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Mr Thump's Post Mortom Results

kayj

Wise Old Thumper
Well my vet phoned me on Friday night to say she had the results back and he had Pneumonia and Toxin Enteritus Colitus. Basically nothing would have saved him. The toxin is the penicillin that we gave him for at the time a chest infection. He had no other symptoms to show enteritus or colitus but the penicillin obviously didn't do it any good. At least we now know what it is. He had not been on penicillin that long really only about 2 weeks injecting him every other day.
I don't want to scare people about penicillin as I have a rabbit who is 6 yrs old and has been on penicillin since October last year and without it he would never have survived, he as an injection every other day we have tried him 3 days on and 4 days off but this doesn't work for him.
 
I am not sure if knowing 'why' has helped at all? Enterotoxaemia is always a risk with ANY antibiotic given to bunnies. As you say, Penicillin can be a life saver. Sending hugs to you Kay as I am sure you still really miss your big bun Mr Thumps :cry: Jane and Bunniesxx
 
i thinks it good that you know what caused it though . when i lost cheekybun i didn,t get a post mortem done as I was too upset at the time to think about it but what it appeared to be was his kidneys and liver was failing :cry: I do wish now though that I did get one done , it would have given me more closure if that makes any sense .
 
I think when you have numerous rabbits then it is definately a must to get a post mortem done especially when the bun goes down hill fairly rapid as Mr Thumps did and the symptoms were not what he was being treated for.
I feel better knowing that their was nothing I could have done and basically he was like a time bomb really. I know it has certainly made my vet feel better as their was nothing she could have done either, as at the time he was to poorly for her to open him up as he wouldn't have survived a GA. My vet is superb and she did everything she could to make him comfortable. She was very upset when he died.
 
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