Whats wrong with the bunny?!

RE: Whats wrong with the bunny?!

Sheryl Calway — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 21:08:08 GMT

Absolutely get it....being a fellow Scot!!

RE: Whats wrong with the bunny?!

Sheryl Calway — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 21:07:37 GMT

Thank you for your hugely insightful answer Marie (as always!)....I'm glad it doesn't seem as if I've missed anything too glaringly obvious so far then....urinalysis tomorrow it is then!

Thanks again! X

RE: Whats wrong with the bunny?!

Glenn Hodgson — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 20:38:54 GMT

Yup. Please to be Scottish this weekend :-)

Radiograph. I'm on a compact phone so resolution terrible. Don't add much weight to my interpretation. Bit gassy is the most I can see, noting exciting.

RE: Whats wrong with the bunny?!

Marie Kubiak — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 20:34:28 GMT

With increased Ca and Phos I do worry about renal clearance (urea gets buffered by all the GI bugs so doesn't tend to spike until later on) so I second the urinalysis vote - also worth doing full evaluation with microscopy and UPCR rather than just dipstick and SG as you will pick up more problems early on. I tend to gently express as a preferred technique in males (females you are more likely to get repro tract contamination as urine pools in vagina) but am not concerned about needing to do a cysto, though I do like to have ultrasound guidance. If renal disease is present the also look at E. cuniculi serology and ultrasound of kidneys as I wouldn't expect degeneration at this age without something going on.

Rads show a lot of GI overfilling so this rabbit hasn't got normal GI motility - this is pretty non specific for a rabbit that isn't thriving and just means that diet/management/health are subpar. Again the anaemia supports 'something' wrong but not much help! The 100g weight gain may well be food pooling in GIT so don't get too hopeful! Get it on to a fibre-heavy diet to help support gut and encourage normal motility/faeces while trying to sort out the medical side.

Marie

RE: Whats wrong with the bunny?!

Sheryl Calway — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 19:50:43 GMT

Oh Glenn....laughing so much at saving brain time for rugby!!! And the bath idea is genius! Thank you!

What do you make of radiograph...?

RE: Whats wrong with the bunny?!

Glenn Hodgson — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 19:22:14 GMT

I'd be thinking good news that 100g up. Good start Then arrange urinalysis one way or 'tother. then reserve brain time for other patients and rugby until urinalysis back.

I usually squeeze rabbits for urine, gently. Or ideally house them in a bath with the plug in for a short period. Always a touch more retescent doing cysto than in cats. Cautious of damaging gi, I'm not sure if this is an appropriate concern though.

RE: Whats wrong with the bunny?!

grumpyoldman — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 11:05:55 GMT

mild anaemia ,poorly regenerative , Low Fe ,bleeding, consumptive ?

Faecal analysis ? Coccidiosis ? Any recent parasite prophylaxis ? ultrasound abdomen ? free fluid ? Liver lobes etc.

RE: Whats wrong with the bunny?!

Sheryl Calway — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 10:27:50 GMT

Blood results here