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Mama Doe
Today I lost my baby Willow. I found her in the hutch lying twisted with her neck back at a funny angle. I rushed her to the vet who thought her neck was broken and decided that PTS was the kindest thing to do, which totally agreed with as Willow was in such a state.
After posting in the Rainbow Bridge, it's been suggested to me (thank you:wave that Willow may not have had a broken neck (would she even have survived a broken neck at all?!) but that it may be related to EC.
Now, Sammy, Willow's partner has always been an uber thirsty rabbit, drinking loads of water everyday, always has done. I just thought he was thirsty as he's perfectly healthy otherwise. However, his last partner, Elsa, died last year. After she died I realised that she'd lost a bit of weight over the previous short while but had hidden it well due to having such a thick coat. Also, looking back after she died I realised I'd noticed her trip whilst coming into the hutch, at the time, I just thought she'd tripped but now I realise it was possibly a symptom. Elsa was a rescue rabbit and didn't really like being handled so I just really fed her, cleaned her out etc and didn't handle her which was a mistake I realise now as I might have noticed the weight loss sooner. Elsa was found dead in the run one morning.
Willow was also very skinny before she died, I thought that Sammy was being a pig and taking most of the food so I had been taking her out, feeding her seperately and adding porridge oats etc to build her up. I had noticed she was a bit wobbly on her feet but again thought it was because she was thin. MY GOD I wish I had though more about it now.
Does it sound like Sammy may be E cuniculi positive and may have infected both Elsa and Willow? I have ordered a 28 day Panacur course on the advice of the person who pointed this all out to me. I fully intend to get Sammy a new friend asap so I'm thinking I should treat any new rabbits as well? Should I finish his 28 day course before getting him a new partner? I will go out and scrub the hutch with bleach solution tomorrow also. I am feeling incredibly guilty about all this, I wish I had seen what was right in front of me
After posting in the Rainbow Bridge, it's been suggested to me (thank you:wave that Willow may not have had a broken neck (would she even have survived a broken neck at all?!) but that it may be related to EC.
Now, Sammy, Willow's partner has always been an uber thirsty rabbit, drinking loads of water everyday, always has done. I just thought he was thirsty as he's perfectly healthy otherwise. However, his last partner, Elsa, died last year. After she died I realised that she'd lost a bit of weight over the previous short while but had hidden it well due to having such a thick coat. Also, looking back after she died I realised I'd noticed her trip whilst coming into the hutch, at the time, I just thought she'd tripped but now I realise it was possibly a symptom. Elsa was a rescue rabbit and didn't really like being handled so I just really fed her, cleaned her out etc and didn't handle her which was a mistake I realise now as I might have noticed the weight loss sooner. Elsa was found dead in the run one morning.
Willow was also very skinny before she died, I thought that Sammy was being a pig and taking most of the food so I had been taking her out, feeding her seperately and adding porridge oats etc to build her up. I had noticed she was a bit wobbly on her feet but again thought it was because she was thin. MY GOD I wish I had though more about it now.
Does it sound like Sammy may be E cuniculi positive and may have infected both Elsa and Willow? I have ordered a 28 day Panacur course on the advice of the person who pointed this all out to me. I fully intend to get Sammy a new friend asap so I'm thinking I should treat any new rabbits as well? Should I finish his 28 day course before getting him a new partner? I will go out and scrub the hutch with bleach solution tomorrow also. I am feeling incredibly guilty about all this, I wish I had seen what was right in front of me
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