I wish I received notes actually writing this down, but from what I gathered they are two different trials- the gabapentin as a bigger painkiller and the vivitonin to see if it is circulatory based, as he's had rabbits before where they've had tachypnoea from these. If he responds to one, the next step is finding out which one.
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Tachypnoea - it's really not my year
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InspectorMorse
Wise Old Thumper
No change, although his bloods are now normalHe will be starting a steroid inhaler. CT scan still on the table.
I know of a Bunny diagnosed with asthma who responded well to a Corticosteroid inhaler x
InspectorMorse
Wise Old Thumper
Sorry, missed this til now. Thanks for updating , very interesting
twistedtiggerz69
Mama Doe
Quinn is such a beautiful bunny. Love that pic of him [emoji173]
My word you are having a time of it finding what's wrong with his breathing. Hope you find a solution soon. I am actually on Gabapentin for chronic pain as helps with my nerve pain and helps block pain signals from the brain. It does really help me. Interesting that it's used for bunnies. Hope the meds give Quinn some relief.
I do feel for you as it's stressful seeing your bunny breathing fast and not knowing why that is. Wishing you every luck with this and sending you hoppity bunny vibes [emoji173]
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My word you are having a time of it finding what's wrong with his breathing. Hope you find a solution soon. I am actually on Gabapentin for chronic pain as helps with my nerve pain and helps block pain signals from the brain. It does really help me. Interesting that it's used for bunnies. Hope the meds give Quinn some relief.
I do feel for you as it's stressful seeing your bunny breathing fast and not knowing why that is. Wishing you every luck with this and sending you hoppity bunny vibes [emoji173]
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twistedtiggerz69
Mama Doe
How is Quinn doing now? Sending him massive vibes [emoji8]
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InspectorMorse
Wise Old Thumper
Could he be free roam in his bedroom ? So no cage that would take up space. Less room but a warmer environment may be a better option for him at the moment x
twistedtiggerz69
Mama Doe
Sorry to hear he is no better. I agree with Inspector Morse about trying to bring him in. It will mean he is more comfortable plus you will be able to monitor him more closely and able to report any observations to your vet.
Hope you have positive news soon [emoji175]
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He lives in an aviary, there's no way I'd be able to get that into my bedroom anyway :lol: The problem is that my bed takes up the majority of the space. In order to move him into my room I'd have to move my bed out and I don't have anywhere to put it. Plus, I don't have any external windows so he'd be in the dark, and I have a cat.
Well, Quinn's latest trip to the specialist got off to a good start...
It was lightly snowing when I left and so foggy the visibility was quite bad but at least hardly anyone was on the motorway, which was nice! An hour later I got round the corner from the vets and they've shut off the right turn road :evil: so I ended on a lengthy diversion that included a completely different motorway and was starting to think I should pull over and phone them to apologise for the inevitable delay.
Thankfully I managed to follow all the signs and got there a couple of minutes past 11:30 only to speak to a slightly confused receptionist who told me my appointment was at 1:30 :roll:
We waited for about an hour before we got seen. The vet is happy that the flixotide is in fact helping and his resting resp rate has gone down. The tachypnoea is still his only clinical symptom so he is happy to sign him off with a review in a few months.
Official diagnosis is permanent lung scarring caused by the original lung infection.
I'm sad about this, partially because naturally I was hoping it was something fixable (although vet isn't worried. He thinks the resp rate will always be increased but shouldn't affect him) and partially because it puts the finger of blame back in my direction for not noticing the infection sooner. The fast breathing was his only symptom- if he'd lost weight, stopped eating, had discharge, had sneezing etc, that would have been something easier to notice, but his weight was stable to increasing, appetite good, poop good, behaviour nutty... How easily do you notice your rabbit's breathing when he's halfway up the door begging for fenugreek crunchies?
Of course it still begs questions- what infection was it and how did he get it? How long did he have it for before I realised?
Vet says to keep an eye out for future signs of infection but agrees with me that the complication there is that his only sign in the first place was the fast breathing and now that's persistent. I'll have to make a chart for his resting resp rate for changes and have his lungs listened to regularly.
Keeping on the flixotide, ventalin and F10 for now.
Well, Quinn's latest trip to the specialist got off to a good start...
It was lightly snowing when I left and so foggy the visibility was quite bad but at least hardly anyone was on the motorway, which was nice! An hour later I got round the corner from the vets and they've shut off the right turn road :evil: so I ended on a lengthy diversion that included a completely different motorway and was starting to think I should pull over and phone them to apologise for the inevitable delay.
Thankfully I managed to follow all the signs and got there a couple of minutes past 11:30 only to speak to a slightly confused receptionist who told me my appointment was at 1:30 :roll:
We waited for about an hour before we got seen. The vet is happy that the flixotide is in fact helping and his resting resp rate has gone down. The tachypnoea is still his only clinical symptom so he is happy to sign him off with a review in a few months.
Official diagnosis is permanent lung scarring caused by the original lung infection.
I'm sad about this, partially because naturally I was hoping it was something fixable (although vet isn't worried. He thinks the resp rate will always be increased but shouldn't affect him) and partially because it puts the finger of blame back in my direction for not noticing the infection sooner. The fast breathing was his only symptom- if he'd lost weight, stopped eating, had discharge, had sneezing etc, that would have been something easier to notice, but his weight was stable to increasing, appetite good, poop good, behaviour nutty... How easily do you notice your rabbit's breathing when he's halfway up the door begging for fenugreek crunchies?
Of course it still begs questions- what infection was it and how did he get it? How long did he have it for before I realised?
Vet says to keep an eye out for future signs of infection but agrees with me that the complication there is that his only sign in the first place was the fast breathing and now that's persistent. I'll have to make a chart for his resting resp rate for changes and have his lungs listened to regularly.
Keeping on the flixotide, ventalin and F10 for now.
InspectorMorse
Wise Old Thumper
I would not stress about how or why he got the initial infection, that can’t be changed now and as his symptoms were so vague I don’t think you should beat yourself up about not acting sooner. I’d focus on the fact that he is responding well to treatment and is well within himself. Hopefully this will be the case for as long as possible
twistedtiggerz69
Mama Doe
You have done so much to find out what is wrong with Quinn and now vet has 'signed' him off and sounds like he is responding well to the meds.
It's often not picked up until bunnies are really sick as they hide their symptoms so well. You have been on the case ever since getting him the treatment he needs. You seem like a responsible and caring owner to me! [emoji178]
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It's often not picked up until bunnies are really sick as they hide their symptoms so well. You have been on the case ever since getting him the treatment he needs. You seem like a responsible and caring owner to me! [emoji178]
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