Blood test results far from definitive

The ongoing saga with Abbie continues....she's had a full blood test done and the results are back. They're inconclusive, but there are lots of little things that prove something happened to her recently but it's pretty much disappeared now. So we'll probably never know what it was after all - so perhaps it was E.cuniculi after all.

Slightly worryingly, though, he said the following were all also possibilities given the results:

1. She's anaemic
2. She's got a low white cell count
3. She might have liver damage (isn't this an E.C. symptom?)
4. Worst of them all, it could be leukaemia

She still looks in really good health - we haven't had the shuddering and incontinence for a long time. And the oats and extra few pellets seem to be putting the weight back on her. Surely if it was any of this lot we'd be seeing symptoms more regularly? Could these all be the sorts of results seen from the blood of a bunny who's had E.C.?

I guess I can't do much about 3 and 4 if it is them (I think they're distant possibilities more than likely possibilities), and we don't think it's worthwhile putting her through the required surgery for testing for leukaemia given she does look well again. Has anyone got experience of 1 or 2, and can suggest a few things to help get these remedied?

Thanks

Russell

Hi

Sorry to read about your bunny - if she is aneamic you could try some spinach. Kim loved it and although too much can cause diarrhoea small amounts are okay and it is very high in iron.

Give her a big bunny hug from me and the buns.

lol Pam, PIe, MAsh, Twinkle & Aggie

hummm, EC causes lesions so I guess they could appear on the liver and effect its function? To be honest I don't know. Perhaps one of the specialist bunny vets might though. You could try getting your vet to get intouch with one.

Tam

If you are looking to increase her white cell count then pribably the easiest way is the really up her Vitamin C intake so I would give veggies/fruit that hats loads of this. Vitamin C is a real booster to white cells.

Other things you could try is products which are high in Omega 6 fatty acids.

There is a herb called Astragalus which you would get in a Chinese herbalist or medicine shop - it can be used in a ground state or made into a herbal tea - a lot of practitioners use the roots only however some use the leaves and flowers too. I am sure they would be able to give you advice for your bunny too as qualified Chinese practitioners aere very very experienced.

lol Pam