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We haven’t gone through another treatment for EC – I have discussed it with the vet, and she said her hind leg weakness is due to arthritis. I give her gabapentin when she is reluctant to move and it helps. Her hind leg weakness is almost gone by now!

I do have Panacur though, just in case…  😀

Thank you for your thorough response! I will…[Read more]

I do remember that meloxicam made a few of my buns sleepy, but that was typically just the first few days of treatment, around half an hour/an hour after being given it. Its not supposed to have a sedative effect, it’s very similar to how ibuprofen works for humans.

As LBJ says, eating less will mean the bun drinks less, and the poops will become…[Read more]

Eating less and drinking less will lead to smaller poops. If your bunny isn’t eating very much hay, it’s going to show. I don’t remember any of my bunnies really being lethargic from meloxicam. It would actually perk them up. But they liked whatever the vet flavored it with, so no stress was involved in that (unlike the antibiotics… boy, they…[Read more]

Have you considered treating for EC again? You mention hind end weakness, but it isn’t clear if this is due to an enlarged kidney or something else. The uncertainty here is that EC can cause kidney problems and some bunnies have more than one EC flare despite treatment in the past.

That being said, literature says the standard treatment for…[Read more]

When you say black spot, do you mean there is a scab? What else have you done to try to help it heal? Flooring? Boot? Based on your description, I don’t think this is something that can’t wait until Tuesday. It would probably be better if your regular vet could look at it anyway since emergency vets aren’t always rabbit savvy and they may not be…[Read more]

I would call the vet tomorrow (Tuesday) and ask for advice. Maybe they can give you a prescription for more antibiotics without an appointment, since the problem is pretty much the same as it was before.

Thank you for responding. It isn’t open, it seems to be scabbed over like it was prior to antibiotics. But she is still favouring it which has me worried. I won’t be able to get her into her regular vet for at least another week- do you know if rabbits can wait that long with sore hocks?

Thank you Bam, happy bunny new year to you as well!!

I’m 99% sure he’s drooling. His fur is wet around his mouth and he has slight fur loss on his chin, and there’s a little bit of an odor. I’m going to do my best to keep his chin dry, and I also have a antimicrobial spray that I used on his dewlap when he got a skin infection on his dewlap…[Read more]

Oh, I’m so glad to hear he’s doing better!! Wishing you a wonderful New Year’s Eve and a great new bunny year! 🐰🐰🐰

He’s doing a lot better this morning surprisingly!! I actually woke up to the sound of him eating and digging in his cage, a big display of energy that I haven’t seen in a while. He totally snarfed his CC down and climbed into my lap demanding more. His anus is still inflamed and his poops are kind of wet looking but they are fully round/formed…[Read more]

I dont think you can do much atm except make sure her area is clean and dry and (reasonably) soft. A sore hock is an emergency when there is an actual open sore. Since it’s a New Year’s Eve today its probably difficult to get to see an ER vet.

If she has spondylosis she will probably need to be on a low dose of metacam always.

I’m sorry he is unwell. I’d give whatever probiotics you have at home now, in the hope that they could make some difference. Was he prescribed famotidine (pepcid) together with his meloxicam? Vets often prescibe that to protect the stomach lining from the meloxicam.

It’s just awful that it’s so difficult to get vet care for a rabbit during the holidays.