Yay for eating and poops!!!! *come on Bindi!!!!*

It's so good to hear that Bindi is pooping more! Keep up the appetite! =]

YAYYYYYY BINDI LOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! I am unbelievably happy to hear how much he is improving!

I am doing some major catch-up here! I am so relieved to hear that Bindi is doing better I really can't imagine how you have dealt with this. My gosh, what a nightmare. I know you haven't even had time to really grieve before you had to fear the worst for another bunny. This really has been too much and I'm not sure how you did it. I know I would be just a mess and crying through it all. I am sorry you have had to go through all of this, and you STILL need time to grieve for Stormy. I am so glad that Bindi seems to be getting better. I have had two bunnies with e.cuniculi. Rucy never showed symptoms, while Bailey, never had head-tilt, but she has more balance issues due to her weakened back legs. Her legs weren't actually weak, but e.cuniculi was messing with the signals from her brain to her back legs. She did improve with meds, and actually with acupuncture and Bunny Physical therapy, if you can believe it. My vet gave me a small list of exercises to help keep her legs muscles flexible and strong.

Also - am I understanding it right that the sub-q fluids caused a strange lump to form - one that hardened and will scab off? WOW! Did the vet say how that happens? At first when you were describing it, I thought it might have been a fat pocket that may have been moved around bit by the fluids, (as Jack had fat pockets around one of his shoulders), but it never became hard, it was deep under his skin, not on it, so that was out of the question I know we had to use a new needle each time we did the subq fluid, but I always worried about an infection or some kind of abscess forming near the needle entrance, or traveling to some place particular. Just wondering how this happens.

I am just so sorry. You need a break from all of this pain and heart ache. My thoughts are with you and I am sending "relief" vibes! C'mon life! Give LPT a break please!

Exactly, that's how I feel, BB. Give me a break, life!!! Stop heaping stuff onto the pile!!! Last week I totally felt cursed. 4 days after losing Stormy and I almost lost Bindi too. I haven't even gotten Stormy's ashes back but it seems like he's been gone for much longer since I've just been so busy and worried.

We had our vet visit last night. It went well. Bindi was super unimpressed but he even gained weight since last Friday so that's good. He's now off the Baytril and Metacam and will continue the Fenbendazole for 3 more weeks and then another re-check.

Last night he did more hopping around than he did all week and even hopped into the Cottontail Cottage. Wish he would start using the litter box again. He decided that most of his poos should go on his snoozy mat.

I just feel really relieved. Maybe I can enjoy my weekend and relax.

BB- the vet doesn't know how the fluid bubble happened. Often, when Bindi gets Sub Q, it's normal for a big, fluidy lump to appear near his shoulder but it's always fully absorbed in a day or two. It looks like it was one of those fluid lumps that just traveled down near his leg and didn't dissolve. I suspect he was digging at it which made it worse. When we took him to the vet last Friday, it looked so gross. Like a big, see-through skin bubble filled with fluid. It looks gross now, but at least it's dry and scabbed. I'm totally going to be scared to give him Sub Q again. Hopefully, he won't need it again for a very long time. ***knocking on wood***

Good to hear his visit went well. I'm a little concerned that the metacam and baytril are stopped already...he really should be having those longer to ensure all infection is eradicated and no inner ear or intracranial swelling occurs. Mimzy had baytril for two months. He's actually been almost straightening his head the last week, btw.
I hope Bindi continues to improve. Poor bub (and his Mum) have been through enough already! (((((((((((((((((((((( Huge hugs)))))))))))))))))

Continued vibes to Bindi. Glad he's getting better.

Mimz- I'm actually continuing the Metacam every second day for about a week, so I didn't just stop it all together yet. Maybe my vet feels that he doesn't need Baytril anymore because it was such a mild case?

That's great news about Mimzy!!!! Very glad to hear it.

Thanks LPT
Baytril is usually more effective when given in longer courses in my experience. Unless your vet has deemed it to be too risky for Bindi's stomach, but whenever Mimzy had URI's he'd get a 7-10 day course of baytril and just as we finished it he'd relapse and we'd have to start over with something stronger.
I'm glad you're continuing the metacam. As long as his kidneys are doing well he can really use it's anti-inflammatory properties.

Is he doing well eating and eliminating? There can sometimes be gut slowdown associated with this illness in which case you may get reglan for that. Mimzy is also still taking this twice a day since his output keeps fluctuating. He's also molting heavily right now...just what we need! >_<

Prayers still going for Bindi and Olivia. (((((((Hugs))))))) for you.

Bindi is eating like a piggy and pooping like a rabbit!   He also started shedding. So did Olivia.

I'm not sure why she discontinued the Baytril. I might ask her about it. I hate to second guess her, though, since I have a good relationship with my vet. But I do want to make sure he gets 100% better.

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BinkyBinkyBinky!!!!

Do you think he will shed off the scab?

LPT -- I don't think it should hinder your relationship with your vet at all! In my experience with my vet, she likes when I ask questions like that. I think with a good vet it should show how much you care about your little guy! Any parent would do it with their child so it's just as acceptable with our bunny babies! And with all the trauma you've had with your buns lately, it would be more than understandable for you to question and be worried!

YEAH!!! I am so excited to hear he's being a piggy Great news!

Oh I'm glad to hear this!
I'd go ahead and ask your vet about the baytril. I echo the sentiments that she shouldn't mind the extra questions considering what you've been through.

BTW...All mine are moulting now too...well they have been. It's tricky with Mimzy because he has a heck of a time grooming now.
He doesn't like the Hairbuster, sadly.

An aside to MM. A poem, "Canaries" by Ogden Nash:

The songs of canaries
never varies.
And when they're molting
they're pretty revolting.


XOXO to Bindi Loo and Olivia