Hi, we had Alfie in to the vets for a check up Wednesday as we are going away next month, the vet checked her over but we mentioned she had not eaten much of her science select overnight Tuesday. She did not eat much again last night. She has eaten her carrot this morning and yesterday and had her daily treats. We were back down there this evening because I was not happy that she was not eating her dinner. The Vet looked at her notes and believes she has bunny colic, (She had this back in November.) He gave her an anti-inflammatory injection advised us to monitor her overnight and the he will give her some syringe food to help her. Has anyone else had this problem????????? :wave:
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Bunny Colic
- Thread starter emmarees
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Hi :wave:
If your bunny keeps having problems it may be best to find a vet that knows more about rabbits specifically. It might be that one vet in your practice knows more about them than the others - but you'll have to ask to see them, you won't see them automatically.
One of my bunnies has bloat and stasis problems because he has a condition called megacolon which he inherited, but it can be controlled with a proper diet. Maybe your bun has something like this or just needs more hay or a different pellet food to sort her out.
If your bunny keeps having problems it may be best to find a vet that knows more about rabbits specifically. It might be that one vet in your practice knows more about them than the others - but you'll have to ask to see them, you won't see them automatically.
One of my bunnies has bloat and stasis problems because he has a condition called megacolon which he inherited, but it can be controlled with a proper diet. Maybe your bun has something like this or just needs more hay or a different pellet food to sort her out.
Has he had any metaclopromide or maxolon to stimulate his gut (assuming there is no blockage)?
If he has gas you could try administering 1ml of Infacol with 10mls of warm water every hour to try and breakdown the gas and lubricate the gut ingesta, thus making it easier to move.
If he has gas you could try administering 1ml of Infacol with 10mls of warm water every hour to try and breakdown the gas and lubricate the gut ingesta, thus making it easier to move.
