I don't know if 24 hour vets really know that much about rabbits. I do understand it was an emergency but at the same time, the vets don't seem to know what they're doing and just want to make money off you. Any chance bunny could see a regular bunny vet?
And to tell you it comes from overfeeding is pretty much crap and further proves they know nothing.
I left a message on the answering machine for the my exotics vet's on-call emergency number. She had just called me a little over an hour ago and left a message that his blood panels are normal except some increased white count. She's going to prescribe some antibiotics for him.
I wish I had heard my phone go off so I could ask her what to do. I left a message and hopefully she'll get it and call me back tonight. :(
Aw, good luck. If he has an infection, that could cause tachycardia because the body works overtime trying to fight it off. I'll send good vibes your way.
I agree these vets don't sound very knowledgable. He is eating hay so that's encouraging enough to wait and take him to a more specialized vet. If you don't have any "Critical Care" formula to syringe feed him, you can improvise with mashed up pellets, water, and mix in some banana baby food. There are so many things that can cause stasis, from tooth problems to intestinal blockages. The one thing they can help is to get him hydrated with subcutaneous fluids, but that's not $2k.
I ended up taking him to the other emergency clinic. They did an x-ray and found fluid in his chest. They were able to drain 27ml of fluid and his heart rate dropped 40% and is now back to normal. His head has stopped bobbing and he's breathing much better now. She gave him meds to help clear the rest of it up.
She mentioned a few causes, but the most plausible seemed fluid overload. Which makes sense since he's had IVs to treat the stasis. I'm taking him back to the regular vet in the morning to check on it.
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And to tell you it comes from overfeeding is pretty much crap and further proves they know nothing.
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I wish I had heard my phone go off so I could ask her what to do. I left a message and hopefully she'll get it and call me back tonight. :(
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I ended up taking him to the other emergency clinic. They did an x-ray and found fluid in his chest. They were able to drain 27ml of fluid and his heart rate dropped 40% and is now back to normal. His head has stopped bobbing and he's breathing much better now. She gave him meds to help clear the rest of it up.
She mentioned a few causes, but the most plausible seemed fluid overload. Which makes sense since he's had IVs to treat the stasis. I'm taking him back to the regular vet in the morning to check on it.
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