What to do?

[Fluffykins]

Fluffykins had his first ever vaccinations today at 1pn. It’s just past 7pm now.

Since we got home he’s been fully stationary, and jumpy. I’ve never seen him like this!

Car rides and being taken out don’t phase him, but having a stranger restrain him does. So while the appointment went perfectly smoothly, since home he hasn’t bounced back as quick as I thought he would.If you read my previous posts you’ll see fluffykins isn’t a typical bunny and he very very brave!

Anyway he didn’t want to eat a thing until about 5.30, and then he ate his daily portion of greens. I gave it much earlier then I do normally just to intice him to eat. I left them dripping wet just for the extra fluids.

He isn’t going into his cage part of his area (where his litter tray and water is) and I’ve given water outside here, but he doesn’t want to drink. Also not eating hay unless I hand feed it.

By now, he’s less jumpy, flopping, and happy to snuggle with me again. He’s even been grooming me (he groomed himself the second we came home haha).

I wonder if I should give him a second portion of greens right now as that’s the only thing he ate with relish. I worry only because I figured out this portion after weeks of trail and error: when he gets even a smidge over he produces many excessive cecotropes.

I’m worried if he doesn’t eat anything over night….

He’s also just very quiet and sleeping. He’s taken a few hops around but not like his normal energetic self. I’ve never seen him so nervous before, as he was when we first got home. Don’t forget this is a bunny that’s met loads of “strangers” in the form of my family, friends, in-laws etc and flops (and eats) in his carrier as I carry him around outside. This was his second ever vet visit (but millionth car / outside journey).

Edited to add: he hasn’t pooped or peed at all since we left for the vets. Normally he poops on journeys out but the vets is close by so I’m not surprised he didn’t poop then; however I am surprised it’s now half 7 and he hasn’t gone yet.

[Fluffykins]

Someone please advise! Should I give him a second serving of veg?

[Sirius&Luna]

If that’s all he’s eating, I would give it to him. Extra cecals on occasion isn’t a huge deal, especially if you know what caused it. Keep trying to get him eating hay though.

It’s not unusual for bunnies to be a bit sleepy after their vaccinations.

[Bam]

How is he doing now?

I agree with S&L, an extra portion of greens could be good and if he gets a bit of extra cecals it’s not a huge deal. If you give him wet greens, it’s not surprising he’s not drinking.

[Fluffykins]

Thanks so much for your responses guys. I did end up giving him the extra portion soon after I posted my last message as I really wanted to get some water into him (as well as food). I left the veg in his bowl of water, with the tips out and he relished each and every piece!

So I left him around midnight and that’s when he was peeking up a little. I had to get him into his condo for the night (I’m working on his play area atm so once it’s finished he’ll have 24/7 access to it… He did used to be free roam in my sitting room but we’re having work done and it’s not possible for the next few months).

He still wasn’t eating or drinking his pellets or hay but as he had the veg I was less worried. Woke up at 4am to check on him and he was fast asleep and I didn’t want to rouse him… his pellets were all gone so I was estatic!

Awake again at 6 am and he was his normal cheeky self!!!! I woke up to him clattering against his condo, came and let him out into his play area (and like a dufus I left his table against the edge of it; so he promptly jumped over and out and ran straight for my plants)! Once he done that I thought “you’re fine” and left him to it (moved the table) to catch another hour is Zzz before the kids awoke.

This morning he is fully his normal self! Eating his hay, drinking his water and most importantly binkying like there’s no tomorrow!!! He’s literally zooming around and crashing against the sides haha as I type… He only comes crashing up against the sides when he wants me to go get him

I am beyond happy. God. And he wasn’t even really sick! Or was he? I wonder if this might have been the start of GI statis… 11+ hours of no poops, pees, movement and only eating when I’d stick it into his nose and he’d get annoyed with me. I am SO glad I gave that extra portion of greens.

So worried about the next injection now, in 2 weeks time.

I know in my other post about vaccs everyone mentioned he might be quiet and etc for a few hours, but I never ever would have imagined he’d be SO off, for 11+ hours. Never. If this happens again after the next vaccs…?

[LittlePuffyTail]

Glad he’s feeling better now.

I don’t have any experience with vaccs as we don’t do them here. But maybe the vet visit really stressed him out?

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