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JBun said:
Look at what the active ingredient is. The Calpol syrup that I know of, is paracetamol, which is a pain reliever/fever reducer and definitely not an antibiotic. Unless the Calpol in your country is completely different. If the Calpol you have is the same(paracetamol), and you can get enrofloxacin sooner than the smz/tmp, I would start with that. If he does have a urinary and respiratory infection, it's important to get at least one of those antibiotics started soon.

If he won't eat much grass, then yes you do need to continue feeding the other food, the chicken feed or whatever else it is that he is eating, or he will starve. It's just not the best food to be feeding when a rabbit has mucous in the poop. He needs to be eating, even if it is only the unhealthy food that he'll eat.

You're in a difficult situation with limited resources for rabbits. All you can do is the best you can and hopefully it works out and he'll be ok.
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Yes I'm sorry its the same calpol. Enro is a strong med it seems. If I give a little bit when it isn't needed wht harm will it do?
 
So happy that he is doing better. Also very grateful for you, that you saved him and are trying your hardest to give him a good well deserved life.
 
Pee was normal for 2-3 days now it appears to have slugde again I cut out the feed from his diet right away since birds need calcium especially chickens since they lay eggs everyday and this feed is meant for broilers anyways. I gave him 3 big leaves of lettuce, parsley, 2 tbspn oats, some bell green pepper but took it back from him when he was midway through since its new for him and 4 slices cucumber. This was for breakfast too except the cucumbers parsley and only 1 tbspn oats with 1 tbspn feed. How does this sound? Do I need to make any changes?
 
Would also like to know about deworming rabbits if it's needed. I don't wanna neuter him because I don't want to trust Pakistani vets with anesthesia on rabbits. How can I litter train a unneutered rabbit?
 
Zont zo it said:
Would also like to know about deworming rabbits if it's needed. I don't wanna neuter him because I don't want to trust Pakistani vets with anesthesia on rabbits. How can I litter train a unneutered rabbit?
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I'm not too knowledgeable about deworming rabbits, hay and water would be the best natural thing for that, and some sort of medincine if things turn bad with that.

Litter-training an intact rabbit. Boii are you in for a mission impossible. They generally don't wanna commit to dutiful littering in one place if hormones and adolescense and instincts give their brains other things to think about. If you did land on one that will continue weeing in the box, consider yourself lucky. Our unneutered boys didn't even try, Storm would always pee on his hideyhouse roof even though the litterbox was right next to it and he'd been using it nicely before. Got snipped and things returned to normal.

Your best bet would still be finding a vet that knows their ways with rabbits, even if only a bit more than the other cat-dog-vets know.

Ask them a bunch of hypothetical questions like "if he's panting what do i do? His belly is so round and hard, what do i do? He's drowsy, what now? He's not eating for x amount of time, help? He's limping all of a sudden? I wanna neuter him, what should i look out for? (A red flag when they tell you to not feed your bun some hours before surgery, done for common house pets that can throw up, rabbits have too good muscles for that)" and if any of them seem shady, better keep looking. Look up their website(usually clinics thst are at least semi-comfy with rabbits will have them on their price listings, logo or pictures) , google or any other review places, see how people talk of that clinic, it should be mostly positive, not mixed or negative (regretted that one vet with mixed reviews, they only feigned rabbit-related knowledge)
I know firsthand how infuriating it is to roll for a visit with my rabbit, only for the vet to deem him healthy and adding insult to injury when asking why we'd brought him there in the first place when both dad and i knew thst something was not okay. Drove 130km south to a uni vet that specializes in rabbits, got almost two months' worth of antibiotic cure for that pastuerella the local vet had deemed nothing. Was still left with permanent damage and it might've contributed to his recent passing, but i'll never know.

I'm over the moon knowing that you try so hard for your little fellow despite having poor conditions compared to the us or uk, i am sitting in the same boat with you, luckily not sinking yet.
 
Zont zo it said:
Pee was normal for 2-3 days now it appears to have slugde again I cut out the feed from his diet right away since birds need calcium especially chickens since they lay eggs everyday and this feed is meant for broilers anyways. I gave him 3 big leaves of lettuce, parsley, 2 tbspn oats, some bell green pepper but took it back from him when he was midway through since its new for him and 4 slices cucumber. This was for breakfast too except the cucumbers parsley and only 1 tbspn oats with 1 tbspn feed. How does this sound? Do I need to make any changes?
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If he's starting to munch on that hay more, it's nothing but great news. Lettuce leaves sound great, parsley is good as well, these 2 tbsp pure oats for an underweight bun sound acceptable as well. Good job taking away the remainder of the bell pepper-while it is definetly a safe treat veg, your bun won't need any more stress of new foods right now. Cucumber is basically nothing but water, have read some controversial things about it( mostly classified as safe/ okay in moderation, some sources say to avoid it) so maybe one slice a day for a treat, depending on how big your bun is and how fat the slices are. You can probably take away the feed totally if you can keep the hay, vegs and smidgeon of oats going for a while longer.

Keep up the good work!
 
Litter training an unneutered rabbit just depends on how tidy your rabbit is despite having hormones. Some unneutered bucks can have perfect litter habits. Others are complete pigs and will spray urine and mark everywhere. You just don't know until you give it a try.

https://rabbitsindoors.weebly.com/litter-training.html
If you aren't able to get your rabbit eating enough grass and veggies to stay healthy, I'll just say that feeding oats would be a much better alternative than going back to the chicken feed, especially since it looks like the chicken feed is causing serious bladder issues for your rabbit. But grass and veggies will always be better than too much grains, if your rabbit will eat the veggies and plenty of grass to stay healthy and maintain a healthy weight, and if it doesn't cause mushy poop.

I would say only deworm if you see evidence of worms in your rabbits poop or your rabbit is having ongoing gastrointestinal problems that you can't find another cause for.
 
Catlyn said:
I'm not too knowledgeable about deworming rabbits, hay and water would be the best natural thing for that, and some sort of medincine if things turn bad with that.

Litter-training an intact rabbit. Boii are you in for a mission impossible. They generally don't wanna commit to dutiful littering in one place if hormones and adolescense and instincts give their brains other things to think about. If you did land on one that will continue weeing in the box, consider yourself lucky. Our unneutered boys didn't even try, Storm would always pee on his hideyhouse roof even though the litterbox was right next to it and he'd been using it nicely before. Got snipped and things returned to normal.

Your best bet would still be finding a vet that knows their ways with rabbits, even if only a bit more than the other cat-dog-vets know.

Ask them a bunch of hypothetical questions like "if he's panting what do i do? His belly is so round and hard, what do i do? He's drowsy, what now? He's not eating for x amount of time, help? He's limping all of a sudden? I wanna neuter him, what should i look out for? (A red flag when they tell you to not feed your bun some hours before surgery, done for common house pets that can throw up, rabbits have too good muscles for that)" and if any of them seem shady, better keep looking. Look up their website(usually clinics thst are at least semi-comfy with rabbits will have them on their price listings, logo or pictures) , google or any other review places, see how people talk of that clinic, it should be mostly positive, not mixed or negative (regretted that one vet with mixed reviews, they only feigned rabbit-related knowledge)
I know firsthand how infuriating it is to roll for a visit with my rabbit, only for the vet to deem him healthy and adding insult to injury when asking why we'd brought him there in the first place when both dad and i knew thst something was not okay. Drove 130km south to a uni vet that specializes in rabbits, got almost two months' worth of antibiotic cure for that pastuerella the local vet had deemed nothing. Was still left with permanent damage and it might've contributed to his recent passing, but i'll never know.

I'm over the moon knowing that you try so hard for your little fellow despite having poor conditions compared to the us or uk, i am sitting in the same boat with you, luckily not sinking yet.
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So sorry to hear about your bunny. He pees in the same 2 spots so I think it is possible but he does mark territoru with droppings the moment I open him he sits in every corner leaves 2-3 pellets and moves on but I'm fine with that as long as the pee is in the box. It is pretty hard to keep up with a unneutered rabbit since they like to interact more with other rabbits than humans and where he came from there were atleast 10-12 more rabbits. I will try to find a better vet but the way this vet picked him up and handled him, it was a big nono from me. If I don't find a vet, do u think he will be better of with a female in a large cage won't keep them together but side by side. He does seem pretty lonely. My parents are also insisting on keeping him outside with a partner cuz "that's how rabbits live" according to them.
 
JBun said:
Litter training an unneutered rabbit just depends on how tidy your rabbit is despite having hormones. Some unneutered bucks can have perfect litter habits. Others are complete pigs and will spray urine and mark everywhere. You just don't know until you give it a try.

https://rabbitsindoors.weebly.com/litter-training.html
If you aren't able to get your rabbit eating enough grass and veggies to stay healthy, I'll just say that feeding oats would be a much better alternative than going back to the chicken feed, especially since it looks like the chicken feed is causing serious bladder issues for your rabbit. But grass and veggies will always be better than too much grains, if your rabbit will eat the veggies and plenty of grass to stay healthy and maintain a healthy weight, and if it doesn't cause mushy poop.

I would say only deworm if you see evidence of worms in your rabbits poop or your rabbit is having ongoing gastrointestinal problems that you can't find another cause for.
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Thank you the breeders were insisting on deworming him. Im making a med kit for him so I'll keep albendazole or fenbendazole in it. He is a very dirty rabbit he steps on his pee and then covers me in it too but I don't blame him because I don't have a rug or carpet for him yet.
 
If you do want to do deworming, I would stick with fenbendazole, 20mg/kg. There are reportedly possible health side effects with the use of albendazole. And fenbendazole is the preferred dewormer used for rabbits when it comes to treating pinworms or e. cuniculi, two of the more common internal parasite issues with rabbits.

Medirabbit: pinworms

http://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Encephalitozoon_cuniculi
And just my opinion on the vet and neutering. Because you don't have access to an experienced rabbit vet, I wouldn't risk taking your rabbit to that vet for much of anything unless absolutely necessary, especially for a surgical procedure like a neuter.
 
JBun said:
If you do want to do deworming, I would stick with fenbendazole, 20mg/kg. There are reportedly possible health side effects with the use of albendazole. And fenbendazole is the preferred dewormer used for rabbits when it comes to treating pinworms or e. cuniculi, two of the more common internal parasite issues with rabbits.

Medirabbit: pinworms

http://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Encephalitozoon_cuniculi
And just my opinion on the vet and neutering. Because you don't have access to an experienced rabbit vet, I wouldn't risk taking your rabbit to that vet for much of anything unless absolutely necessary, especially for a surgical procedure like a neuter.
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OK thank you!
 
It is not a good idea to get a female for him, or even a male. Intact rabbits do not generally react well to one another, they either want to fight or mate, and when they can't do either, they'll become stressed, angry, aggressive or something else along the lines may happen. And unless it's a solid separator, if rabbits want, they can do the deed from between bars too.
He is also better off indoors with you for many reasons. You can better interact with him, keep an eye on his health, and away from predators and weather conditions.
As you cannot get him neutered safely, his best bet would be a solo indoor bun, no matter whst your parents say or do.
 
Catlyn said:
It is not a good idea to get a female for him, or even a male. Intact rabbits do not generally react well to one another, they either want to fight or mate, and when they can't do either, they'll become stressed, angry, aggressive or something else along the lines may happen. And unless it's a solid separator, if rabbits want, they can do the deed from between bars too.
He is also better off indoors with you for many reasons. You can better interact with him, keep an eye on his health, and away from predators and weather conditions.
As you cannot get him neutered safely, his best bet would be a solo indoor bun, no matter whst your parents say or do.
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Ok! Thank you
 
Catlyn said:
How is he doing today?
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He has gotten a bit weak even though I've been feeding him alot. Will be checking him for sore hocks and cutting his nails. Wanted to take him to the garden but He is not very socialised. He might be a pain to get back inside.
 
He is a bit due for grooming. I asked the vet to cut his nails but he was going to clip a bit too close so I asked him to stop. The problem with his nails is that they are black.
 
Was going to give him a frozen hard strawberry but thought it would be better if I ask u guys first. Can I give it as a summer treat? He is weak anyways obesity is the least of my concerns right now.
 
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