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URGENT ADVICE PLEASE rabbit passing mucus only and extremely anorexic

T

tigerlilyb84

Young Bun
Urgent advice please. My old Dutch bunny has only passed mucus today. She is eating and drinking and alert but has lost weight recently. I took her to the vet last week and teeth are fine. I have emergency vet appointment booked for 5pm today but it's not my normal vet and wonder if anyone could advise as to what it might be and the treatment they should be offering her? Last time I saw an emergency vet they got it badly wrong and don't trust them. I'll be requesting an urgent appointmrt with my regular vet tomorrow morning. Thanks in advance x
 
You say she is eating and drinking, but in the thread title you say she is 'extremely Anorexic' Anorexic means 'not eating'. Are you meaning that she is eating but very thin ?

There are numerous possibilities as to what may be wrong. An abdominal examination may elicit some information such as an enlarged liver or some sort of abnormal mass. Blood tests would be needed to assess major organ function.

Is your Doe spayed ?
 
tigerlilyb84 said:
Urgent advice please. My old Dutch bunny has only passed mucus today. She is eating and drinking and alert but has lost weight recently. I took her to the vet last week and teeth are fine. I have emergency vet appointment booked for 5pm today but it's not my normal vet and wonder if anyone could advise as to what it might be and the treatment they should be offering her? Last time I saw an emergency vet they got it badly wrong and don't trust them. I'll be requesting an urgent appointmrt with my regular vet tomorrow morning. Thanks in advance x
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I do understand you not trusting the emergency vet. But I hope today you get some reassurance.

Your good vet tomorrow seems a better bet. If she is eating and drinking that's a good sign. Mucous is usually a symptom of an inflamed gut.

There is some info here: http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/GI_diseases/drop/Drp_en.htm
 
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