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- 03/01/2013 at 9:30 AM
  Kymbirlee Rose
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  Carter just got fixed Wednesday morning, and when I brought him home I noticed he stopped drinking water. I called the vet the next morning and brought him back they gave him an I.V. and some Vitamin B I think it was, but he didn’t drink yesterday and when I got home today it looked like there was a little gone from the water bottle. I don’t know if he actually drank it or if it leaked into his water dish. But he has a water dish too.
  
  Any ideas?
- 03/01/2013 at 9:39 AM
  NewBunnyOwner123
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  Wen you give him veggies put water on them
  Is he acting sluggish? How is his temperament right now?
- 03/01/2013 at 9:41 AM
  Kymbirlee Rose
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  He is a little more sluggish then usual, but he’s pretty laid back. His temperament is okay, nothing out of the ordinary. he’s eating and urinating so there are no issues there either.
- 03/01/2013 at 10:44 AM
  Bam
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  Did the vet give him subcutaneous fluids? My rabbit got that when he was neutered so he didn’t have to drink as much as he normally does. I was also told to give him water in a bowl instead of the bottle since they can be reluctant to drink from a bottle when they’re sore and weak.
  
  If he eats and urinates he should be fine soon I’d think. Othewise you could perhaps feed him water with a syringe?
- 03/01/2013 at 7:29 PM
  Kymbirlee Rose
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  That’s what Ijust started. I am freaking out because I do not want him to dehydrate. I have no idea what kind of fluids they gave him, I just know that he got some. I have always given him water in a bowl as well as a water bottle but he is not drinking from either. I can’t even really get him to drink from a syringe. I don’t understand why he is not drinking, he’s perfectly fine otherwise. Eating healthy, binkying, hoping around being a normal bunny.
- 03/01/2013 at 7:38 PM
  NewBunnyOwner123
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  Maybe th subQ fluids have been enough supply especially on top of the veggies. If he is binkying about and running and playing I wouldn’t be too worried. Just keep a close eye on him and maybe mark the water bottle in the morning and see if the water has gone down any by the evening?
- 03/01/2013 at 9:52 PM
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  If they gave him some SubQ fluids he will most likely not be drinking as much water a usual because he’s getting it from the fluids. His drinking should be picking up once the fluids are gone. I would just watch his litter habits (make sure he’s still peeing & pooping) and that he’s not getting lethargic.
- 03/02/2013 at 5:18 AM
  Kymbirlee Rose
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  He’s still peeing and pooping and hes not lethargic. Are these fluids enough to keep him going for a few days? Or just a few hours?
- 03/02/2013 at 6:54 AM
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  It depends on how much your vet gave him. The couple of times my eat gave my girl SubQ fluids it lasted a couple of days. If you look at your bun you can actually see the fluids and where they settled. Skipper looked like a swollen bunny with big chunky arms because the fluid would settle on the sides of her front legs.
- 03/02/2013 at 12:24 PM
  Kymbirlee Rose
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  He’s still peeing and pooping and hes not lethargic. Are these fluids enough to keep him going for a few days? Or just a few hours?
- 03/02/2013 at 2:54 PM
  Sarita
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  Could be a few days, but my best advice is to get advice about this particular situation from the vet.
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