My rabbit Luca had been staying with someone while I was in the process of moving and getting married. We came back to him (Thursday night) being very underweight (like emaciated), and fleas all over him. He does not move much and has been hunched over in pain and grinding his teeth.
We took him to the vet yesterday (Friday). Her diagnosis as of right now is anemia from the fleas, she will do blood work after he has gained some weight and nutrients back. She gave him some vitamins, gave him flea treatment, and told us to go get him either nutrical or supplical. We went to the pet store and found things like this but they were for dogs or cats… we are wondering if it is okay to give him something like this. It is supposed to help get him some energy and spike his sugar/energy. I am very worried about him. When we took him to the vet he was still voluntarily eat his veggies and maybe a little bit of hay. (not as much as he should) As of last night he has only nibbled on his greens and ate a few bites of banana (his favorite). He acts as if he is trying to eat but just doesn’t have the energy. We found him today with a leaf of his veggies in his mouth, partially chewed. He is trying but I really think he just doesn’t have it in him. This is why my main concern is getting something to spike his energy that will give him a boost to be able to eat. We have overnight ordered critical care from Amazon. (the only vet open today in town said they sold their last bag to someone literally 2 minutes before I called… of course!) We also ordered a tube of the supplical that she recommended but it will not be here until Monday or Tuesday. I do not think he can wait that long. He is still pooping small poops that are not filled with hay like they should be. There are also only a few poops when he does it. They are black and not greenish like his usual ones. We just soaked some of his pellets in water and tried to syringe feed them to him but he was not taking much of it. It kind of just made his chin wet.
So I am at a loss of what to do. He needs something to kick his energy up and needs to have some sort of hay like substance because I do not think he has eaten hay in a while. His gut needs to get moving with hay of some sort and he desperately needs some sort of energy back.
My family and I have fostered kittens before and when they get lethargic like this we feed them a mixture of Karo syrup and water. It kicks their energy up tremendously in a matter of hours. I was wondering if there is anything we could give to Luca like this. Maybe raw honey with water?
Any ideas or things you have tried would be MUCH appreciated! We are extremely worried about him. Thank you so much!