around 500ml each day, more than what he used to, but the weather was really hot. We visited the vet & she said everything was fine.
Last Thursday, he refused his pellets again & I could see he was in pain, not a lot, but he was not himself. We called the vet & told to give the same medication until she returnes from vacation. He was fine in 3 hours as the last time, I continued the medication for 2 days, but as soon as we stopped, gas started again, so now he is on meds again.
While being on meds he is perfectly fine, alert, plays, eats & poops a lot. I know that gas/stasis is only a symptom of another cause, but the 1st time we thought is was because of the hot weather. Now the temperature is lower, so I start thinking other causes.
Also, what I have noticed is that before the 1st gas incident, one morning while I was cleaning his litter box I noticed a strong urine smel. That was for one day only, so I thought it was his hormones... Also, since the start of summer I have noticed that when he lays down, his head is trembling while breathing.
Pitsi is a 10month male bunny, he is free range, eats lots & lots of meadow hay, 2 tbsp of beaphar care+ pellets, dried herbage every day & chamomile tea every now and then. He also has pro-enteric paste & anima-strath granules for 10 days each month.
My questions are:
1)Could it be UTI?? If not what could it be in your opinion?
2)Has anyone else experienced this head trembling? Our vet said that it is normal, as he breathes heavily when he is hot, but I see that he does it after running even with the a/c on & on 23C... What could it be?
3)I plan to ask for blood test & x-rays. Is there anything else I should ask for?
I apologise for the enormous post, but as a 1st time bunny mom I'm very worried for him... Thank you in advance!!
Around 18-19 of June Pitsi's poop started being smaller & less than normal. Nothing outrageous, but definitely noticeable. On 21/6 he refused his morning pellets, so I called our vet, who told me to give him Infacolic (1ml every 2 hours x3 & then 1.5ml morning & night, 40mg stength simethicone) & Soldesanil (0.2ml morning & night Dexamethasone 1,52 mg/ml). By afternoon he was a happy bunny as always, playing,eating & being naughty. We continued the meds for 4 days & then stopped. During this time, he was drinking loads of water (around 800ml) each day, which my vet said that is absolutely normal when receiving dexa. After stopping the medication we was drinking around 500ml each day, more than what he used to, but the weather was really hot. We visited the vet & she said everything was fine.
Last Thursday, he refused his pellets again & I could see he was in pain, not a lot, but he was not himself. We called the vet & told to give the same medication until she returnes from vacation. He was fine in 3 hours as the last time, I continued the medication for 2 days, but as soon as we stopped, gas started again, so now he is on meds again.
While being on meds he is perfectly fine, alert, plays, eats & poops a lot. I know that gas/stasis is only a symptom of another cause, but the 1st time we thought is was because of the hot weather. Now the temperature is lower, so I start thinking other causes.
Also, what I have noticed is that before the 1st gas incident, one morning while I was cleaning his litter box I noticed a strong urine smel. That was for one day only, so I thought it was his hormones... Also, since the start of summer I have noticed that when he lays down, his head is trembling while breathing.
Pitsi is a 10month male bunny, he is free range, eats lots & lots of meadow hay, 2 tbsp of beaphar care+ pellets, dried herbage every day & chamomile tea every now and then. He also has pro-enteric paste & anima-strath granules for 10 days each month.
My questions are:
1)Could it be UTI?? If not what could it be in your opinion?
2)Has anyone else experienced this head trembling? Our vet said that it is normal, as he breathes heavily when he is hot, but I see that he does it after running even with the a/c on & on 23C... What could it be?
3)I plan to ask for blood test & x-rays. Is there anything else I should ask for?
I apologise for the enormous post, but as a 1st time bunny mom I'm very worried for him... Thank you in advance!!
