Keep him warm and wrapped in a blanket. Make sure there is nothing he can hurt himself on if he has a seizure. Keep his food with in reach without moving so he can stay in the blanket. If he has a pet carrier stuff some blankets in there and put him in. Poor little guy. I have a half dutch.

Dont be sad. Its good that your vet said to put moxie on it too. she might have her life saved. Dont worry too much. Your bunnies will be ok. 

Was he treated for EC before? I would have thought the foster home/shelter would have considered treatment if seizures had been reported, even if they didn’t observe any.

There are other causes, but treating for EC is a good first step.

I’m sure she can sense something isn’t right.

EC stands for e. cuniculi. You mentioned anti-parasitic medication.

Jezabel loves moxie, I wrote in your bonding-thread yesterday about e cuniculi. It’s a parasite that can affect the brain. You treat it with an anti-parasitic – Panacur (fenbendazole) and often antibiotics too. Sometimes additional pain-meds or meds against nausea or ant-seizure medicine as well.

Many rabbits carry this parasite, most never get sick. Treating Moxie is a precaution. Also clean out every space they’ve been in and wash everything washable, because the parasite is shed in the urine and cleaning helps prevent re-infestation. Moxie needs to be on the anti-parasitic for 28 days (same as Bourbun). Then you do a 9-day course after 6 months. That she doesn’t have any symptoms is of course great. With treatment the parasite, if she has it, can be eliminated before it ever harms her.

This might not be about this e cuniculi parasite, but you treat anyway because the medicine is bunny-safe.

hes going blind! oh no, poor baby! make sure there is nothing he can hurt himself on, and take him to the vet as soon as you can. going blind *could* painful for a bunny! i hope he gets better! 

I didn’t see your other thread. It’s good that you’re treating for EC. Even if the bloodwork comes back negative, it could still be EC. There are often false negatives, but then bunny improves with treatment. Yes it can take some time for the meds to work. If he’s going blind, that is another indicator that this is EC. I’m sorry you have to go through this. I really would push to have Moxie treated as a precaution.

I agree with LBJ in everything. Treat Moxie too as a precaution. Panacur (fenbendazole) is bunny safe and can be given on suspicion. It’s prescription-free in most places, but I don’t know about alaska specifically. EC often doesn’t show up in a blood-test because you need to take the blood-test at the exact right time in the life-cycle of the parasite. If the meds help, there’s your diagnosis. Going blind can be temporary, a very big part of the brain is involved in vision and EC affects the brain, thus often vision.

I’m sorry you have to deal with this, it must be so heartbreaking. You are doing what you can for him, the meds are the right ones and they can take some time before you see improvement. Try to pad his area with soft pillows/rolled up blankies or towels so he doesn’t run into things head first and hurt himself.

(((((Bourbun)))))

These are my notes from a webbinar on EC I listened to earlier this year:

Treatment:
Albendazole if fenbendazole doesn’t give result.
Lufenuron suggested but not strongly tested
Dexamethasone: strong steroid that will suppress inflammation caused by ec. Reduce organ damage.
Supportive care.
Pad environment, support feed, prevent bed sores,
Baytril has some effectiveness against ec and that group of microsporidians
Anticonvulsants, anti-vertigo meds in some cases.

Corticosteroids should only ever be used in very grave cases, as a last resort.

Thanks again Bam for elaborating. I really need to not post when I’m on my phone. LOL

{{{Bourbun}}}

Oh no! I’m so sorry you lost little Bourbun. This is so sad. I’m glad to hear Moxie is receiving preventative treatment.

I’m so sorry about your loss.