HenryandCo
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We have a 2 year old male Holland Lop that is suddenly (last day or 2) lethargic. He is still eating a little, and seems to be drinking a lot of water. (?)
He is my 8 year old daughters treasured pet, and she takes very good care of him. She had him out in his run in the grass 2 days ago, and while he was alert, I noticed he didn't move around as much as normal. I thought he was enjoying the rare sunshine....
He is on a diet of Pfau Rabbit pellets, Orchard grass hay, and fresh water daily. He does go out to an outdoor run in our field when the weather is nice, and munches on all sorts of (unsprayed) weeds. He occasionally gets small pieces of carrot, apple, banana, and lettuces as treats. (This has been his feeding routine for over a year) Anyway, today she brought him to me and said something was wrong. I noticed his eyes were slightly closed, and he had poop stuck to his bottom. I cleaned it off, and noticed it looked a little mucousy, and that it had a red, bloody tint to it. I cannot find anything else wrong with him. Eyes are clear, no injuries....
I called 7 vets within an hour and a half of me that sees exotics, and the first one that can see him (on an emergency basis) isn't available until THURSDAY. (Today is Sun)
I am hoping someone has advice here on what I can do for him myself in the meantime. I've made him an appointment, but am worried he won't make it that long. We've given him a romain leaf, which he happily ate, and a piece of banana - but I'm not even sure if we should be doing that? We are also holding water in front of him in a bowl about every half hour, which he drinks from better than his bottle.
**POOP UPDATE:
He has pooped again - smaller, wetter pellets than normal, but no blood/mucous this time....
He is my 8 year old daughters treasured pet, and she takes very good care of him. She had him out in his run in the grass 2 days ago, and while he was alert, I noticed he didn't move around as much as normal. I thought he was enjoying the rare sunshine....
He is on a diet of Pfau Rabbit pellets, Orchard grass hay, and fresh water daily. He does go out to an outdoor run in our field when the weather is nice, and munches on all sorts of (unsprayed) weeds. He occasionally gets small pieces of carrot, apple, banana, and lettuces as treats. (This has been his feeding routine for over a year) Anyway, today she brought him to me and said something was wrong. I noticed his eyes were slightly closed, and he had poop stuck to his bottom. I cleaned it off, and noticed it looked a little mucousy, and that it had a red, bloody tint to it. I cannot find anything else wrong with him. Eyes are clear, no injuries....
I called 7 vets within an hour and a half of me that sees exotics, and the first one that can see him (on an emergency basis) isn't available until THURSDAY. (Today is Sun)
I am hoping someone has advice here on what I can do for him myself in the meantime. I've made him an appointment, but am worried he won't make it that long. We've given him a romain leaf, which he happily ate, and a piece of banana - but I'm not even sure if we should be doing that? We are also holding water in front of him in a bowl about every half hour, which he drinks from better than his bottle.
**POOP UPDATE:
He has pooped again - smaller, wetter pellets than normal, but no blood/mucous this time....