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Forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A I need inmediate HELP!

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    • Sunny
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        Hi everyone.
        I have a one-month old baby bunny who won’t eat. She poops and drinks a lot of water, and every now and then eats some apple (it’s the only thing she doesn’t refuse to eat now, and I’ve tried mashed baby pellets). She’s not as active as usual and sometimes she grits her teeth, although I’m not sure if it’s for pleasure or pain… She’s lost weight AND SHE WON’T STOP LICKING THE FLOOR AND WALLS o.o
        What’s wrong with her? What can I do? There won’t be any exotic vet near tomorrow as it’s sunday


      • Mikey
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          Some wall paint is toxic, so i would stop her from licking the walls. Depending on what you use to clean the floor, you might need her to stop licking that too. Losing weight usually signifies parasites or bugs. How much hay does she get per day? Bunnies should have unlimited hay with 1/4th cup of pellets per every six pounds of rabbit. You can try alfalfa pellets and hay since most rabbits really enjoy it. Youll have to wean her onto timothy in a few months, though. Tooth gritting usually means pain unless the bunny is being pet, relaxing, or cuddling/sleeping


        • Rebelbun
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            I don’t want to disagree with Mikey, but I always heard that baby buns should have unlimited pellets until theyre adults.

            Anyways. When my bunny stopped eating it was after the vet gave her medicine for a possible uti. I still think the medicine did it even though they claimed it wasn’t. The other vet said that her bowl was narrow? And her poops were smaller than normal. They had me feed her baby food with a syringe. If you do that be careful not to get super sugary ones. She also had to take 3 different meds.

            I’m not saying that’s the case with you but that’s what my Luna went through. I hope your bun feels better soon!


          • LBJ10
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              Is she displaying any other symptoms? Like pushing her belly to the floor or doing “pushups”? She could have gas.


            • Sunny
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                She has always unlimited hay, and she has always eaten it up until now… The pellets doesn’t work, she does not want them…
                Tomorrow I’ll try to get baby food, but I don’t know if I’m going to find any market opened. Isn’t it dangerous to feed a bunny with a syringe if it doesn’t want to?
                And no, she just sits like a normal rabbit and relaxes (photo: http://oi65.tinypic.com/21kl4iw.jpg ). That’s when she starts gritting her teeth.


              • LBJ10
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                  If she is sitting with her rear pushed forward so that her back is more of a vertical line (i.e. “hunched”) and grinding her teeth, that can be an indication of gas as well. Leopold will do this, with a single “push up” here and there as be becomes restless and moves around. Then he will assume the hunched position again.


                • vanessa
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                    How long have you had her? I agree that babies should have unlimited pellets. I have never had a bunny stop eating… but I would syringe feed her. I’ve given bunnies medicine with syringes. It’s no fun. But you want her to eat. Try different veggies and greens. Has she spent any time outside?


                  • Rebelbun
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                      Put the syringe in the side of her mouth (so teeth don’t get in the way) 1-2 ml at a time should be ok. If she’s like Luna you’ll have to do it slow and make sure she noms it because Luna use to let it fall out the other side of her mouth! (Her favorite was mixed veggies)
                      Definitely try to get her to eat something solid. My vet told me parsley, kale, and carrot tops. She went nuts over the kale and parsley at first and she ate some of the matchstick cut carrots (I never can find carrot tops). It took her a couple weeks before she would really actually eat.


                    • jerseygirl
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                        She is really just too young to be away from the mother. Is there any chance you can get her back with the mum for a little while? This will help her develop good gut flora. Licking the floor and wall sounds to me like coping mechanism or perhaps a nutritional deficiency.


                      • Sunny
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                          I’ve had her since she was born. Her mother is my female bunny… They’ve always been together in the same cage and the mother fed her milk. Her sisters are all perfectly fine, they eat hay and baby pellets and are growing fast, but this little thing is getting behind even though she used to be the biggest…
                          I’ve tried giving her chamomile and anise infusion in case she’s having gases. I’ll let you know if she gets better. I don’t feel her guts hard, though…
                          I think I can confirm that she’s gritting her teeth out of pain
                          I’ve tried feeding her baby food with a syringe, but she’s so stubborn that I couldn’t give her enough.
                          I think sometimes she tries to eat hay, but she eventually gives up…


                        • Rebelbun
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                            Please get her to the vet ASAP. I had a baby bunny that did something similar and I think it’s because her digestive system failed. Unfortunately I was not able to take her to the vet in time and everything I tried to do for her failed me :'(
                            She was so tiny I think she just couldn’t develop fast enough to keep up with everyone. I think that was when momma was starting to stop the milk and the others were eating hay and pellets but she didn’t develop as fast as everyone else.
                            I really hope everything goes well and I hope she gets better. Make sure she’s drinking water at least.


                          • jerseygirl
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                              My apologies Sunny. I wasn’t aware of the background. All to often we hear of rabbits being separated and given to new homes too young. I’m relieved she is still with the mother & siblings. This age is pretty critical in regards to their gut. When they’re eating more solids and coming off the milk the gut pH is changing and gut flora developing. Sometimes a undesirable bacteria may overgrow in the gut.

                              Is the mum still lactating? Her milk has antibodies that will help against harmful bacteria. Even if she recently stopped, any baby suckling again will get her producing milk again.

                              How is her temperature?  Does she feel colder then her siblings? 


                            • Sunny
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                                Don’t worry, jerseygirl, I know it could have led to a misunderstanding =P and I agree that some bunnies are separated from their mothers too soon…
                                I didn’t know their gut pH would change that drastically…
                                I’ve had her with me in my room for four hours to watch her. She’s eating some hay!! although very slowly, but it’s something. She’s also drinking the infusion, maybe it’s helping her…
                                I don’t know if my big girl is still lactating, she’s never let me watch her feed her offspring, so I don’t know if she’s still doing so. But the other two sisters don’t seem that interested in the mother as they used to be, so maybe she’s not feeding them anymore.


                              • jerseygirl
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                                  That’s normal but they can still go for an occasional feed if they want. Even up to 8 weeks. I saw my rabbit try feed off her mum at 10 weeks! I’ve only had experience with those 2. Not a full litter.

                                  I’m glad the little one has eaten some hay. Did she manage it ok? If she struggles, you could chop it up smaller.
                                  Have you given the anise and chamomile infusion to adult rabbits with good results? I do know that a simethicone formula can be given to young rabbits. Even very young ones being hand reared.


                                • jerseygirl
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                                    Anyone know if a tiny amount of rolled oats would be okay for this bun? My baby bun knowledge is limited!


                                  • Sunny
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                                      I’ll return her to her mother when I see her better… She’s eating fairly long strands of hay, but sometimes she cuts them in halves and eats just one half. She’s resting atm, so cute c:
                                      And I have never tried the infusions before, I just hope this first try works…


                                    • LBJ10
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                                        You could try Simethicone too. It certainly wouldn’t hurt anything. Since this is such a delicate time in her development, she could have a little bit of an imbalance which is causing the gas (if this is indeed gas). Simethicone will help break up the gas bubbles. Have you tried messaging her tummy too? That always helps Leopold feel better.


                                      • Sunny
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                                          Simethicone is a component or a brand? If it’s a brand I won’t find it where I live (Spain), and if it were a component maybe I wouldn’t find it either, not as a single ingredient at least :S
                                          And yes, I sometimes massage her belly, when she lets me xD she’s still eating some hay and I’m not sure if she’s pooped yet, but I saw her lean towards her butt and then chew on something… heh, I guess that’s why I don’t see any poop around xD


                                        • jerseygirl
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                                            Simethicone is a component. Look for baby gas relief liquids. Many have simethicone in them. It’s not known exactly how it helps in rabbits but it is regarded as safe to use and many find it does help.
                                            She might be producing her own cecal poop already (the ones they eat). That might be what you’re seeing her eat. Though I do recall Potamus eating the occasional normal poop of her mothers. Another way they get the bacteria they need in their gut.


                                          • Sunny
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                                              What other components that might be harmful could be presented in the baby gas relief liquid? Just to be prepared when I go to the drugstore…
                                              I’ve given her some belly massages and I’ve heard a gurgling noise coming from her stomach/intestines, is that a confirmation that she has gas?
                                              She’s a little more active now I will put her with her mom and sisters at night.


                                            • Theodorusrex
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                                                http://www.uriach.com/en/products/aero-red-gotas-orales/

                                                I see these are spanish and have the main ingredient of simethicone. I also see it contains small amounts of alcohol and a red dye which may not be best for bun. Someone else might be able to help if whether those are safe or not


                                              • LBJ10
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                                                  Yes, gurgling usually indicates gas and GI upset.

                                                  Baby gas drops will always have other ingredients in them besides Simethicone. I’m looking at my bottle, it has inactive ingredients:
                                                  anhydrous citric acid, flavor, hypromellose, maltitol solution, purified water, simethicone emulsion, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate, xanthan gum

                                                  They add other ingredients to stabilize the solution, increase emulsion ability, preserve the ingredients, etc.


                                                • vanessa
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                                                    I suspected there may be a bunny momma in the picture 😉 My females had 34 babies before I had them spayed. I would keep the babies with momma untill they are 8 weeks. By 4 weeks, momma is typically feeding them once a day, maybe twice. People often say dont’ suddenly change their diet, and I agree that it could cause upsets. My babies were eating the same thing momma was eating, since they were 2 weeks old. They ate grass, hay, and whatever veggies I brought out. So at some point – they had a new food very early on. I never had a bunny who had trouble eating. So I woudl just keep tryign diferent yummy foods, and syringe feeding and simethicone like LBJ10 recommends, untill I can get her to a vet. And of course, keep her with momma. The trouble with that, is that by this age, mom is tryign to get a break from babies. I noticed that my momma’s stayed out of the nesting box, except for the once or twice a day feeding. So while you want to keep them together, momma still needs her space. Wishing you best of bunny vibes.


                                                  • Sunny
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                                                      Hi guys. I finally managed to take the bunny to the vet, as she was still lethargic. The vet told me she had plenty of poop in her intestines but she had gastrointestinal hypomobility. She prescribed Primperan (which is a spanish brand, I think) in order to promote her gut mobility. I have to give her 0,2 ml every 12 hours until she gets well, and booked me a checkup for next wednesday. I think she’s pooping and eating more, although she’s still not so active. I’ll let you know in a few days how it’s going.
                                                      Thanks for all your help!!

                                                      Oh and… maybe the bun is a he, not a she hahahaha, it’s not clear yet…


                                                    • vanessa
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                                                        Glad you could get her/him to a vet. Circle = male, triangle = female 😉


                                                      • LBJ10
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                                                          Poor little bun. I’m glad you got him/her to the vet. Hopefully the motility drug will help.


                                                        • jerseygirl
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                                                            You must be relieved being able to have her seen.

                                                            Sending {{{Vibes}}} for the little one.


                                                          • Sunny
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                                                              Hi! I wanted to update you. Last tuesday the bunny almost choked to death with a piece of apple but we managed to save him (we think it’s a boy) performing the Heimlich maneuver. I took him to the vet the next day. He seems recovered from that accident and from the hypomobility, though he’s still on medication just in case. He’s slowly regaining weight and appetite, but I feel he’s still a little weak compared to his siblings…
                                                              I’ve noticed he’s getting sore hocks, well, more like calluses, but it’s got me a little concerned since my female bunny had infected sore hocks once. Should I start cleaning the calluses with chlorhexidine?


                                                            • LittlePuffyTail
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                                                                Sorry to hear about your troubles. Glad bunny seems to be doing okay now.

                                                                Are they like little hard pink callouses or red and inflammed looking? The latter needs treatment but little pink callouses just need to be monitored.


                                                              • Sunny
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                                                                  The callouses look like this: http://oi64.tinypic.com/157f4m8.jpg I think they don’t look inflammed.
                                                                  I hope his weakness is caused by his low weight and not by something we don’t know about >.<

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