I have a little Polish rabbit named JoJo. He is about 3 pounds and his whole life he just avoided drinking water. This has never been a problem until a couple of weeks ago when I decided to bring him in because he started refusing food. I brought him in immediately because I could tell that he was in pain (his usual vet was closed, so I brought him to an emergency for exotics) they told me that he need to be euthanized. I refused because he’s just one year-old and he had never acted up before!!! I was hysterical and they told me there was nothing they could do as his body was shutting down. I took him back home. He started eating as soon as we were home after some medication that they had sent me home with then the next day I got him back to his usual established place. Thankfully, they were horrified to hear what the other place had told me and they decided to check his urine as he had been straining to go – well his calcium count came back very high, and there were a lot of crystals in his pee. They did a bladder flush and sent me home with medications. He started getting better but this week about a month after the first flush, he required a second bladder flush, unlike the first time his pee is not immediately clearing up. They had me switch him to Voss water as this is low calcium and small pet select food, but he still refuses to drink copious amounts of water. He might take a sip here and there throughout the day, but the majority of his hydration I achieve through feeding him cucumbers and leafy greens sprayed in water. Does anyone have any advice? Is this common after the bladder flush to continue to see calcium deposits in his urine?
by Anxious_Secret8032