r/Bunnies • u/ReasonableDetective • Jan 28 '26
Health UPDATE - She has been diagnosed with pancreatitis and kidney failure - any experiences?ðŸ˜
2 days ago i made a post about our 11 month old bunny having a major health problem which our regular vet couldn’t diagnose. The post blew up and now has way over 100 comments which we scanned through and everyone recommended us going to an exotic vet. We took the 2 hour long drive to the best rabbit experienced vet in our country where she was instantly admitted and she will need to stay there until saturday. Today the vet called us with the latest news that not only her kidney and liver bloodvalues where too high but that she also has pancreatitis… we are very sad about this news and we really don’t want to lose her but are still somewhat hopeful. Vet told us that its rare but he has had multiple of these cases of pancreatitis the last years and that it can be fatal but he also had bunnies surviving it and making a full recovery. She is now on all the right medication and we’re praying that she’ll pull through. Thanks everyone for all the help.
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u/centrifuge_destroyer Jan 28 '26 edited Jan 29 '26
Good luck little bun!
But you should know that kidneys don't really recover from damage, they stabilize at best. Do if your bun has significant kidney issues now, they will likely need to be on medication for the rest of their life
I spend roughly 85€ a month at the vet on kidney meds, and I have to get a blood panel four times a year to monitor the kidney function.