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Thanks everyone! So what I have done is restrict his space more (my apartment room isn’t that big to begin with, but now he is limited to about 15-18 square feet in front of his cage) however he is now peeing in a new corner within this area and still pooping everywhere so that unfortunately did not help. It’s almost to the three week mark and…[Read more]

You said he has accidentally gotten you finger while attacking an object, so are you moving the object around in front of him when this happens? They have a blind spot right in front of their face, something moving in and out of their blind spot can startle them and trigger a defensive response.

I think I figured it out. I used to use these plastic mesh things over the litter to make it easier to dump out turds, but the holes in the mesh are pretty small. Well, one of the boxes still has this in it and they don’t usually use that box much. I recently put a new hay trough in that box and he enjoys going in there now. I think the pee must…[Read more]

That’s great 🙂 I think sometimes after a few times they realize it’s not so bad.

Thank you! Usually one person has to hold her, while I squeeze in the medicine. After a few times of doing this, she seems to be getting better.

As the others have said, ec can explain both the kidney issue and the hind end paralysis/weakness. There might of course still be sth else going on, but its absolutely worth asking your vet about.

Treatment for ec is a dewormer (Panacur, fenbendazole) for 4 weeks  and often an anti inflammatory painkiller (metacam, meloxicam), because ec causes…[Read more]

Just wanted to add that EC also tends to affect the kidneys, so it would be good to ask the vet about it as it could explain both the kidney failure and neurological symptoms. The treatment for EC is usually inexpensive and has few side effects.

I’m honestly not sure if he drank water right before. I was also just thinking that since bunnies body temperatures are naturally higher, it could be his breath and forming condensation when it touches the bedding. And its good to know that the back teeth would be the problem, thank you.

Did he just drink water before cuddling? Rabbits can really get their chin/face wet from drinking. If there’s no wetness/dampness at the corners of his mouth, I would not worry about it.

To note, when we think about drooling due to dental problems, it is usually the back teeth that are causing issues. The back teeth cannot be viewed without the…[Read more]

i see

urine test is more accurate?

No, that would not show EC. You have to do a blood test, but the test is notorious for false negatives. Sometimes vets just treat based on suspicion.

Hello

thank you for the reply!

The vet told me that it is Quinolone antibiotic and anti-inflammatory and she did in her office injectable saline along with deworming without any detail.

She did a poop analysis and she found that my rabbit has parasites in her digestive system. Does that analysis shows if rabbit has ec parasite?

Quinolone is a class of antibiotics. Do you know which one you have? Ciprofloxacin, for example, falls under that class and is safe for rabbits.

Did the vet consider EC at all? That’s what you normally think of when a rabbit has hind leg weakness.

For syringe feeding/medication adherence, I think it is personal to the rabbit, in terms of the best method. Some people have had success in using their chest to hold the rabbit in place against the ground while the rabbit is against their leg area so it cannot back up.