xoxShooterxox
Warren Scout
Hi there,
Shooter was just diagnosed with EC today I am devastated as I really do not want to lose him as I only lost my cat 2 weeks ago and I am still very upset about that. Thursday morning I woke put to find his cage completely clean, one spot of wee..his greens and bit of carrot still there along with a bowl of rabbit hay mix and pellets untouched. I thought he had GI stasis but I had to go to school so I massaged his stomach a bit (which always cures him) and went to school. Mum kept me updated through out the day. She tried to feed him carrot tops but he was just laying under my bed..she told me that he was tilting his head a bit and I freaked out but I got home and I didnt notice any tilt.
After a few attempts of feeding him, he refused. I put him in his hutch to sleep and as I put him in, he hopped and tumbled over to his side (which I knew immediately was not normal) This was last night.
This morning, it was the same as yesterday. Untouched food and spotless cage. I had to work today so my mum took him to the vet and they ran a few tests and he has E. Cuniculi :'( I still don't know very much about the parasite at all. I am guessing it has come up because of stress? My cat and him were pretty good friends so maybe he's missing her? We have new cats but they don't go near each other...
His head tilts slightly some times...but he puts it back up and he's also very unbalanced. I took him in the front yard and he tumbled over onto his side again and then ran back inside. He has been drinking a bit of water and he has had some panacur and I start giving him metacane tomorrow. I am so upset because I have no idea what is going to happen next. I just want to know the chances of him recovering fully.
Is it one of those things that go away with treatment and when the stress goes...? and then once he starts stressing again it comes back and we have to do the treatment again?
Or am I going to be continuously treating him for the rest of his life? I have so many questions and it hurts seeing him in pain.
What are your experiences with this? Have I caught it early enough for it to go away? I know that its not curable...but how do I prevent this and make sure he never has to go through this again?!
Thank you so much! I would love any advice, stories etc <3 Thanks <3
Shooter was just diagnosed with EC today I am devastated as I really do not want to lose him as I only lost my cat 2 weeks ago and I am still very upset about that. Thursday morning I woke put to find his cage completely clean, one spot of wee..his greens and bit of carrot still there along with a bowl of rabbit hay mix and pellets untouched. I thought he had GI stasis but I had to go to school so I massaged his stomach a bit (which always cures him) and went to school. Mum kept me updated through out the day. She tried to feed him carrot tops but he was just laying under my bed..she told me that he was tilting his head a bit and I freaked out but I got home and I didnt notice any tilt.
After a few attempts of feeding him, he refused. I put him in his hutch to sleep and as I put him in, he hopped and tumbled over to his side (which I knew immediately was not normal) This was last night.
This morning, it was the same as yesterday. Untouched food and spotless cage. I had to work today so my mum took him to the vet and they ran a few tests and he has E. Cuniculi :'( I still don't know very much about the parasite at all. I am guessing it has come up because of stress? My cat and him were pretty good friends so maybe he's missing her? We have new cats but they don't go near each other...
His head tilts slightly some times...but he puts it back up and he's also very unbalanced. I took him in the front yard and he tumbled over onto his side again and then ran back inside. He has been drinking a bit of water and he has had some panacur and I start giving him metacane tomorrow. I am so upset because I have no idea what is going to happen next. I just want to know the chances of him recovering fully.
Is it one of those things that go away with treatment and when the stress goes...? and then once he starts stressing again it comes back and we have to do the treatment again?
Or am I going to be continuously treating him for the rest of his life? I have so many questions and it hurts seeing him in pain.
What are your experiences with this? Have I caught it early enough for it to go away? I know that its not curable...but how do I prevent this and make sure he never has to go through this again?!
Thank you so much! I would love any advice, stories etc <3 Thanks <3