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Forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A Blood test shows prolonged clotting in baby bunny?

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    • Sleepy
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        Hi, this is posted for my sister:

        I have a question regarding my new 3-month-old rex bunny. I took her to the vet (someone on the HRS recommendation list) and we had a pre-spay blood work done. I was just informed that her liver enzymes were slightly elevated and that she had prolonged clotting. Her vet said that the elevated liver enzymes may be due to her still growing (we use Yesterday’s News for her litter), and the prolonged clotting may be a result of her squirming when they took the blood sample. 

        Our current plan is to re-do the blood test in a month time to confirm this. I was wondering, 1) Why would her squirming give that kind of result? 2) If the blood clotting is an issue, is it likely genetic? and, 3) Because the risk of cancer is high in females, are there any alternative treatments that can be done if spay surgery is not an option?


      • Kokaneeandkahlua
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          Good for you finding a vet so quickly and getting the bloodwork done too!

          I’m guessing you thought of the questions after the vet visit? I would just call and ask that the vet call you back, so that you can ask. I also don’t understand why the squirming would cause it-maybe stress? But I think best you run your questions by the vet we all do that-think of questions when we get home!


        • LBJ10
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            I would think it would be the opposite. Adrenaline constricts blood vessels, after all.


          • Sleepy
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              Thanks for the replies. We’ve asked around and have been getting lots of curious reactions over the squirming reason. Other answers we’ve gotten is that blood tests in general are complicated/have a lot of factors beyond just “squirmed a lot”, especially since blood itself starts undergoing reactions over a longer draw time.

              The tentative idea is to run these questions by vet if the tests show the same result. As well as asking if vet can oversee process this time versus just working off tech stuff, since it’s another 100+ bucks to retest.


            • Bam
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                When you’re taking a venous blood-sample you mustn’t repeatedly make a fist , the nurse shouldn’t pat your vein to make it more visible. Body position also influences the sample, the patient should sit down for a few minutes before the sample is taken, or the test results might not be representative. I’m guessing that’s why the vet said what she did about struggling.


              • LBJ10
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                  True Bam, but that has more to do with increased levels of things in the blood than it does with clotting time. So the part about the liver enzymes may be consistent with struggling. Hmm…….


                • jerseygirl
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                    Doing tests again at a later date sounds like a good plan.

                    Where was the blood sample taken from?

                    Last time one of my rabbits had bloodwork, the vet took it from the rear leg (hock) vein and it turned out to be a simple process. We held bun near edge of the exam table and she just dropped his leg off the side slightly. Needle in, vial attached and let gravity do its thing.

                    Hopefully the second sample won’t be compromised and you can go forth with the spay.

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