Hello everyone,
So on Sunday I started noticing that my bunny's appetite was a bit lower but he was still eating. He would eat all of his pellets just not nearly as quickly as normal. By Wednesday night his appetite was significantly lower and I took him to the vet on Thursday. He never stopped eating entirely he was just eating way less. The vet check his teeth and stomach and said he had some sort of stomach ache but no apparent blockage. She gave us 3 medicines plus critical care. Thankfully he is eating a little on his own (and pooping a little) but not nearly as much as he normally does so something is wrong.
Anyways, now to the main point of this post. He .hates. The. Syringe. He hates the bunny burrito. I have tried every trick I could possibly find on the internet he always manages to get away. 30 minutes ago I just gave up entirely because I was worried he was going to have a heart attack! I brought him into the bathroom to give him the medicine and he was hiding behind the toilet and I could hear his heart beating! I was sitting on the floor a few feet away and I could hear it loud and clear .This freaked me out so I stopped trying to burrito him.
I'm at a loss and I don't know what to do . We have a really strong bond and he trusts me but he is still terrified of the medicine ((
So on Sunday I started noticing that my bunny's appetite was a bit lower but he was still eating. He would eat all of his pellets just not nearly as quickly as normal. By Wednesday night his appetite was significantly lower and I took him to the vet on Thursday. He never stopped eating entirely he was just eating way less. The vet check his teeth and stomach and said he had some sort of stomach ache but no apparent blockage. She gave us 3 medicines plus critical care. Thankfully he is eating a little on his own (and pooping a little) but not nearly as much as he normally does so something is wrong.
Anyways, now to the main point of this post. He .hates. The. Syringe. He hates the bunny burrito. I have tried every trick I could possibly find on the internet he always manages to get away. 30 minutes ago I just gave up entirely because I was worried he was going to have a heart attack! I brought him into the bathroom to give him the medicine and he was hiding behind the toilet and I could hear his heart beating! I was sitting on the floor a few feet away and I could hear it loud and clear .This freaked me out so I stopped trying to burrito him.
I'm at a loss and I don't know what to do . We have a really strong bond and he trusts me but he is still terrified of the medicine ((