A rabbit eating less

Setting: Veterinary telephone triage service

The patient is Pip, a three-year-old rabbit, whose owner Ellis calls at 14:00. Pip last ate normally the previous evening; today’s food is mostly untouched. Dropping output and current behaviour must be elicited, and Ellis has no car. The owner reports only a few small droppings today and says Pip is quieter than usual and hiding.

Task

Clarify last normal intake, droppings and behaviour.
Explain same-day assessment under the triage pathway.
Decline to diagnose or prescribe home medicine by this call.
Address lack of a car and confirm attendance arrangements.

A rabbit eating less consultation plan

The supplied triage pathway requires same-day veterinary assessment for this report.
The clinician must ask when intake changed and about droppings and behaviour.
A diagnosis cannot be made over this call and no home medicine is prescribed.
The clinic can discuss practical transport arrangements and confirm where the owner should attend.
The patient is Pip, a three-year-old rabbit, whose owner Ellis calls at 14:00. Pip last ate normally the previous evening; today’s food is mostly untouched. Dropping output and current behaviour must be elicited, and Ellis has no car.
The owner reports only a few small droppings today and says Pip is quieter than usual and hiding.

Fictional scenario information supplied for this examination exercise; not medical guidance for real patients.