AndyRachel&Jack
Young Bun
Hi, I'm new on here, we have an 8 month or so old female (called Mouse).
Since Monday 2st Nov she's been not eating well at all or behaving normally. I noticed that morning she was hunched in her nest compartment (normally she goes mental for attention and food). She ate nothing all day and was the same that night and next morning and so I decided to get straight to the vets. To cut a long story short she's been on Baytril and Fibreplex (for suspected bacterial infection in the tummy) since Thursday night last week and Ranitidine since Tuesday this week.
She only eats small quantities of dandelions and greens and won't touch hay. Some days she's produced some (3 or 4) small droppings, others tiny ones or non at all.
Today we thought she had got a bit better and might be turning a corner as she ate better but was still very very subdued. Tonight we think we might be loosing her. She appears to be loosing her ability to move around properly due to lack of balance.
She sits fine but rocks a bit on her feet as she walks, and also seeks out darkness. When she was picked up she really lost all coordination during a struggle to escape! and when put down again she kicked her legs while on her side. We thought she was having a fit. She is now settled and has eaten some dandelion and raspberry leaves. Could this balance/muscle control thing be a side effect of the Ranitidine. I've looked it up and the human side effect are quite similar, dizziness, malaise, vertigo and dystonia (from wikipedia..."sustained muscle contractions cause twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures. The movements may resemble a tremor") I can find no information of rabbits. I wondered if anyone has had similar problems? All medication has stopped until I call the vets tomorrow.
Many Thanks, Andy (and very poorly Mouse)
Since Monday 2st Nov she's been not eating well at all or behaving normally. I noticed that morning she was hunched in her nest compartment (normally she goes mental for attention and food). She ate nothing all day and was the same that night and next morning and so I decided to get straight to the vets. To cut a long story short she's been on Baytril and Fibreplex (for suspected bacterial infection in the tummy) since Thursday night last week and Ranitidine since Tuesday this week.
She only eats small quantities of dandelions and greens and won't touch hay. Some days she's produced some (3 or 4) small droppings, others tiny ones or non at all.
Today we thought she had got a bit better and might be turning a corner as she ate better but was still very very subdued. Tonight we think we might be loosing her. She appears to be loosing her ability to move around properly due to lack of balance.
She sits fine but rocks a bit on her feet as she walks, and also seeks out darkness. When she was picked up she really lost all coordination during a struggle to escape! and when put down again she kicked her legs while on her side. We thought she was having a fit. She is now settled and has eaten some dandelion and raspberry leaves. Could this balance/muscle control thing be a side effect of the Ranitidine. I've looked it up and the human side effect are quite similar, dizziness, malaise, vertigo and dystonia (from wikipedia..."sustained muscle contractions cause twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures. The movements may resemble a tremor") I can find no information of rabbits. I wondered if anyone has had similar problems? All medication has stopped until I call the vets tomorrow.
Many Thanks, Andy (and very poorly Mouse)
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