Fifibutton
Wise Old Thumper
Maisie is indoors now, on vet bed which is good at absorbing the wee. I noticed that when she walks now, her back legs seem to tremble, with tension I think or effort. I am not sure but it worries me 
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Maisie is unwell
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MightyMax
Banned
Maisie is indoors now, on vet bed which is good at absorbing the wee. I noticed that when she walks now, her back legs seem to tremble, with tension I think or effort. I am not sure but it worries me
I'm so very sorry to hear how she's doing. She does sound unstable on her pins at the moment
Fifibutton
Wise Old Thumper
I can't tell if it is related to pain or dizziness and just generally feeling unstable. She won't wall out in the open of her run. She hugs the edges and I suspect she is using them as a guide. I feel rotten about it. I feel so cruelly for putting her through this while investigations take place. We are due back tomorrow and should get blood results back as well so at least from there we might know what direction to take next.
Fifibutton
Wise Old Thumper
Brief but sad update. Maisie has been pts
We saw our regular vet this morning and he saw other symptoms that the locum had missed which ruled out an ear infection (such as the absence of a smell), neurological symptoms like the trembling feet and also she could not control her eyes and vision. One eye was barely open, the other eyeball kept flickering, sliding to one side and then the other. She had no control over this. Also her bloods were back and the inflammatory markers were raised. Everything seemed neuro related and we got an emergency referral this afternoon to the D1ck for a scan which revealed a huge mass between her neck and base of the skull. Surgery was discussed but astonishingly they would have sent Maisie down to Cambridge for this. Unbelievably they do not perform this surgery at the D1ck. We would not have put her through an op anyway. But I am still shocked about that. I was not too impressed with them tbh and they did not pts Maisie either, they couldn't fit us in and yet my regular vet did see us at short notice to help Maisie to the bridge. Perhaps it was better that way because she knew him. But tbh I don't know how compis mentis she was anymore. She was a changed rabbit in recent days and no longer seemed to recognize us. We showed her mate, her body and he looked from a distance and then stamped his feet non stop, poor thing. He just knew Thank you everyone who posted on this thread. It was a big help and helped me to improve Maisie's care and ask the right questions.
We saw our regular vet this morning and he saw other symptoms that the locum had missed which ruled out an ear infection (such as the absence of a smell), neurological symptoms like the trembling feet and also she could not control her eyes and vision. One eye was barely open, the other eyeball kept flickering, sliding to one side and then the other. She had no control over this. Also her bloods were back and the inflammatory markers were raised. Everything seemed neuro related and we got an emergency referral this afternoon to the D1ck for a scan which revealed a huge mass between her neck and base of the skull. Surgery was discussed but astonishingly they would have sent Maisie down to Cambridge for this. Unbelievably they do not perform this surgery at the D1ck. We would not have put her through an op anyway. But I am still shocked about that. I was not too impressed with them tbh and they did not pts Maisie either, they couldn't fit us in and yet my regular vet did see us at short notice to help Maisie to the bridge. Perhaps it was better that way because she knew him. But tbh I don't know how compis mentis she was anymore. She was a changed rabbit in recent days and no longer seemed to recognize us. We showed her mate, her body and he looked from a distance and then stamped his feet non stop, poor thing. He just knew
Thank you everyone who posted on this thread. It was a big help and helped me to improve Maisie's care and ask the right questions.Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
Brief but sad update. Maisie has been pts
We saw our regular vet this morning and he saw other symptoms that the locum had missed which ruled out an ear infection (such as the absence of a smell), neurological symptoms like the trembling feet and also she could not control her eyes and vision. One eye was barely open, the other eyeball kept flickering, sliding to one side and then the other. She had no control over this. Also her bloods were back and the inflammatory markers were raised. Everything seemed neuro related and we got an emergency referral this afternoon to the D1ck for a scan which revealed a huge mass between her neck and base of the skull. Surgery was discussed but astonishingly they would have sent Maisie down to Cambridge for this. Unbelievably they do not perform this surgery at the D1ck. We would not have put her through an op anyway. But I am still shocked about that. I was not too impressed with them tbh and they did not pts Maisie either, they couldn't fit us in and yet my regular vet did see us at short notice to help Maisie to the bridge. Perhaps it was better that way because she knew him. But tbh I don't know how compis mentis she was anymore. She was a changed rabbit in recent days and no longer seemed to recognize us. We showed her mate, her body and he looked from a distance and then stamped his feet non stop, poor thing. He just knew
I am so sorry
I dont think there was any other option but to let her go RIP Maisie xx
Very sad to hear your sad news about Maisie. Sending hugs xxx
Fifibutton
Wise Old Thumper
Thanks ladies, I know in my heart it was probably best. There were so many gradual signs that it was more serious. I think I feel more sad about her having suffered for so long. She was only 4.5 years old, far too young to be getting ill like that. We lost 3 buns last year to tumours but we knew they were old age related. This one doesn't make sense to me
MightyMax
Banned
Brief but sad update. Maisie has been pts
We saw our regular vet this morning and he saw other symptoms that the locum had missed which ruled out an ear infection (such as the absence of a smell), neurological symptoms like the trembling feet and also she could not control her eyes and vision. One eye was barely open, the other eyeball kept flickering, sliding to one side and then the other. She had no control over this. Also her bloods were back and the inflammatory markers were raised. Everything seemed neuro related and we got an emergency referral this afternoon to the D1ck for a scan which revealed a huge mass between her neck and base of the skull. Surgery was discussed but astonishingly they would have sent Maisie down to Cambridge for this. Unbelievably they do not perform this surgery at the D1ck. We would not have put her through an op anyway. But I am still shocked about that. I was not too impressed with them tbh and they did not pts Maisie either, they couldn't fit us in and yet my regular vet did see us at short notice to help Maisie to the bridge. Perhaps it was better that way because she knew him. But tbh I don't know how compis mentis she was anymore. She was a changed rabbit in recent days and no longer seemed to recognize us. We showed her mate, her body and he looked from a distance and then stamped his feet non stop, poor thing. He just knew
I'm so sorry to read this, but you did absolutely the right thing for her
