sarahbarnsley
Mama Doe
i am beginning to suspect that Zeb, my new bunny, has infected bracken and possibly frida
i have been washing my hands with hibiscrub between handlings and he is in my bedroom but i have had him in the living room once and i dont know if this is it
bracken had diarrhea this morning - there appeared to be a bit of orangey mucous in some smaller droppings that were on the floor too - and a reduced appetite. she was still moving around but doesnt seem herself
i've given her some grated carrot and she ate this and a bit of hay - ive also put avipro in her water
i've booked her in at the vets for tonight and gail is coming home every 2 hours to check on her
frida also had some squishy poos (no sign of mucous) - she has never had squishy poos before - she also has a bit of a reduced appetite (still eaten plenty but not what she normally eats) - frida is housed next to bracken
now i've done some searching and come up with coccidiosis - is seems scarily like what is wrong with bracken and possibly frida - and the timescale for infection fits as we've had zeb a week and its been 4 days since he was near the other 2
however zeb is now fine (no vhd limp, no squishy poos mucous or anything) - gus and lola thankfully also seem fine
does coccidiosis seem likely? or am i just paranoid?
what do i need to do to reduce the risk of anything spreading to the other bunnies??
i'm so upset by all this - this week its been 1 thing after another for my poor bunnies - i am extremely worried about bracken as she is quite old.
i have been washing my hands with hibiscrub between handlings and he is in my bedroom but i have had him in the living room once and i dont know if this is it
bracken had diarrhea this morning - there appeared to be a bit of orangey mucous in some smaller droppings that were on the floor too - and a reduced appetite. she was still moving around but doesnt seem herself
i've given her some grated carrot and she ate this and a bit of hay - ive also put avipro in her water
i've booked her in at the vets for tonight and gail is coming home every 2 hours to check on her
frida also had some squishy poos (no sign of mucous) - she has never had squishy poos before - she also has a bit of a reduced appetite (still eaten plenty but not what she normally eats) - frida is housed next to bracken
now i've done some searching and come up with coccidiosis - is seems scarily like what is wrong with bracken and possibly frida - and the timescale for infection fits as we've had zeb a week and its been 4 days since he was near the other 2
however zeb is now fine (no vhd limp, no squishy poos mucous or anything) - gus and lola thankfully also seem fine
does coccidiosis seem likely? or am i just paranoid?
what do i need to do to reduce the risk of anything spreading to the other bunnies??
i'm so upset by all this - this week its been 1 thing after another for my poor bunnies - i am extremely worried about bracken as she is quite old.