mastodon 4.7.3This is a communal account for us rabbits, when we have time between relaxing and eating tasty veggies, to impart knowledge to our humans.
Good morning Mastodonians!
My name is Boots, and because it rained overnight, today is a lot cooler than yesterday.
I thought I would take the time to investigate my outside area today while it is a nice temperature. I stayed inside and hid from the sun yesterday as it was so hot....
Good morning mastodonians!
My name is Willow, and today I am enjoying my breakfast outside in peace, away from my annoying brothers who sometimes chase me for no reason 😡
Hello!
My name is Snowy, and recently I found that I can jump up here onto the balcony.
From here I can survey my domain, and keep an eye out for any treats that are about to be handed out by my servants.
Hoppy Sunday Mastodonians, from Houdinietta!
I hope all you rabbits are enjoying yourselves?
My breakfast was really nice, but our hoomans think it's too cold and wet to be left outside today :(
Maybe tomorrow....
PSA, if you see your #rabbit doing this, it could be Encephalitozoon cuniculi 💔
We did see him have a fit too, but he was mainly just stumbling around, and it was easy to miss.
He is in a large group of rabbits, who live inside, and haven't been in the garden for months due to the bad weather, but he still managed to get it. None of the other rabbits in his group were showing any symptoms, so we have no idea how he caught it.
If you see this in your rabbit, quarantine them asap and get them to a vet for a blood test.
2 days later after daily treatment with Panacur (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenbendazole) he is back to normal.
We are keeping him separate with 1 friend (who is also being treated) for company until the treatment ends.
It's scary how quickly it manifested itself, and also how quickly the treatment took effect.
Apparently ~52% of pet rabbits in the UK have this pathogen, but it is usually dormant.
It seems incredibly contagious, as one of the other rabbits that was sharing a communal area (for just a few hours) contracted it too, and got a head tilt and everything 😭
She was also quarantined and responded well to treatment.
Both seem back to normal, but we will continue the treatment for the recommended 30 days.