Bloat?! BABY NEEDS HELP!!! - RIP Max

[ghostbusterbunny]

I've just got home and i've found my baby bunny squeaking and in general distress!. It has a hard belly kind of, feels like its full of gas or something. the baby is really restless, its scratching the cloth its on at the moment. My mum has set off home so we can get it seen to, is there anything i can do to make it more comfortable? It's going to wear itself out before we can even get to the vets at this rate!

 

[Flashy]

Could it be that it is not releasing it's urine? Try taking a luke warm damp cloth and runing it from top to bottom of the stomach to encourage it to wee. Maybe mum doesn't realise that she is supposed to do that.

 

[Bo B Bunny]

this is the newborn? How many days old is it?

First, keep it warm. That's the best advice I have. Do you have a call into the vet's office? how long will it take to get there?

 

[Flashy]

I'm also wondering if you might get more specialisedresponses in the Rabbitry.

 

[Bo B Bunny]

Flashy wrote:

Could it be that it is not releasing it's urine? Try taking a luke warm damp cloth and runing it from top to bottom of the stomach to encourage it to wee. Maybe mum doesn't realise that she is supposed to do that.

GOOD idea. Could need to poo also. Warm wash and warm towel or something - NOT TOO WARM.

 

[Flashy]

Bo B Bunny wrote:

Flashy wrote:

Could it be that it is not releasing it's urine? Try taking a luke warm damp cloth and runing it from top to bottom of the stomach to encourage it to wee. Maybe mum doesn't realise that she is supposed to do that.

GOOD idea. Could need to poo also. Warm wash and warm towel or something - NOT TOO WARM.

Run a bowl of water or something, and test it with your elbow, like you would with a baby, and if it doesn't feel hot or cold to your elbow, it should be ok.

 

[ghostbusterbunny]

It's had a wee, but no poo. I've been doing the wet cloth thing for 20 mins now, and it's only had one wee. Its still squeaking and teeth grinding. my mum will be home in 15 mins and it will take 5 to get to the vets. Please dont let it be something serious! I cant lose this baby. Its too precious to me!

 

[Bo B Bunny]

I added to your title to get some notice maybe! I hope you don't mind.

 

[Flashy]

Keep doing the cloth. The poo will only look like teeny tiny black dots, not like poo as we know it. Try doing it on different areas of the tummy, donw the sides, etc. The fact it's had a wee is good.

Hold on baby Splat!

 

[Flashy]

Also make sure that it is warm enough.

 

[ghostbusterbunny]

Will a vet be able to do anything for a baby this small? It's only 5 days old! :?



Still nothing. the water treatment isnt working.

 

[Bo B Bunny]

Did you wash its vent area with the water? Is it still crying?

 

[Flashy]

I'm not sure what they could do

Are you sure that it's in pain, as opposed to just being very awake? any chance he could be injured somewhere else? Like maybe been trodden on by mum?

 

[ghostbusterbunny]

it's not so much crying as making odd little whimpers every so often.

 

[Flashy]

That might be just baby noises. What happens if you put it down into it's nest?

 

[Bo B Bunny]

If it's all alone, it could be she just fed it and it's full, and it's lonely/cold.

Where are they kept? is it warm there?

 

[Pipp]

when did he/she last eat?

sas :clover:

 

[ghostbusterbunny]

I dont know when it last ate, i've been at school all day. My mum took one look at it and went to the phone, the vet will see it now. I'll tell you how it goes!



Wish my baby luck!

 

[Flashy]

Good Luck, let us know how it goes.

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

Good Luck!ray: