Welcome back, Melissa,
Any chance of the little guy having a hairball? Perhaps youcould offer him some pineapple or dried papaya in case he is havingtrouble moving it through?Can you feel any hardnessorlumps in the stomach area?
He may just improve later on and be a bit tired. I had Tuckerdo that to me at one point and I panicked. He had skippedbreakfast and lunch and he never does that. By dinner time,he was fine. Of course, I'm hoping that's the case with ourlittle Umbra, but in the meantime, you might just offer him some extrahay and rolled oats as fiber to help move things along.If youhave any NutriCal in the house, I'd give him a small dose to encouragehis appetite.
Most importantly as you know, keep him hydrated, even if you have to syringe feed him water.
Keep us posted.
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Just for information, this is what Rick Stahl had said on the RabbitWeb about hair blockages. Just thought you might find itinteresting.
"Rabbits ingest fur constantly, especially during a molt. Thebest treatment for fur block is prevention. My feed has sufficientcoarse fiber to keep my rabbits' GI tract cleansed and moving but whenI note a rabbit beginning molt I add extra fiber, either hay or straw,whichever is handiest. This keeps everything moving and even in wooledbreeds furblock is a rarity.
If a rabbit is eating something it is usually GI Stasis, which cancause furballs. If a rabbit stops eating, even hay, I use meattenderizer to break up the furball and get it moving. The tenderizerdissolves the gastric mucous that binds the fur together, allowing thefur to be passed. Oil and vaseline, while working with minor cases willdo nothing to a blockage, other than maybe make it worse. Best thing isto break up the blockage. There are several things used to breakup themucous binder, meat tenderizer works for me, it's easier to keep n handand to administer- I mix it with enough water to make a liquid thensyringe feed a couple of cc's at a time, 2-3 times a day, until the furpasses and the rabbit is eating again."
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-Carolyn