Jasperello
Warren Scout
Hi everyone,
So my Jasper has been a poorly bunny for a month now, and we have been passed to Craig the exotic specialist at Chine House again. Unfortunately my only previous experience of Chine House was with Millie...which didn't end well. So naturally I was beside myself when I had to return there with Jasp, and cue me sobbing on the waiting room floor with my bunnies, by myself, having to hand them over to be admitted for 3 days. But I digress, so details:
Jasper, M, outdoor, neutered, (bonded with Lola).
*noticed he was breathing noticeably heavier and faster than the other 4, initially convinced myself I was over-reacting and he was fine, but should have trusted my instinct
*Emergency app at vets on a Saturday, oxygen needed, X rays taken of 2 views (not under anaesthetic) which led to a query of pneumonia, enlarged heart, possible mass, heart failure etc. and a referral to Craig.
*Immediately started antibiotics, option to admit to OOH vets or take home and monitor every hour in the night and more meds at 3am- I took him home.
*Returned the next day on Sunday, no improvement.
*Monday emergency appointment to see Craig. His take on the views of the x-ray was Jasper's lungs looked over inflated with trapped air. Ultrasound gave no extra clues.
*Tuesday blood results came back but needed to be reviewed by Craig on Wednesday- a small indication in one aspect of the white cell count for infection, nothing major, and nothing unearthed of any real help. Meanwhile, talk of an MRI at another vets, but this was apparently going to cost over £1200 alone.
*Wednesday no further suggestion of an MRI and a long day of waiting for a decision on next steps. So after a lot of protective 'mother bear' fussing by me, I make the drive down at 4.30 ready for a polite but firm 'I'm not leaving until someone tells me what's going on' discussion, when I get a phone call mid-journey to say I can take Jasp and Lo home!
*Plan is to complete a three week course of corvental and baytril and re-asses his condition with x-rays (under anaesthetic this time)
And here we are now, 3 weeks after starting the Baytril and a few days shy of a 3 week course of corvental, waiting to be re-assessed on Wednesday this week.
His breathing is no better, (but no worse either) we're still consistently around the 110-130 respiratory rate a minute mark all day, every day.
He looks to be losing more weight and I can feel each rib now He is however still eating and drinking, and generally pretty lively.
I fear the worst every time I get up in the morning, every time I come home from work, each time I walk up to the shed to check on him, and I even dreamt last night I had to give him mouth to mouth...Not feeling very positive today, and have no idea what is actually wrong with him.
We were warned they had seen rabbits with this presentation before that didn't get better either. So yeah. Not great.
Not sure what I'm after by posting this, unless anyone's got any ideas? Just a waiting game to see what the new x-rays will show I guess.
Thanks for reading x
Laura
So my Jasper has been a poorly bunny for a month now, and we have been passed to Craig the exotic specialist at Chine House again. Unfortunately my only previous experience of Chine House was with Millie...which didn't end well. So naturally I was beside myself when I had to return there with Jasp, and cue me sobbing on the waiting room floor with my bunnies, by myself, having to hand them over to be admitted for 3 days. But I digress, so details:
Jasper, M, outdoor, neutered, (bonded with Lola).
*noticed he was breathing noticeably heavier and faster than the other 4, initially convinced myself I was over-reacting and he was fine, but should have trusted my instinct
*Emergency app at vets on a Saturday, oxygen needed, X rays taken of 2 views (not under anaesthetic) which led to a query of pneumonia, enlarged heart, possible mass, heart failure etc. and a referral to Craig.
*Immediately started antibiotics, option to admit to OOH vets or take home and monitor every hour in the night and more meds at 3am- I took him home.
*Returned the next day on Sunday, no improvement.
*Monday emergency appointment to see Craig. His take on the views of the x-ray was Jasper's lungs looked over inflated with trapped air. Ultrasound gave no extra clues.
*Tuesday blood results came back but needed to be reviewed by Craig on Wednesday- a small indication in one aspect of the white cell count for infection, nothing major, and nothing unearthed of any real help. Meanwhile, talk of an MRI at another vets, but this was apparently going to cost over £1200 alone.
*Wednesday no further suggestion of an MRI and a long day of waiting for a decision on next steps. So after a lot of protective 'mother bear' fussing by me, I make the drive down at 4.30 ready for a polite but firm 'I'm not leaving until someone tells me what's going on' discussion, when I get a phone call mid-journey to say I can take Jasp and Lo home!
*Plan is to complete a three week course of corvental and baytril and re-asses his condition with x-rays (under anaesthetic this time)
And here we are now, 3 weeks after starting the Baytril and a few days shy of a 3 week course of corvental, waiting to be re-assessed on Wednesday this week.
His breathing is no better, (but no worse either) we're still consistently around the 110-130 respiratory rate a minute mark all day, every day.
He looks to be losing more weight and I can feel each rib now He is however still eating and drinking, and generally pretty lively.
I fear the worst every time I get up in the morning, every time I come home from work, each time I walk up to the shed to check on him, and I even dreamt last night I had to give him mouth to mouth...Not feeling very positive today, and have no idea what is actually wrong with him.
We were warned they had seen rabbits with this presentation before that didn't get better either. So yeah. Not great.
Not sure what I'm after by posting this, unless anyone's got any ideas? Just a waiting game to see what the new x-rays will show I guess.
Thanks for reading x
Laura
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