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Drinking after a bout of stasis - help?

BwfcAngel

Mama Doe
Hiya

Last weekend Jess had a bout of stasis (the worst couple of days ever!) but is slowly recovering eating more and pooing well! However, he doesn't seem to be drinking much. Could this be a problem? Shall i try syringing him?

Ta xxx
 
I dont know about syringing - I do know it's not good for rabbits to get dehydrated and they can do very quickly. So long as he is drinking though why not encourage him to drink more...

If he usually has a bottle, try a bowl (as well or instead).

Put something nice in the water to tempt him - a drop of pure fruit juice like pineapple. (Muppet loves pineapple juice so I know things are bad if he wont drink even that.) It's tricky cos fruit juices are sugary, so dont give him too much as the excess sugar will just aggravate his stomach, but diluted to make water taste nice may encourage him.
 
water in a bowl, warmed with a splash from the kettle - preferable to fruit juice if there's been tummy problems. Also put the dish in front of him when it's ready - Benny will drink if I do that, whereas he wouldn't think of hopping into his hutch for a drink, just a couple of feet away :roll: Mine all love their water warm though - don't use the hot tap as it has bacteria in :)
 
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