I feel so stupid. I bought a bunny and took him home a couple weeks ago. I found that my cat had fleas a few days ago. I was surprised because he is an indoor cat. So I bought frontline for my cat and used it on him.. I started searching the bunny for fleas and found a couple so I went online and found a site that told me to use frontline on the bunny but in small amounts. So being the idiot that I am I went ahead and put it on him. I thought I was doing the right thing. I was very wrong!!!! I noticed almost immediately he stopped eating and pooping.. I then started researching frontline more and found out just how bad it is for bunnies! I took him in to the vet and they told me to wash him with dawn dish soap to get the rest of the frontline off him. So I did and he seemed to be improving.. He started eating a little that night. The next morning I noticed he wasnt eating anymore and he still hasnt pooped. So I picked him up and then in my arms he had his first seizure that I am aware of. It was the scariest thing I have ever seen. I took him back to the vet immediately and he has been there since yesterday afternoon.. they have him hooked up to all these tubes and are feeding him and he has a collar on to prevent him from chewing through the tubes.. He had another seizure yesterday and a mild one thismorning.. I just got back from visiting him and during my visit he had another seizure!! They tell me they think he will be ok. but I am so afraid. I know this is entirely my fault for not reading the packaging and doing more research before I went ahead and did the first thing that I read! I feel like a terrible person for this. I didnt mean to hurt him but my actions caused this. I will never forgive myself if he dies!

 

If anyone has experience with this I would love your advice.. I was supposed to take him home today but the vet said he had 2 more seizures today so I am leaving him in their care until monday..

  Thanks  Rebecca

Oh dear! I am sorry that this happened. Yes, frontline is very very bad for bunnies. Where did you read that frontline is okay? I only ask because perhaps someone needs to alert this source of the inaccuracy so someone else doesn't read it and do the same thing.

How is your bunny doing now?

I am going to go see him in about an hour.. They are keeping him there until Monday. They have him on fluids and are force feeding him at times but he is also starting to eat on his own again. They told me that he has been pooping a little which is very good news.  I am hopeful but very scared.

((((((((((((((Healing vibes))))))))))))) for your bun. I hope he is feeling better today.

Eating on his own is good. (((((((Feel Better Bunny)))))))

I went to see my baby bunny around 1pm yesterday and at that time he had already had 10 seizures that they know of. He had another while I was visiting. It is breaking my heart. I miss having him here so much. My cat and bunny quickly became best buds when I introduced them. My cat misses him too. He will go over to the bunnys cage and look up at me and meow. I have seen 3 of his seizures so far and I can only pray that they will stop. The vet is keeping him fed and are still flushing out his system. But they are not as optimistic anymore. I am going to go see him in a little bit. I hope to hear some better news. wish me luck.

Healing {{{vibes}}}

I think contacting the webmaster of that site is good idea too. I'm not sure if forum guideline would allow you to share site name here though. But that false information definitely needs to be amended.

How obvious is the caution on the packaging? Maybe that's something to campaign to change.

It's not uncommon mistake unfortunately. A new member lost her rabbit right after adoption. The shelter did do a flea treatment and it was speculated if that was the cause.

Hope to hear a happy update from you soon.

I just got back from the vet and I have some good news to report. They put him on a low dose of Valium and he has had no seizures at all today. He was very active and alert during my visit. He ate a bunch of pellets and pooped a little while I was with him today. They still have him on the IV and he chewed the line so they had to take him back and fix it. But I am so happy that we are having a good day. They are going to stop the Valium tomorrow and see how Tazzy reacts. Hopefully no more seizures. yay for da bunny bunn bunnzzz..

That sounds promising! Keep us updated!

  Glad I read this ! I have a bottle of it for my dogs and it says on it that its safe for rabbits,cats,dogs

pitbullsNbuns you have some frontline that says on the label that its safe for rabbits?? wow Well I am glad you saw this post.

I left the vet around noon yesterday and they were taking him back to change his IV line that he chewed. At that time he had no seizures all day. I got more good news. Around 5:15 when the vet left a message on my phone saying that they changed his line and took him off the Valium and he ate well and was being very active. I was all smiles at work last night!! I am expecting a call from the vet in about an hour so ill post again and let you all know what they had to say.

I'm glad to hear the good news. Really hope he continues to improve.

Posted By Spazydoo on 09/30/2012 05:09 AM
pitbullsNbuns you have some frontline that says on the label that its safe for rabbits?? wow Well I am glad you saw this post.

Yes I have the spray kind not the drops but it does say it on my bottle and me too!

Hugs & thoughts for your bunny. How is he?

@ pitbullsNbuns:
Woah. So this frontline (spray) main ingredient is fipronil?

@ Spazydoo: Great! You must be so relieved!

Sunday morning the vet called and told me that Tazzy started seizing again right when she turned the lights on in the morning. I have heard that bright or flashing lights can cause seizures. She put him back on the Valium drip and fed him.

She called me again at around 5:00 and told me that as far as she knows there have been no more seizures and he took his feeding well. And said he was very active. They still have him on the Valium.

I am supposed to be taking him home today (Monday). I Have completely drained my bank account so I can no longer afford to keep him there. I have been wanting him to come home ever since his first night there. But now I want him to stay at the vet until I know he is going to be okay. I am so afraid. I love my bunny so much. If I had a million dollars I would spend it all getting him better.

I will keep you up to date on how he is doing. Thanks for caring

What kind of rabbit is Tazzy?

Netherland Dwarf Angora, 15 weeks old now

Haha! Oh wow, that's a cute combo!

Tazzy bunny died over night last night. I am going to bury him tomorrow morning. The vet is going to do some tests today to try and find out exactly what in the frontline killed him. I thank you all for your support. Tazzy will be missed by so many people that have grown to love him as much as me in the short time we were together. My cat misses him too. Today is a very sad day.
Thank you all again.

I'm so very sorry to hear this, I was really hoping everything would turn out okay. Losing a bunny friend is so hard.

(((((Binky Free Tazzy)))))))

My deepest sympathies on the loss of Tazzy. I hope your vet will be able to give you some answers. Give your kitty a cuddle from me.
((((((((((Hugs))))))))))
Binky free, Tazzy.

I am so sorry for your loss of Tazzy. Binky free sweet boy.

Oh I'm sorry to be reading this. : ( I'd really thought he'd turned the corner I'm so sorry for your loss.
***Binky Free Tazzy***

I am about to go to the vet to pick up Tazzy and bring him to where I will bury him.

My vet told me that he could find no information on what in frontline causes seizures and death in rabbits. He even called the makers of frontline and they never did any research on it. They just know it kills them.

I am going to find out what it will take to do this research and maybe start a fund raiser to get it done. This research needs to be done because my case will not be the last. It WILL kill more bunnies! Maybe sometime soon there could be a way to prevent death if I can get this done. At the very least I want to push for a warning on the front of the box. I pray that my case will be the last.

I love Tazzy bunny with all my heart. It breaks my heart when my cat Spazy meows at his cage. I have video of the two of them playing together and lots of pictures. I will never forget our time together.

Wow its so great that you're doing research and want to put a stop to cases like yours! <3 Me and my mum are going to write letters to frontline today. As soon as I saw your post I was saddened by what happened They should put clear warnings on the boxes.
I'm so sorry for your loss & I also hope your kitty feels better about this! **Binky Free Tazzy**

I was following this thread praying your little bun would get better. I'm so sorry for your loss - binky free Tazzy <3

Sorry to hear he didn't make it. He sounds like he was such a sweet bun. I hope Frontline at least puts a warning on the label so others won't make the same mistake.