Incontinent rabbit

Re: Incontinent rabbit

depacey — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:03:24 GMT

thanks for the replies,

the owners are in today so will suggest the further work up recommended.

Re: Incontinent rabbit

Gillian Mostyn — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:55:15 GMT

[quote user="Mark Rowland"]Bloods and scan first though.[/quote]

snap

keep looking....there is a reason there somewhere......

Re: Incontinent rabbit

Mark Rowland — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:01:55 GMT

If i had a case like this i would def get some bloods for a routine biochem and haem with ec titre. I would probably want to scan the bladder also, get the dose of metacam up if the bloods allow this with a clear kidney profile. Poss add some tramadol for added analgesia and check those rads again for spinal lesions. I wouldnt rule out bladder wall biopsy either. One of the last ones I saw turned out to have transitional cell carcinoma. Bloods and scan first though.

Goodluck

Re: Incontinent rabbit

Stephen Courtney — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:22:51 GMT

I doubt this can be improved upon with treatment so you need to find a way to live with it. Thicker more absorbent floor covering? Keep clean and washed, dry him off and apply sudocrem or similar nappy rash type barrier cream to help prevent excoriation and maceration of the skin. And use rear guard between spring and autumn, keep hutch as clean as possible etc.

treating for E cuniculi is a good idea, but most likely any damage done was done long ago, and the organism if present is most likely to be quiescent.

The incontinent rabbits I've dealt with have unfortunately stayed that way regardless of what we tried. But I'll watch this thread in hopes of new information!

Re: Incontinent rabbit

Busybee — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:23:52 GMT

Any history or possibility of E.canculi? I've seen one rabbit that had previously been infected with E.caniculi and though the other signs resolved, she had episodes of incontinence.

Re: Incontinent rabbit

Sarah Keir — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:22:23 GMT

E. cuniculi per chance?