Jordan
Active Member
Hello,
My rabbit is sick again and I don't know what I can do to help her. My car is completely snowed in and there's no way I'm going to be able to get it out to get her to a vet. It's been snowing all day. The mayor declared a snow emergency so all of the schools and businesses are closed. I noticed my rabbit was acting a little weird last night. I let her run around my apartment every night and she was fine until about 15 minutes before I put her away. All of a sudden she started hiding from me, which she has never done before. Once I caught her and had her put away all she wanted to do was lay there. I fed her some lettuce to make sure she was eating and she didn't seem too sick or anything so I decided I would check on her when I got up in the morning and went to bed. She seemed fine this morning, she was eating and sitting normally so I thought maybe something had just scared her last night. When I got home from my classes today about a couple hours ago I noticed she was acting weird again and was hiding in her little tunnel in her cage. I never see her laying in there so I knew something was wrong. I took her out to inspect her to make sure she didn't hurt her legs or anything and they seemed fine but when I flipped her around to check her back legs I noticed she had a lot of poo stuck to her butt. I started pulling it off right away and it was all mushy and stuck together. I pulled quite a bit off and she just let me do it which is out of character for her. Usually she'd be kicking and trying to get away if I was holding her like that for that long, she really doesn't like being picked up. Once I got most of it off she started to fight a little bit so I put her back in her cage to give her a little break. Right before I got her back in a lot of liquid came out, I'm pretty sure she just peed but I was really worried that it could have come out of her bottom...I couldn't tell from the way I was holding her.Once I got everything cleaned off I noticed that her butt looked kind of sore/red which I guess is understandable considering she had all of that poo stuck to her. The vet's had her on antibiotics for like three months now. Could this be affecting her GI tract in any way? She had an upper respiratory infection a few months ago and was put on baytril for it. Once her perscription was up she did seem better, but then she started to get sick again and wouldn't eat unless I liquified her food so I took her back to the vet and he just gave me another round of baytril. She did start to get better after that, but I think it is probably more because of the critical care food I bought at the clinic than the baytril...I could be wrong though. I just don't know what to do. I'm really worried about her and I'm snowed in and don't know how to get ahold of a vet at this hour. Does anyone have any ideas of something I could do to help her until the morning? I know I'll be able to call a vet in the morning, I don't know if I'll be able to get her anywhere or not because like I said I'm totally snowed in but I can at least get an opinion. Please, any help would be greatly appreciated.
Location: Crete, Nebraska
- Description (Breed, color., weight)
Female Holland Lop, Broken tort, 3.2 lbs.
- Age
5 months
- spayed/neutered?
not yet
- Notes on Fecal and Urinary Output
- are the bunny's poops and pees normal? no.Her poo is clumping together
- When did they last use their litterbox?like ten minutes ago
- Any unusual behavior? lethargic
- Medical History -- has s/he been to the vet or been sick before?
yes, Was treated for upper respiratory infection and was put back on baytril a couple weeks ago
- Diet - what does your bunny eat? romaine, parsley, pellets, hay
- when and what did s/he eat last? some parsley
- movement - any unusual movements? Is s/he hopping normally? no. She'll move when she has to but otherwise just lays in her cage
- are there any plants, chocolate or other substances within reach?
no
- has the rabbit been outdoors?
no
My rabbit is sick again and I don't know what I can do to help her. My car is completely snowed in and there's no way I'm going to be able to get it out to get her to a vet. It's been snowing all day. The mayor declared a snow emergency so all of the schools and businesses are closed. I noticed my rabbit was acting a little weird last night. I let her run around my apartment every night and she was fine until about 15 minutes before I put her away. All of a sudden she started hiding from me, which she has never done before. Once I caught her and had her put away all she wanted to do was lay there. I fed her some lettuce to make sure she was eating and she didn't seem too sick or anything so I decided I would check on her when I got up in the morning and went to bed. She seemed fine this morning, she was eating and sitting normally so I thought maybe something had just scared her last night. When I got home from my classes today about a couple hours ago I noticed she was acting weird again and was hiding in her little tunnel in her cage. I never see her laying in there so I knew something was wrong. I took her out to inspect her to make sure she didn't hurt her legs or anything and they seemed fine but when I flipped her around to check her back legs I noticed she had a lot of poo stuck to her butt. I started pulling it off right away and it was all mushy and stuck together. I pulled quite a bit off and she just let me do it which is out of character for her. Usually she'd be kicking and trying to get away if I was holding her like that for that long, she really doesn't like being picked up. Once I got most of it off she started to fight a little bit so I put her back in her cage to give her a little break. Right before I got her back in a lot of liquid came out, I'm pretty sure she just peed but I was really worried that it could have come out of her bottom...I couldn't tell from the way I was holding her.Once I got everything cleaned off I noticed that her butt looked kind of sore/red which I guess is understandable considering she had all of that poo stuck to her. The vet's had her on antibiotics for like three months now. Could this be affecting her GI tract in any way? She had an upper respiratory infection a few months ago and was put on baytril for it. Once her perscription was up she did seem better, but then she started to get sick again and wouldn't eat unless I liquified her food so I took her back to the vet and he just gave me another round of baytril. She did start to get better after that, but I think it is probably more because of the critical care food I bought at the clinic than the baytril...I could be wrong though. I just don't know what to do. I'm really worried about her and I'm snowed in and don't know how to get ahold of a vet at this hour. Does anyone have any ideas of something I could do to help her until the morning? I know I'll be able to call a vet in the morning, I don't know if I'll be able to get her anywhere or not because like I said I'm totally snowed in but I can at least get an opinion. Please, any help would be greatly appreciated.
Location: Crete, Nebraska
- Description (Breed, color., weight)
Female Holland Lop, Broken tort, 3.2 lbs.
- Age
5 months
- spayed/neutered?
not yet
- Notes on Fecal and Urinary Output
- are the bunny's poops and pees normal? no.Her poo is clumping together
- When did they last use their litterbox?like ten minutes ago
- Any unusual behavior? lethargic
- Medical History -- has s/he been to the vet or been sick before?
yes, Was treated for upper respiratory infection and was put back on baytril a couple weeks ago
- Diet - what does your bunny eat? romaine, parsley, pellets, hay
- when and what did s/he eat last? some parsley
- movement - any unusual movements? Is s/he hopping normally? no. She'll move when she has to but otherwise just lays in her cage
- are there any plants, chocolate or other substances within reach?
no
- has the rabbit been outdoors?
no