Hi, buffy seems to be doing well so far after she as hospitalised with mucoid enteritis and secondary bloat. She could still suffer with gut adhesions and the vet said if this happens there i nothing he can do. She has been home 3 days now and is eating like a pig and seems really well. I dont want to 'count my chickens' yet as she still might not pull through. However, vet says when i take her back on wednesday (a week after being discharged), if she's ok, then she's gonna be ok. Has anyone else had a bunny survive this condition (apparently not many do)? And if so, can you give me some info on how recovery went? At the moment i am paranoid about what she eats, drinks, poo's, wee's. I am just constantly on the look out at what she is doing (she is a house bunny). Any advice greatly appreciated as im driving myself a bit mad!
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anyone had a rabbit survive mucoid enteritis or similar?
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Fairy13
Wise Old Thumper
Hiya,
yes I had two sisters who had muciod enteritis. The one who came down with it first didn't survive but as her sister was with her at the vets and she came down with it approx 24 hours or so later in their care, she did survive. She was at the vets for about 3 days and when she came home she ate just fine and we had no more problems with her.
So fingers crossed your bun has recovered and will be just fine.
x
yes I had two sisters who had muciod enteritis. The one who came down with it first didn't survive but as her sister was with her at the vets and she came down with it approx 24 hours or so later in their care, she did survive. She was at the vets for about 3 days and when she came home she ate just fine and we had no more problems with her.
So fingers crossed your bun has recovered and will be just fine.
xthanks for the reply! buffy was really poorly when i got her to the vets. i know that sounds awful but she had been ok ish over the weekend and i was syringing her food and water. monday morning she was much worse and when i took her to work for xrays, they said she was gonna have to be put to sleep cos her guts were so full of gas! I took her to another practice cos the vet there specialises in small animals and he said her chances were less than 50%! but she pulled through. now ive got her home after 48 hours at the vets on a drip and she has been doing great, but im so worried in case she has gut adhesions. vet says we'll know by wed if she gonna be ok. i guess your bunny didnt have them as she is ok now, but how long was it until she was passing normal poo? buffy started passing normal poo in the vets but has since passed more soft poos (they're not caecotrophs) and on thurs (day after i got her home) she passed some proper mucus poos (i spoke to vet and he said they were to be expected), but how long was it until you got normal poos coming through? did she lose loads of weight?
Jack's-Jane
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March Hare
Warren Veteran
I had a blue Dutch doe survive mucoid enteritits several years ago. She was very bloated and gassy, and was in the vets on a drip for quite a few days. They gave her 50/50 odds of survival, but thankfully she pulled through. The vet told me to feed her exclusively on hay for at least a week after she came home. I think it was around 4 days before she started passing really normal poos after she came home.
Fingers crossed your bun will be fine......it sounds promising!!!!!
Fingers crossed your bun will be fine......it sounds promising!!!!!
thanks for that jane, i had a look at the previous threads and they were really informative - have written down your regime of tx!
march hare - you say your vet told you to feed hay only, my vet said i can feed hay, grass, dandelions and small amounts of pellets (he told me to use the lite ones as they are higher fibre). Do you think this will be ok? He said grass/dandelions count as roughage. Im worried now cos your vet said hay only? She's eating quite a lot at the moment as she lost quite a bit of weight. We're on day 3 (saturday) since i got her home and things look good so far but im so worried im gonna lose her. She still passes some mucus now and again, did your bunny? Vet told me it is to be expected but im worrying that its not a good sign.
march hare - you say your vet told you to feed hay only, my vet said i can feed hay, grass, dandelions and small amounts of pellets (he told me to use the lite ones as they are higher fibre). Do you think this will be ok? He said grass/dandelions count as roughage. Im worried now cos your vet said hay only? She's eating quite a lot at the moment as she lost quite a bit of weight. We're on day 3 (saturday) since i got her home and things look good so far but im so worried im gonna lose her. She still passes some mucus now and again, did your bunny? Vet told me it is to be expected but im worrying that its not a good sign.
March Hare
Warren Veteran
I suppose that different vets give different advice for the same situation. All I can really say is that it worked beautifully for my bun. I was told hay only, and to stay away from any grain and fresh grass and greens as they could cause a bout of diarrhea which she wouldn't be able to cope with. So he said dry hay only, and plenty of it. The first couple of days after she came home, she passed a few little mucousy bits, which scared the daylights out of me. But it gradually improved, the next couple of days she passed soft poos, but without the mucous, and after four days it was normal again. But I was really worried and nervous and fretted over her for weeks afterwards, and found myself constantly watching her to make sure that she was eating, and feeling her tummy to make sure it wasn't getting hard or bloated. As your bun is eating well, that will be making her guts work, and hopefully they will settle down after a few days and all will be normal again!
Maa was doing like jelly poo/runny poo last summer when she lost a lot of weight - I cut out all veg and stopped her going on the grass as it only started when she started going on the garden. She's never been a big hay eater and I figured her stomach was just empty, which is ideal for bad bacteria to multiply, as nothing's passing through to sweep them away.
I feed science selective pellets which are high fibre and contain probiotic - I have heard that excel can cause tummy problems with some bunnies, so I'd recommend science selective (I get mine online). I more than quadrupled Maa's pellets slowly over about a week, and even now she has double what the others have. I figured they were high fibre so better than nothing as she wouldn't eat much hay. She got better quickly after I'd done that, and has been fine since. I slowly reintroduced veg again once she was better, in very tiny amounts like you would with a baby bunny.
I also got some expensive hay in, which she will pick at if I give her fresh twice a day. Hope your bunny is better soon
I feed science selective pellets which are high fibre and contain probiotic - I have heard that excel can cause tummy problems with some bunnies, so I'd recommend science selective (I get mine online). I more than quadrupled Maa's pellets slowly over about a week, and even now she has double what the others have. I figured they were high fibre so better than nothing as she wouldn't eat much hay. She got better quickly after I'd done that, and has been fine since. I slowly reintroduced veg again once she was better, in very tiny amounts like you would with a baby bunny.
I also got some expensive hay in, which she will pick at if I give her fresh twice a day. Hope your bunny is better soon
Fairy13
Wise Old Thumper
Hi, sorry only just checked back. Our bun who survived came back from the vet passing normal poo and with no special instructions for eating and was fine. The vet didn't mention anything to me about adhesions :?
Sorry I cant be more help on the recovery side of things. But glad to hear your littl'un's doing ok, fingers crossed she'll keep on getting better and better x
Sorry I cant be more help on the recovery side of things. But glad to hear your littl'un's doing ok, fingers crossed she'll keep on getting better and better x
thank you for that, i hope she's ok too!! elve, you say try science selective as its higher in fibre - what percentage of fibre does it contain? My vet told me to feed the excel lite as it is higher in fibre thn the normal stuff.
My bunnies have always been fed on excel, im reluctant to swap in case it causes tummy problems - what do you think?
My bunnies have always been fed on excel, im reluctant to swap in case it causes tummy problems - what do you think?
Well I have literally lost count of how many posts I have replied to this week, where the rabbit's had tummy problems and been on excel. The people that have started feeding science selective instead (mixing in gradually with existing food) have seen an improvement straight away....or is that just coincidence?
hmmm... i have seen all your replies about SS, and thats just on the posts ive read!
Think i will find out the fibre content (unless anyone could be so kind to let me know ) of SS and compare to what they're on.
Just want to say a massive THANK YOU to everyone that has replied to this post (or will do from now), it really helps to speak to other people about problems.
Think i will find out the fibre content (unless anyone could be so kind to let me know
) of SS and compare to what they're on. Just want to say a massive THANK YOU to everyone that has replied to this post (or will do from now), it really helps to speak to other people about problems.
thansk elve. Excel they are on is 18% fibre, not sure what to do now. I dont think the excel ever caused her enteritis as before it happened, they only got the pellets as a treat just once a week. Might stick with the excel only cos they seem fine on it and i dont wanna cause tummy troubles whilst buffy is still recovering. Thanks for your help!
I buy three types of bunny pellets. Allen and Page has the highest fibre Most of my buns are on this. I buy excel for my two oldish gay boys, who are 5ish. They have never had bad tummies on it and I would hate to change them over now only for them to be poorly. I buy Science Selective for foster bunnies as they had dodgy tums and the younger bunnies. All buns eat copious amounts of hay plus veggies
Most of my buns are on this. I buy excel for my two oldish gay boys, who are 5ish. They have never had bad tummies on it and I would hate to change them over now only for them to be poorly. I buy Science Selective for foster bunnies as they had dodgy tums and the younger bunnies. All buns eat copious amounts of hay plus veggies Ah! That's your problem then - giving pellets only once a week. If they have them daily their stomach gets used to digesting it - if they only have something (veg, grass, anything) only occasionally, they will not have levels of suitable bacteria in their tums to digest it, so it will cause gas.
I read the other day that a lot of bunnies nursed with baby food and the like, very low in fibre, get better only to fall ill once they start eating pellets again, because their stomach can't deal with the sudden rush of fibre and protein. I would introduce pellets as if they've never had them before, just a couple on day one, none on day 2, about 5 on day 3, and so on, till after a fortnight (it takes 2 weeks for stomach to adjust to new food) they are having a normal daily portion of about a handful, or 2 small handfuls morning and evening.
