Sick rabbit

[bunnyrabbit12345]

My rabbit ate all her hay in the hay feeder this morning like usual when I went to refill it and give her her pellets 1/8 cup almost a year old she would not touch it !! So not like her she loves her pellets oxbow . I offered her parsley which she loves too nothing . She is just sitting with her ears back!!! I'm going to take her to the vet first thing in the miring anything I can do tonight ? She has eaten hay this morning and drank water!!

 

[bunnyrabbit12345]

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This is Trixie

 

[Minilopbun]

If she's eating hay and drinking water and POOPING (make sure she's pooping) she might be fine. Sometimes my bunny won't be as interested in pellets as he is at other time but he eats a ton of hay and drinks lots of water. If she looks like she's in any pain or uncomfortable or isn't moving much, then something could be wrong. Is she acting normal or does she seem like she doesn't want to move?

Just make sure she's eating hay, drinking water and pooping until you go to the vet

 

[stevesmum]

Do you have any simethicone drops? Maybe she has a bit of gas. Are her ears cold? Try to keep her warm if so, with a hot water bottle or something like that. Try hand feeding often too, hay and a bit of greens. Offer water too so she doesn't get dehydrated, and you may have to (carefully) syringe that. Good luck, poor bunny..

 

[bunnyrabbit12345]

She not herself . Just sitting in one place. I don't have any meds for her!!! Never needed them before always meant to get them just never did she did poop today just not show how long ago she was fine this morning . Does gas go way on its own?

 

[bunnyrabbit12345]

I feel gurgling sounds in her tummy??

 

[stevesmum]

It can but it can be dangerous for rabbits. Once they stop eating, drinking and pooping they can go downhill fast if something is not done. Simethicone drops are sold at any grocery store or pharmacy. They're for babies. You need a liquid form obviously. Read this article it is very informative.
http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/ileus.html

 

[bunnyrabbit12345]

Thank you

 

[squidpop]

That article Stevemum posted is the best thing to read for cases like this. You could also give her a tummy massage/rub that seems to help a lot and they like it. I think by eating the hay and not the pellets she is trying to make herself better by getting roughage going through her system.

 

[bunnyrabbit12345]

This morning she seems to be back to herself she ate some pellets and hay and is running around her cage. I am still taking her to the vet for a check up today thank you for your help

 

[missyscove]

Taking her in for a checkup is a great idea. Taking a look at her teeth wouldn't hurt either. Typically they stop eating hay when their mouths hurt but it can occasionally go the other way around.

 

[bunnyrabbit12345]

Turned out to be gas!! My vet told me to give her pineapple juice if it happens again it works great on gas pain !!! 🐰🐰🐰