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Mystery death
- Thread starter sezzy5889
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Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
You dont mention if he had been pooing and eating his NORMAL amount in the days before his untimely passing?
If he had reduced gut motility he may eventually have gone into GI stasis. Without IMMEDIATE Veterinary attention this can be fatal
Was he vaccinated against VHD? VHD is another cause of sudden death. Although the situation you describe, particularly the 'lying down all the time' sounds more like GI stasis to me.
Here is some info' about stasis http://www.houserabbit.co.uk/rwf/articles/GI_stasis_pet.htm
Janex
Was he vaccinated? Could possibly be VHD. If that is a possibility you need to clean yourself throughly before going near your rabbits and she needs to use vet grade disinfectant on everything that he may have come in contact with.
It doesn't sound like a stroke really, it's very unlikely in a rabbit that age and you'd see weakness along one side not the backlegs.
It could have been heat stroke but I wouldn't have thought it would have got too hot yesterday providing he had water and shade.
The only way to tell for certian is a post mortum - vets usually charge about £10-20 for a very basic one where they look at the organs. That should identify a gut problem/stroke or anything effecting the major organs.
Tamsin
