Bedlam Bunny
New Kit
Hello,
I’m hoping someone can advise here and recognise some or all of these symptoms in my 12 year old Rex rabbit, Poppy. I’ll give a run-down and as much info as I can.
Last week I noticed that she was sniffling loudly and briefly (which was kind of a sneeze), so I kept an eye on her. But once I spotted the very slight head tilt to the left, I went into panic mode. With my rabbit savvy vet having recently left, I found the nearest vet who claims to have some knowledge of rabbits but is not rabbit-savvy. There doesn’t seem to be any near me.
Poppy was examined and they couldn’t find anything obvious on the physical examination. Nor did she have a temperature. She had her bloods taken (as she has them done regularly now, being elderly her kidneys are beginning to wear down and there’s something going on with the liver, which I’ve started liquid milk thistle for). The results did come into today, at least for the bloods, waiting on a call back.
She was given Baytril just in case it was an infection causing sniffles and I’d mentioned her teeth chattering sounded different or her nostril was blocked. It’s a 14 day course, which I started on Saturday gone. But the sneezing/sniffles have persisted, though the head tilt seems not as bad. She’s also choking or gagging each time she eats, so I been cutting up just greens fine now. She is drinking, but not eating as much hay as I’d like. She was pooing small and hard poo up until yesterday, so now I’m hoping the Vet gets back about that for some gut motion meds.
Does anyone recognise the starting sniffles symptoms and more worryingly too the gagging? Is it a tooth problem? Despite them not having seen any issue (she’s never had any dental issues). Please advise. Thanks
I’m hoping someone can advise here and recognise some or all of these symptoms in my 12 year old Rex rabbit, Poppy. I’ll give a run-down and as much info as I can.
Last week I noticed that she was sniffling loudly and briefly (which was kind of a sneeze), so I kept an eye on her. But once I spotted the very slight head tilt to the left, I went into panic mode. With my rabbit savvy vet having recently left, I found the nearest vet who claims to have some knowledge of rabbits but is not rabbit-savvy. There doesn’t seem to be any near me.
Poppy was examined and they couldn’t find anything obvious on the physical examination. Nor did she have a temperature. She had her bloods taken (as she has them done regularly now, being elderly her kidneys are beginning to wear down and there’s something going on with the liver, which I’ve started liquid milk thistle for). The results did come into today, at least for the bloods, waiting on a call back.
She was given Baytril just in case it was an infection causing sniffles and I’d mentioned her teeth chattering sounded different or her nostril was blocked. It’s a 14 day course, which I started on Saturday gone. But the sneezing/sniffles have persisted, though the head tilt seems not as bad. She’s also choking or gagging each time she eats, so I been cutting up just greens fine now. She is drinking, but not eating as much hay as I’d like. She was pooing small and hard poo up until yesterday, so now I’m hoping the Vet gets back about that for some gut motion meds.
Does anyone recognise the starting sniffles symptoms and more worryingly too the gagging? Is it a tooth problem? Despite them not having seen any issue (she’s never had any dental issues). Please advise. Thanks