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Grass Sickness

BinkyBun

Wise Old Thumper
Hi has anyone else have or had a bunny with Grass Sickness? My Annie has been diagnosed with it My vet is a rabbit specialist and has been consulting with Frances Harcourt-Brown about Annie. She is home after several days at vets. Lovely Purplebumble gave me a link to a 2010 thread on this which is helpful but the links inside it are no longer working. If anyone can help or give me advice on care for my Annie I would be so grateful xxx

Annie is 9 years old next week. She has gas through her entire intestines which has slowly been going down with treatments (I have X-rays). She is being syringe fed, peeing on herself, doing squishy poop and very lethargic.

This is the 2010 thread http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/sh...ess-In-Rabbits
 
Yes, my Rupert has had several gas episodes, the first being caused by grass, so now we limit him to absolutely no more than 20 mins per day, anymore and he blows up like a balloon.

What hay are you using? I found he reacted to something in ings hay that also made him blow up x
 
Oh poor your baby :( She has been in hospital for several days and they kept her on IV drip and gave her injectable gut stimulants and pain relief. Now she is home she is on metacam and Eprimid (she is also on Ronaxon and Panacur as she has pasturella and suspected ec before this hit her :cry: ) Her blood tests also showed she has chronic kidney failure :cry: that they think has been caused by the Grass Sickness
 
I've had a bunny get ileus from the new spring grass (I believe its richer then) but not grass sickness as such. Hope she picks up soon.
 
I posted this on your duplicate thread in 'Health'

I am sorry to hear that Annie is not well :cry:

These links may be useful to read

http://wildpro.twycrosszoo.org/S/00dis/Miscellaneous/Leporine_Dysautonomia.htm

http://www.researchgate.net/publica...vidence_that_hares_suffer_from_grass_sickness

You would need to purchase this article,

http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/156/24/778.full.pdf+html

Katherine Whitwell, an Equine Pathology Specialist Vet, has done a considerable amount of research into Equine Grass Sickness, she also looked at the condition in Rabbits. Maybe your Vet could contact her ?

http://www.rossdales.com/laboratories/our-team.htm
 
Thank you so much for your replies. Jane thank you so much for your links and reply. I've replied to you on the health thread xxxx

Rupert & Tia - I'm using Oxbow Orchard Grass hay x
 
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