lisaam
Young Bun
My rabbit is roughly 6.5yrs old and a dutch english cross i think. He is a big rabbit and always had a big appetite. He is fed hay and excel light pellets.
I noticed last weekend that he may have not been eating much but i wasn't sure so i kept an eye on him for a day or two.
Turns out I was right and he had definitely stopped eating/drinking. I also noticed on his blanket he had urinated and it had left a chalk like substance. I'm sure he had this before a few years ago and the vet said it was a urine infection and gave him antibiotics.
I took him to the vet on monday 23rd and to be honest i felt like the vet wasn't 100% sure what was wrong. He was given two injections, one for inflammation and the other was an antibiotic to start him off. I was given antibiotics to syringe twice daily as well as food packs to mix with water and syringe if he still wasn't eating (which isn't the easiest of things to do) They have asked me to take him back on Friday 27th if things haven't improved for x-rays and tests.
The vet expressed his bladder when he was there and his urine was of a creamy consistency. He is refusing to eat his hay and pellets still although when i gave him some greens (dandelion leaves) he scoffed them down no problem. I have tried treats and other things he normally loves but he isn't interested. His cage is almost bone dry, and hardly any poop. I'm not sure i can wait until friday before he is seen again? Does anyone know what could possibly be wrong?
He went blind in one eye a few months ago and it just seems to be one thing after another
I noticed last weekend that he may have not been eating much but i wasn't sure so i kept an eye on him for a day or two.
Turns out I was right and he had definitely stopped eating/drinking. I also noticed on his blanket he had urinated and it had left a chalk like substance. I'm sure he had this before a few years ago and the vet said it was a urine infection and gave him antibiotics.
I took him to the vet on monday 23rd and to be honest i felt like the vet wasn't 100% sure what was wrong. He was given two injections, one for inflammation and the other was an antibiotic to start him off. I was given antibiotics to syringe twice daily as well as food packs to mix with water and syringe if he still wasn't eating (which isn't the easiest of things to do) They have asked me to take him back on Friday 27th if things haven't improved for x-rays and tests.
The vet expressed his bladder when he was there and his urine was of a creamy consistency. He is refusing to eat his hay and pellets still although when i gave him some greens (dandelion leaves) he scoffed them down no problem. I have tried treats and other things he normally loves but he isn't interested. His cage is almost bone dry, and hardly any poop. I'm not sure i can wait until friday before he is seen again? Does anyone know what could possibly be wrong?
He went blind in one eye a few months ago and it just seems to be one thing after another