Hi,
I found one of my girls (Honey) poorly in her cage Monday morning, after being seemingly fine on Sunday, running about, squeaking and eating as normal.
Monday morning she was just laying on the floor of the cage and when I reached in to get her she tried to hide herself away but didn't have full control, her head was tilted to the side a bit and really low, she just kind of pushed herself along....was so awful.
I took her straight to the vet who treated her for fluid around the lungs, as he could hardly hear any breathing, and also with antibiotics. He wasn't sure what was wrong but suspected either an infection or a heart problem. She stayed at the vets and they called in the afternoon to say they thought she had gone blind now and she couldn't move her front legs or lift her head. They really thought she was about to die. She survived overnight though and got back to the same state she was in when I took her which really surprised the vets. I picked her up yesterday as they were happy for me to care for her at home. I've been syringe feeding her with a recovery paste and she is still having antibiotics (baytril), but she is still much the same as when I took her in. The vet said to give her a day or so and hopefully she would improve.
She is feeding and immediately wants the food I'm giving her, and will also eat grass and dandelion leaves if I'm holding her and put them up to her mouth. She's finding it really hard to eat by herself though as she just can't seem to keep her head up. She did manage to eat a bit of lettuce that I left next to her though, which I'm hoping is a good sign.
I'm just really unsure what to do next. Has anyone experienced anything like this before?
I was wondering if it's an ear infection as her head is affected but it almost feels neurological with the lack of control
Would appreciate any advice if anyone has any?
Many thanks
Lisa
I found one of my girls (Honey) poorly in her cage Monday morning, after being seemingly fine on Sunday, running about, squeaking and eating as normal.
Monday morning she was just laying on the floor of the cage and when I reached in to get her she tried to hide herself away but didn't have full control, her head was tilted to the side a bit and really low, she just kind of pushed herself along....was so awful.
I took her straight to the vet who treated her for fluid around the lungs, as he could hardly hear any breathing, and also with antibiotics. He wasn't sure what was wrong but suspected either an infection or a heart problem. She stayed at the vets and they called in the afternoon to say they thought she had gone blind now and she couldn't move her front legs or lift her head. They really thought she was about to die. She survived overnight though and got back to the same state she was in when I took her which really surprised the vets. I picked her up yesterday as they were happy for me to care for her at home. I've been syringe feeding her with a recovery paste and she is still having antibiotics (baytril), but she is still much the same as when I took her in. The vet said to give her a day or so and hopefully she would improve.
She is feeding and immediately wants the food I'm giving her, and will also eat grass and dandelion leaves if I'm holding her and put them up to her mouth. She's finding it really hard to eat by herself though as she just can't seem to keep her head up. She did manage to eat a bit of lettuce that I left next to her though, which I'm hoping is a good sign.
I'm just really unsure what to do next. Has anyone experienced anything like this before?
I was wondering if it's an ear infection as her head is affected but it almost feels neurological with the lack of control
Would appreciate any advice if anyone has any?
Many thanks
Lisa