gentle giants
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A friend of mine has two pet rabbits, and the buck, Snickers, is ill. Since my friend is working twelve hour days right now, Snickers is at my house for nursing care while she is at work. Here is what has been going on: He is a neutered Holland lop, a few days ago his appetite went a little off. She took him to the vet yesterday, did an x-ray, and while there is no sign of any blockage he is suuuper gassy, as the vet put it "it's all the way from one end to the other!" The vet thinks it may be something bacterial, so gave him antibiotics along with a shot of Metacam for pain. Today, I noticed he is also passing these sort of slimy strings of mucus, mostly clear. I have not seen any normal poops (a couple of squishy ones, but very few) and he is peeing fine.
Treatment at this point is simethicone and tummy rubs for the gas, Sulfatrim antibiotics, Tramadol for pain, and I am syringing pumpkin and pineapple juice down him to keep the gut moving, since he refuses to eat on his own.
Treatment at this point is simethicone and tummy rubs for the gas, Sulfatrim antibiotics, Tramadol for pain, and I am syringing pumpkin and pineapple juice down him to keep the gut moving, since he refuses to eat on his own.