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Netherland dwarf with wet chest, paws and excessive drinking

Mebs and her bunnies said:
We didn’t go to the vet in the end as she started pooing, so I guess the meds have helped. Her poos are tiny, but at least she is going and she is eating well.. I took her collar off this afternoon. Her fur is very matted and I have cut any really overhanging bits but am reluctant to do more in case I make it worse. She sits on her hind legs and her front paws seem to go into spasm occasionally. It’s not just a bunny twitch. We are going to see our regular vet on Tuesday, so I am hoping she may have an idea of the underlying cause. Any thoughts on the spasms?
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Glad she's produced some poo :)

Can you send a video of the spasm to your vet, or capture it so you can show the vet what's happening?
 
Hi folks. Emily has seen her normal vet. The reason for the excessive drinking and licking herself sore is not apparent, but it may be that her tummy was upset and she drank too much to try to cure it. The vet was happy that her sore chest is healing and said the elevated calcium level hasn’t produced bladder sludge. But I have decided to take her off normal pellets and have ordered some grass ones from Galens Garden to see if she will take those. She can be very fussy. She has lost quite a lot of weight so we are working on that. She is also back in the nebuliser as she appears to have a cold and the vet doesn’t want another pseudomonas recurrence if we can avoid it. I am still having kittens and panicking though.
 
Mebs and her bunnies said:
Hi folks. Emily has seen her normal vet. The reason for the excessive drinking and licking herself sore is not apparent, but it may be that her tummy was upset and she drank too much to try to cure it. The vet was happy that her sore chest is healing and said the elevated calcium level hasn’t produced bladder sludge. But I have decided to take her off normal pellets and have ordered some grass ones from Galens Garden to see if she will take those. She can be very fussy. She has lost quite a lot of weight so we are working on that. She is also back in the nebuliser as she appears to have a cold and the vet doesn’t want another pseudomonas recurrence if we can avoid it. I am still having kittens and panicking though.
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Soothing vibes to you x

I am glad that her chest is healing.
I don't know whether you ever consider using something like echinacea? It's been proven to boost immune function:

https://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/cold-guide/echinacea-common-cold#1

https://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/10-impressive-echinacea-benefits-support-health/


I have used this for rabbits, to good effect:

https://www.baldwins.co.uk/baldwins-echinacea-angustifolia-herbal-fluid-extract

Do check with your vet if you're at all unsure. My vet has recommended this :)
 
I am sending you and Emily some more positive vibes. She is such a lucky bunny to have you to give her such wonderful care.

When you wrote that Emily is fussy and may not like the new pellets you ordered; it reminded me of some of my pampered bunnies. I suspect you pampered your Emily during and following her past illness and now she has your number. I currently have four different varieties of hay in my inventory from last month when I was trying to tempt a stasis bunny (he has recovered) to eat.
 
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