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Can i please ask if anybody on here has any experience with giving their end stage renal disease bunny the anabolic steroid injections of Nandrolone. Vet has advised it is the last attempt to prolong life but worried about the side effects.
Any comments would be appreciated.
Can i please ask if anybody on here has any experience with giving their end stage renal disease bunny the anabolic steroid injections of Nandrolone. Vet has advised it is the last attempt to prolong life but worried about the side effects.
Any comments would be appreciated.
He is on 200ml of iv fluids - he cannot tolerate anymore than that and Benefortin. The vet thinks the remaining kidney is cancerous and it has spread to his liver. Can i ask at what stage did you start the injections. Sorry i should have said he had a kidney removed 3 years ago for cancer.
He is on 200ml of iv fluids - he cannot tolerate anymore than that and Benefortin. The vet thinks the remaining kidney is cancerous and it has spread to his liver. Can i ask at what stage did you start the injections. Sorry i should have said he had a kidney removed 3 years ago for cancer.
Can i ask how long they survived after starting the steroids please
Billirubin was raised - just do not what to do for the best
His kidney is very enlarged - when an ultrasound was done in December it was abnormal. His bloods are all off the scale - and getting worse with each blood test we have. The vet has just told me about the side effects. She has not used anabolic steroids in a rabbit before. I am just worried if i agree to them they will make his kidney or liver worse. He must be aged 8-9. We have had him 51/2 years. His quality of life is not too bad considering how ill he is.
yes it is such a hard choice to make - she has never used steroids in a rabbit before and could not advise me that is why i thought i would ask here - thank you for all your comments - still undecided
Yes she is nearly finished her training as an exotic vet and has spoken to her mentor who is a trained exotic vet. Just do not know what to do for the best
she will email him tomorrow