Advice on a rabbit that's had a stroke

rabbitapril said:

I am happy Dee is showing improvement. Her eye flicking has now stopped. She is holding her body upright, but any movement sends her rolling. Just an hour ago she was almost sitting up while she tried to clean recovery food from her dewlap. She prefers to eat bramble and the few tiny dandylion I can find. She is staying clean underneath ( sofar) with the use of vet bed and regular removal of poops and a puppy training pad undneath that.

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rabbitapril said:

I am happy Dee is showing improvement. Her eye flicking has now stopped. She is holding her body upright, but any movement sends her rolling. Just an hour ago she was almost sitting up while she tried to clean recovery food from her dewlap. She prefers to eat bramble and the few tiny dandylion I can find. She is staying clean underneath ( sofar) with the use of vet bed and regular removal of poops and a puppy training pad undneath that.

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Jack's-Jane said:

Hello, long time no see. I am sorry to hear that Dee is unwell
It sounds as though the Vet you saw thinks that EC may be involved hence the fact that the Vet has prescribed Panacur. Another possibility is a middle/inner ear infection and without a definitive diagnosis then many Vet try to cover all bases and treat for both EC (with Panacur) and for a bacterial infection (with an antibiotic, usually Baytril in the first instance). A non steroidal anti-inflammatory is also usually prescribed, eg Metacam, as it is inflammation within the CNS that causes the clinical symptoms.
Could you contact a Vet before Friday to discuss the addition of Baytril and Metacam aswell as the Panacur ?

Dee is likely to need a lot of nursing care including syringe feeds and help keeping herself clean. If her GI tract shows signs of slowing down (very small poo, lack of eating etc) then she may also require prokinetics to maintain gut motility.

She will need to be kept confined in a small safe cage with rolled up towels around the sides to prevent her from hurting herself if she rolls. Dee may seem to get a bit worse over the next day or so, BUT that does not mean that she cannot recover. With the correct medication and good nursing care some Rabbits can recover from a very severe case of head tilt/vestibular disease/EC. They may be left with a permanent tilt, but the severe disorientation can resolve. It may take several weeks of ongoing treatment though. I really hope that there is a good outcome for Dee

There is some additional information here:

http://www.disabledrabbits.com/head-tilt.html

http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/Neurology/Otit/otitis.htm

http://www.gwexotics.com/wccms-resources/a/5/0/e/77554b90-a660-11e0-a685-0050568626ea.pdf

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Rita said:

hello just a quick question is panacur a wormer. sorry to jump in on this tread but i use panacur to worm my cat and was wondering if it's the same.

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Rita said:

hello just a quick question is panacur a wormer. sorry to jump in on this tread but i use panacur to worm my cat and was wondering if it's the same.

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