AllyMerry77
New Kit
Hi,
I'm at a lost, my vet has told me my Dutch rabbit (Scrooge) doesn't have long. A bit of background; Scrooge is soon to be 3 yes old, he was part of a bonded pair (his brother, Marley. Who very sadly passed away last year).
Marley always looked like he was struggling to breathe, I was assured by my vets that he breathing was normal. But in the last few weeks of his life he held he head high, stopped playing, eating and ended up with hypothermia and died.
Fast forward 12 months. Scrooge who is normally grumpy doesn't like being touch has started to want to stroked, in the past few days has started to lick all of us in turn. He is grooming a lot as well. He has stopped running up and down the garden binking with joy an just sits ears flat breathing faster and nostrils flaring ... On Saturday his head was slightly raised so learning from Marley we went to the vets. She can hear crackling on his chest and told me he won't last the weekend, here we are Tuesday and I'm sitting outside with him (washing all over not one place) and nibbling grass, he is very jumpy though (he is eating more now he had an injection to kick start his stomach). Is he dying? Some times I think yes other times I'm not sure. The vet has given me furasol for 30 days and said I may not need it all ... What can make a rabbit have a total change in personality and there is no denying the faster heavier breathing. Anyone got any experiences or advice??? He is an outdoor rabbit but she has said he needs to be inside ... He is in his fully winter fur! I've had to turn the heating off ... Which of course I don't mind. I want to know what is best for Scrooge
I'm at a lost, my vet has told me my Dutch rabbit (Scrooge) doesn't have long. A bit of background; Scrooge is soon to be 3 yes old, he was part of a bonded pair (his brother, Marley. Who very sadly passed away last year).
Marley always looked like he was struggling to breathe, I was assured by my vets that he breathing was normal. But in the last few weeks of his life he held he head high, stopped playing, eating and ended up with hypothermia and died.
Fast forward 12 months. Scrooge who is normally grumpy doesn't like being touch has started to want to stroked, in the past few days has started to lick all of us in turn. He is grooming a lot as well. He has stopped running up and down the garden binking with joy an just sits ears flat breathing faster and nostrils flaring ... On Saturday his head was slightly raised so learning from Marley we went to the vets. She can hear crackling on his chest and told me he won't last the weekend, here we are Tuesday and I'm sitting outside with him (washing all over not one place) and nibbling grass, he is very jumpy though (he is eating more now he had an injection to kick start his stomach). Is he dying? Some times I think yes other times I'm not sure. The vet has given me furasol for 30 days and said I may not need it all ... What can make a rabbit have a total change in personality and there is no denying the faster heavier breathing. Anyone got any experiences or advice??? He is an outdoor rabbit but she has said he needs to be inside ... He is in his fully winter fur! I've had to turn the heating off ... Which of course I don't mind. I want to know what is best for Scrooge