Happi Bunny
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My holland lop 4 years had small poop around 3 months ago, I took her to the exotic vet and she was diagnose with coccidosis and receive medication (nsaid pain medication and cisapride and two anti coccicidal medication I believe). After around 1 month the exotic vet say her poop was better and say to give pain and gut motility only for her symptoms. Later after 1 month for treatment she cannot go off her pain medication and I took her to the exotic vet again and was found that her normal flora or bacteria in her gut was out of balance and receive antibiotic again. Went to the exotic vet again a week after and say that there was some coccidosis left (which was not found earlier) and so receive anticoccidal medication again. After that treatment, the vet say that the infection was clear and after 1 month she still is dependent for cisapride and pain med, if she was off then she would be in pain and have few poops. So again to the vet, this time she was diagnose with bacteria and some coccidosis left again and receive the same medication again, and last week the vet say she was clear off infection (from poop examination), and say to give one more week of anticoccidal med to make sure the infection doesn't come back. After one week (today), I tried to wean her off opioid treatment and cisapride (she receive opioid instead of NSAID, the vet change her medication in her last infection visit, in which she poop a ton). I manage to wean the opioid to half dose (half dose in the morning and another half in the evening, usually her full dose is full dose in morning and evening), in which she poop less than normal but was still ok (she still eat timothy grass, and poop 100+ each day, usually poop in evening and night, some in morning but doesn't poop in afternoon). Last night I tried not to give her opioid and this morning she did not poop at all... I don't know if this is another reinfection or just that she cannot be wean off her pain med yet. Its been 1 week since her infection was clear, the vet say if she still on pain med after 2 weeks, I should go to the vet again.. I just want opinion on here. When she is on pain medication (full dose), she poop a ton in morning then again in evening and night. She still eat timothy grass though but only a bit in morning and afternoon but eat a lot at night. (For information the last visit did some blood test, all the blood test was normal, her teeth of check have a bit of spur but the vet say shouldn't be a problem since its only a bit)
Another information is that: Since 3 months of treatment she refuse to drink water on her own (she was addicted to syringe feeding). Later I tried to mix vitamin in her water bowl that the vet gave, she only drinks on her own during night time so now still need to syringe feed water during the day. During 3 months of treatment gave her only timothy grass (she seem to only be interest in eating during evening and night time), in the morning she is not interested which is not her normal self. Later, tried to feed her oxbow pellet because scared she was gonna lose weight, she is excited for pellet but still not really in timothy grass. I stop giving her critical care because then she would eat hay even less (tried already), and she got better after less critical care.
Another information is that: Since 3 months of treatment she refuse to drink water on her own (she was addicted to syringe feeding). Later I tried to mix vitamin in her water bowl that the vet gave, she only drinks on her own during night time so now still need to syringe feed water during the day. During 3 months of treatment gave her only timothy grass (she seem to only be interest in eating during evening and night time), in the morning she is not interested which is not her normal self. Later, tried to feed her oxbow pellet because scared she was gonna lose weight, she is excited for pellet but still not really in timothy grass. I stop giving her critical care because then she would eat hay even less (tried already), and she got better after less critical care.
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