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Urgent advice for EC rabbit needed

My EC bunny Lola always had a good appetite even when she was at her worst. I have another non EC bunny who is stasis prone though and occasionally have to give her Zantac/Ranitadine which seems to work well so maybe you can discuss that with your vets? My vet has also given me some Fibreplex for stasis which is non prescription but I haven't had to give that yet.

For the Metacam question, I gave it for the first few weeks of Lola's EC but stopped when she seemed to be back to normal. She went off to another home (I was just fostering her at the time) and the EC came back, but much worse. I did feel that I probably took her off Metacam too early so if I was you I'd get some more. Lola is back with me now and did make a full recovery.
 
i too am trying to get my bun, marble through after a diagnosis of EC.
he has had a week of Batril. this has run out, i have an appointment this afternoon to plan next steps (both buns on 28 day course of lapizole)

marble and alfie both used to come running to me and fuss around me before the lapizole, now alfie really really doesnt! tonight it is being mixed with yogurt on a spoon!
 
I took Storm to my vet last night but she didn't know why she wasn't eating. Nothing wrong with her teeth. She referred to Harcourt Brown in Harrogate, I've heard them mentioned on here, they're supposed to be great with rabbits. I took her in this morning and she'll still there now. Hopefully I'll get to bring her home tomorrow, they tell me she's been eating very well today!

She's had some injections to get her guts moving and some steroids I think. Fingers crossed!

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