cwilliamson29
New Kit
Hi,
I have a very poorly bunny on my hands at the moment. Storm is going to be 1 in June and is currently suffering from god knows what. She started off by sleeping more, eating fewer pellets and drinking a lot. We took her to the vets who gave her critical care, Baytril and sent off her poo to see if she had a parasite. It has been a week or so since the poo sample has been sent off and she has got significantly worse. She's only eating greens, sleeping loads and won't give her sister the time of day.
I phone my vets every day to see if they have the results and today they tell me it comes back with a negative for all parasites so I'm stumped. I don't think the vet is exceptional with rabbits and I'm going there later to pick up one of my bunnies who has been spayed and she told me to speak to her then and I honestly think she's going to suggest putting her down but I don't want to go down that route without discovering what is wrong with my Storm. She seems to be hiding a lot and is favouring not using her back legs. She has recently developed diarrhea but I didn't know if that's because she's only eating her veg and no hay or pellets.
I really don't want to resort to euthanasia, especially when she's so young and has a sister who will be left all on her own. We try and pick her up to see if there's anything visible we see and she grinds her teeth all the time which I know means they aren't happy.
I am in Sheffield, South Yorkshire too if anyone can suggest a better vet that is savvy with rabbit problems. I really don't trust this vet entirely as she seems so dismissive of all suggestions I make, such as kidney problems or getting her an x-ray to check her teeth and see if she has anything obstructing her intestines. I'm really at the end of all I can do and would love love love some help!! I really don't want her to be in pain any longer.
I have a very poorly bunny on my hands at the moment. Storm is going to be 1 in June and is currently suffering from god knows what. She started off by sleeping more, eating fewer pellets and drinking a lot. We took her to the vets who gave her critical care, Baytril and sent off her poo to see if she had a parasite. It has been a week or so since the poo sample has been sent off and she has got significantly worse. She's only eating greens, sleeping loads and won't give her sister the time of day.
I phone my vets every day to see if they have the results and today they tell me it comes back with a negative for all parasites so I'm stumped. I don't think the vet is exceptional with rabbits and I'm going there later to pick up one of my bunnies who has been spayed and she told me to speak to her then and I honestly think she's going to suggest putting her down but I don't want to go down that route without discovering what is wrong with my Storm. She seems to be hiding a lot and is favouring not using her back legs. She has recently developed diarrhea but I didn't know if that's because she's only eating her veg and no hay or pellets.
I really don't want to resort to euthanasia, especially when she's so young and has a sister who will be left all on her own. We try and pick her up to see if there's anything visible we see and she grinds her teeth all the time which I know means they aren't happy.
I am in Sheffield, South Yorkshire too if anyone can suggest a better vet that is savvy with rabbit problems. I really don't trust this vet entirely as she seems so dismissive of all suggestions I make, such as kidney problems or getting her an x-ray to check her teeth and see if she has anything obstructing her intestines. I'm really at the end of all I can do and would love love love some help!! I really don't want her to be in pain any longer.