Apollolyptic
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Hello everyone! I’ve never posted here before but I’ve always found pet forums to be a fantastic resource for advice.
I just got my first bunny yesterday (13 weeks old) and she is already so wonderful and sweet. At around maybe 4 or 5 yesterday I replaced her first leaky water bottle with a new one that I thought was working. Tonight however around 9 I realized that there was barely any/possibly no water coming out of the bottle. I immediately filled a small bowl with water and she drank from it for a pretty long while.
I feel horrible, and I’m so worried! I know how fragile rabbits can be and I’m so worried about GI issues.... she’s been eating all day and has consumed both hay and pellets. I’m not sure if she got any water at all or not In this time period- I found that when I repeatedly pressed the bottle a small amount of water would come out, but I never saw her press it more than a few times.
How serious is her not having water? Are there certain conditions I should be watching her for?
I do have an exotics vet I could bring her to, but I’m not sure if they’re open because of corona.
And advice from experienced owners would be wonderful. My whole family is already so attached to her it would break my heart if anything happened to her!
Edit: I should add that she is active, alert and still eating and also pooping.
I just got my first bunny yesterday (13 weeks old) and she is already so wonderful and sweet. At around maybe 4 or 5 yesterday I replaced her first leaky water bottle with a new one that I thought was working. Tonight however around 9 I realized that there was barely any/possibly no water coming out of the bottle. I immediately filled a small bowl with water and she drank from it for a pretty long while.
I feel horrible, and I’m so worried! I know how fragile rabbits can be and I’m so worried about GI issues.... she’s been eating all day and has consumed both hay and pellets. I’m not sure if she got any water at all or not In this time period- I found that when I repeatedly pressed the bottle a small amount of water would come out, but I never saw her press it more than a few times.
How serious is her not having water? Are there certain conditions I should be watching her for?
I do have an exotics vet I could bring her to, but I’m not sure if they’re open because of corona.
And advice from experienced owners would be wonderful. My whole family is already so attached to her it would break my heart if anything happened to her!
Edit: I should add that she is active, alert and still eating and also pooping.
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