change in habits

[jamesedwardwaller]

Sweetie wrote:

james waller wrote:

kirbyultra wrote:

I sure hope it works out for you and Raisin. You are fortunate to have such a dedicated vet who knows her stuff. But the again, first credit goes to you for your diligence and knowing your rabbits so well. No amount of medical knowledge will do you bunnies good if the owner is not paying attention! Sometimes you just know in your gut you have to do something before it's gotten too serious. Kudos, and really hoping for a healthy bun soon.

thankyou helen.,,yes i am going to write a new chapter on gi-stasis/change in habits,,dvm says only a little cecotrope so far no fecals,//,we pick him up tonite about 6pm--he has joined the ranks ofmy many other rabbits --i call over the $1000.00 club....i have two cats with about $8,000 invested...i think i need a rehabb...sincerely james waller

James: My rabbit Prince is in that over the $1,000 club. Actually he is in the over $2,000 club right now. Rabbits can be expensive but well worth it.



I agree with you kirbyultra. Knowing our rabbits habits is a good thing. Because we will know what is wrong with them when it first shows up in the very early signs, before it gets very serious and too late. Many rabbits hide their illness and you have to know your rabbit to detect the illness right away.

you know,,i am reevaluating my stance on a good diet,,but i must maintain that the diet is where the health of the rabbit starts,,in the mouth all the way through to poops,//,grasses,water,some quality lowfat pellets,,safe list weeds.,woods//.otherwise the expenses just add up expotentially.//.raisin had a close call with death,,far too close for me or him.//.i know the money was well spent--i just wish there were more experienced exotic specialists.,,so i continue to correspond with them and those with p.h.d,s--sincerely james waller--sweetie when you said prince fractured the femur,i cringed-because i know about the pain he must have endured,and the expense ...take care:big wink:ray:

 

[jamesedwardwaller]

Pipp wrote:

arty0002: Yay for poops!!

And I know whatcha mean about no symptoms. Pipp's symptom was that she stopped eating. That of course made her sick. The vet couldn't find anything wrong, was just treating the symptoms.

After doing the research, I insisted on a head x-ray and sure enough, they found a tiny little tooth spur. They said it was too small to be causing her anorexia, it wasn't even rubbing on her cheek or tongue, but that was indeed the cause. My little diva can't have even a bit of a spur without shutting down.

Hope Raisin continues to improve.

Did the vet give him a gut motility drug? If so, he has to be weaned off of it slowly.


sas :clover:

hi,pipp-yes,sounds familiar,,but we do pursue the change,-to all ends//,can they fool us twice,, like this.//.yes i have several meds,,1 is gut mobility-metoclopram-1.8ml x 8 hr.-until pooping is normal,,heck he pooped on the floor as soon as we got home...rrrrr,rr--good raisin,,set up his schedule per release instructions,..here we go--we care about all our critters,,but we do have our favorites because of there personalities,,they allget lovin,and care--,sincerely james waller