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Weak back legs, falling sometimes

I missed this thread back in March but it would seem now this is another EC success story. I know people here often say that EC is misdiagnosed and I agree, sometimes it is an infection. However I also think that sometimes EC is ruled out too quickly, it presents with a wide range of symptoms.

Good luck with your bun, glad she is making such improvements :wave:
 
:wave:Hi, lovely to hear your bun is doing well with your good nursing care.
How old is she? (have something ticking over in my mind re her spine)
 
Thanks all :)
I think I'm lucky I have a great vet too :)
she's a rescue bun but estimated age is about 6 - why what were you thinking?
 
Having just gone through dealing with my buns arthritic spine I was wondering if the spondylosis was having an impact as well.
My girl is a Flemish Giant of 6+years & has responded well to anti inflammatory tx.
Maybe its something you could consider if you reach a bit of a stagnant period in her recuperation?
Though I'm sure the acupuncture & physio are helping heaps with this anyway.
 
Thanks KB, she's on Metacam for the spondylosis. They also tried a steroid injection but this didn't change anything at the time which led them to believe it wasn't a pain issue but more like a loss of feeling in her legs, which has slowly come back. It can be caused by the spine pinching on nerves but her other symptoms and the way it all happened points more to EC (and us discovering the spondylosis while checking for something else). What is 'anti inflammatory tx'? is it just any medicine which is anti-inflam eg metacam? x
 
Oops sorry that base is already covered, I should have read one of your earlier posts more fully. :oops:
 
Just thought I'd do another update in case anyone has the same problem in the future and is looking for an outcome...
Lily is back to normal!! Her hopping is back to how she was before the suspected EC, I even have to chase her in the garden now to catch her!
And she's able to reach underneath and eat her cecotrophes again :thumb: - perhaps something only a bunny mummy can get excited about :lol: but it's made me so happy. She's ever so clean again - before I kept having to clean poo off her and feed it to her.
Fingers crossed and touch wood that she remains like this, she's all confident again and I'm so pleased for her :love:
 
So glad your bunny has improved:D
Glad you updated the thread, it can be disappointing when you go to a thread for reference but there is no end or conclusion to it. ( though I am guilty of doing that:oops:)
 
Can you advise me as to what steps you took with Lily.... Our JD has similar problems at the moment and was prescribed Meloxidyl ( for dogs) arghhhhhh. He seems slightly better ... But back at the vets again tomorrow and could do with as much information as possible, thank you
 
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