I find Miffy doesnt really drink if shes had plenty of greens, you shouldnt give her lettuce it has hardly any vitamins in it and can give them the shits. you should try to feed her at least 4 different bits of veg a day (have a look at the sticky posts at the top of the rabbit forum theres a big list of good foods) and only feed carrots and apple etc as treats as there very high in sugar.

PMSL emzy i love you way of typing give her the shits

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she did take a turn for the worse on Wednesday, we rushed her to the vets because she could not walk properly, her front paws didn't seem to work. which is why it seems she'd given up on her water bottle, hard to stand up... but until yesterday she looked ok. she's at the hospital at moment having xrays and blood tests, am picking her up later, they are trying to find out what has caused this.

poor bunny.

thanks for all the advice tho.

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So sorry to hear this, hope she will get through this. {{hugs}}

hope she picks up again, my thoughts are with you

thanks for kind thoughts. she has Floppy Rabbit Syndrome - they're trying to find out what caused it and how to treat it.

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Hiya, oh poor little bunny.

The prognosis is usually pretty good though with assisted feeding and fluids.

So i take it clinically shes stable but just has paralysis? Its commonly caused by lack of potassium (which they can check through a blood test) or Vit E, so a vitamin injection containing these is also a good idea.

Some people dont believe in 'floppy bunny syndrome' because they dont believe its an actual diagnosis, it just means theres no obvious cause for the paralysis.

Makesure they rule out e cuniculi, infection with pasteurella or a neurological problem too if potassium levels are normal.

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Hi

thanks for the advice...i did read something about vit E deficiency, the vet has put her on Critical Care Formula which is powdered food which i'm feeding her thru a syringe.
They are doing tests for e. cuniculi and toxoplasmosis (did i spell that right?) and other stuff....(it's costing a fortune!)

yes she's fine otherwise, just paralisis...but she's a lot brighter this morning, on metacalm too and she was actually washing herself this morning *breathes sigh of relief*

Thanks for your kind thoughts

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