Morning,
We have a new bunny (Belle), she's a mini lop and around 4 months old. She's already a tripod after losing one of her front legs around a month ago, due to a double break (Was within 10 days of us having her and the pet insurance therefore being void!!!). So she's been through the wars.
She is a mischievous little thing and managed to get her other front leg stuck inside her hay-rack yesterday afternoon, for my girlfriend to find her a minute or two later thankfully, with just her bum up in the air, dangling over the top. We also have an indoor pen for her, so she can be left unsupervised! Yesterday evening my girlfriend walked into the room to see her jump into the pen and fall back on herself. Belle then went very quiet and deteriorated quite quickly. I got in a few hours later and she was limp. I was convinced she was a goner, I'm presuming from shock, but just did what we could and kept her warm. Couldn't get her to eat, or to drink, or seem interested in anything, she seemed like a complete dead weight. I stayed with her for a few hours and she slowly perked up, even to the point where she decided she wanted some of my Calipo ice lolly!!! I put her in her cage and was just hopeful she'd make it through the night. My relief this morning, when I finally plucked up the courage to walk into the room she stays in and see her sat up, chewing her edible rug!!
She's still not 100%, she's running around on times, being nosey etc, but not completely normal. If she was in shock, could she still be coming back to normal, the longer time goes by the more she seems to be herself.
We have noticed today though, that she had some feces grouped around her bum. On closer inspection, she had worms, which I'm pretty sure are pinworms all around the individual droppings! Could this lead to her being lethagic still? She's now eating and drinking normally. Any experience with this?
We are waiting for a call back from the vets with an appointment, but in the meantime both worried there's something more sinister still.
We have a new bunny (Belle), she's a mini lop and around 4 months old. She's already a tripod after losing one of her front legs around a month ago, due to a double break (Was within 10 days of us having her and the pet insurance therefore being void!!!). So she's been through the wars.
She is a mischievous little thing and managed to get her other front leg stuck inside her hay-rack yesterday afternoon, for my girlfriend to find her a minute or two later thankfully, with just her bum up in the air, dangling over the top. We also have an indoor pen for her, so she can be left unsupervised! Yesterday evening my girlfriend walked into the room to see her jump into the pen and fall back on herself. Belle then went very quiet and deteriorated quite quickly. I got in a few hours later and she was limp. I was convinced she was a goner, I'm presuming from shock, but just did what we could and kept her warm. Couldn't get her to eat, or to drink, or seem interested in anything, she seemed like a complete dead weight. I stayed with her for a few hours and she slowly perked up, even to the point where she decided she wanted some of my Calipo ice lolly!!! I put her in her cage and was just hopeful she'd make it through the night. My relief this morning, when I finally plucked up the courage to walk into the room she stays in and see her sat up, chewing her edible rug!!
She's still not 100%, she's running around on times, being nosey etc, but not completely normal. If she was in shock, could she still be coming back to normal, the longer time goes by the more she seems to be herself.
We have noticed today though, that she had some feces grouped around her bum. On closer inspection, she had worms, which I'm pretty sure are pinworms all around the individual droppings! Could this lead to her being lethagic still? She's now eating and drinking normally. Any experience with this?
We are waiting for a call back from the vets with an appointment, but in the meantime both worried there's something more sinister still.
