farmerchick
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it started off with my lop Sophie, i medicated her without any major problems and she got past it. i kept them both seperated, Sophie still ate normal and acted normal. then about a week later Wanda started showing symptoms of it, but at the same time i had changed type of hay, and thought maybe her sneezing was from the dustier mix i had. i monitored her for a couple days, then phoned the vet, who was away and i had to wait 4 more days before i could get her in.
I finally got her to the vet only to find out she is really ill and her breathing was rough. i gave her medication and kept the two rabbits seperated, then on the 6th day of the medication Wanda broke out of her cage and rubbed noses with Sophie all night, i thought for sure Sophie was re infected. (vet says she is healthy however)
then all of a sudden Wanda stopped eating and drinking. she just turned her dishes up side down and would ignore her food no matter what i tried to give her. so the vet gave me critical care powder to force feed her. she kept spitting it out and not taking it and i thought for sure she would pass away by the end of the week. after a couple days of not eating and completely failed attempts at force feeding she suddenly started eating again, a little bit more each day, and today she even ate blueberries.
i'm so glad to see her back on the mend, but she still worries me. she used to eat and drink more, and she will not let me force feed her. she was so terrified of my force feeding attempts that any time i'd reach my hand in the cage to pet her or feed her she'd start shaking and screaming. i felt so bad for her
anyone got any force feeding tips? anyone dealt with this sort of thing before?
I finally got her to the vet only to find out she is really ill and her breathing was rough. i gave her medication and kept the two rabbits seperated, then on the 6th day of the medication Wanda broke out of her cage and rubbed noses with Sophie all night, i thought for sure Sophie was re infected. (vet says she is healthy however)
then all of a sudden Wanda stopped eating and drinking. she just turned her dishes up side down and would ignore her food no matter what i tried to give her. so the vet gave me critical care powder to force feed her. she kept spitting it out and not taking it and i thought for sure she would pass away by the end of the week. after a couple days of not eating and completely failed attempts at force feeding she suddenly started eating again, a little bit more each day, and today she even ate blueberries.
i'm so glad to see her back on the mend, but she still worries me. she used to eat and drink more, and she will not let me force feed her. she was so terrified of my force feeding attempts that any time i'd reach my hand in the cage to pet her or feed her she'd start shaking and screaming. i felt so bad for her
anyone got any force feeding tips? anyone dealt with this sort of thing before?