Iâm truly in a sad state. Six days ago, I was preparing to go out of town, and as I was leaving in the morning, I noticed the most outgoing of my two bunnies was sitting quietly in his cage. There was nothing abnormal about this, except that it was unusual for him since he is normally begging for food at this time. While away, I asked my wife how he was doing, and she said he had been pretty quiet and not eating much. When I returned on the evening of the third day, I looked him over and found that he was barely eating at all, and had a bit of a nasal discharge. Upon seeing this, I separated him and my other bun into their own cages across the room from each other, and began checking on him regularly. Iâve been able to get him to eat a bit of carrot, a bit of celery or a bit of cilantro here and there, but other than that, heâs been fasting.
Iâm most concerned that he seems to be drinking little to no water from his bottle, and thatâs why Iâve been trying to get some fresh vegetables into him, but Iâm sure he needs much more than this. Iâve been reading up on the common rabbit ailments, and snuffles or dental problems seem like the most likely match. The thing is, I donât hear him sneezing, which seemed to be a major snuffles symptom, I just see some nasal discharge, and he seems in some way congested, no eye discharge. I have never really checked his teeth, but Iâm going to try tonight when I get home. I donât know why this happened to him since they are very well taken care of and live indoors in a very clean environment. They have hay at all times, fresh water, quality pellets, fresh vegetables and plenty of roaming room. One day he was perfectly fine, then the next, he took a 180 degree turn.
The problem is, I donât have any money for a vet, and I mean none. About a year or two before our poodle died, my wife and I spent over $1300 in meds, an operation, and tests. I know how you can walk into the vet with a question, and walk out with a $300 bill, so I just canât go down that road, I donât have it available. I rescued him from an animal shelter about a year ago, and we really love him, but I donât want him to suffer through hunger and thirst and whatever else he might be feeling right now. However, paying a vet $25 for an office visit, $80 for a test and, and $50 for medicine and $25 for a follow up visit etc etc etc is just beyond my means. Any advice?
â¦Charles
Iâm most concerned that he seems to be drinking little to no water from his bottle, and thatâs why Iâve been trying to get some fresh vegetables into him, but Iâm sure he needs much more than this. Iâve been reading up on the common rabbit ailments, and snuffles or dental problems seem like the most likely match. The thing is, I donât hear him sneezing, which seemed to be a major snuffles symptom, I just see some nasal discharge, and he seems in some way congested, no eye discharge. I have never really checked his teeth, but Iâm going to try tonight when I get home. I donât know why this happened to him since they are very well taken care of and live indoors in a very clean environment. They have hay at all times, fresh water, quality pellets, fresh vegetables and plenty of roaming room. One day he was perfectly fine, then the next, he took a 180 degree turn.
The problem is, I donât have any money for a vet, and I mean none. About a year or two before our poodle died, my wife and I spent over $1300 in meds, an operation, and tests. I know how you can walk into the vet with a question, and walk out with a $300 bill, so I just canât go down that road, I donât have it available. I rescued him from an animal shelter about a year ago, and we really love him, but I donât want him to suffer through hunger and thirst and whatever else he might be feeling right now. However, paying a vet $25 for an office visit, $80 for a test and, and $50 for medicine and $25 for a follow up visit etc etc etc is just beyond my means. Any advice?
â¦Charles
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