pinkglitterybunny
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Hello,:wave: I Just thought Id post this Email I recieved when I asked on line about "floppy rabbit syndrome" as Iv had my bunnys lose their life to it, and only the other day my guinnea pig also whom i took to the vets and they gave him pain killers and said hed most likely had a scrap with my other guinnea...not convinced as when i got home he went the same way as the bunny did...
Symptoms-
*none or little movement in back legs/front legs or both
*head to the side or on the floor
*not eating & drinking
*breathing strangely
the email reply i got was this, I hope it may help others that are searching the internet for answers for their poor bunny:
Hi Leah,
There's no such thing as "floppy bunny syndrome". It's a broad statement used by uneducated rabbit breeders (and some ill advised vets) to describe a very sick rabbit.
If your bunny is still alive today, I would be rushing her to a good rabbit vet for sub cutaneous fluids to help with dehydration. Your bunny will be in pain so will require pain relief. The food syringed is definitely advisable but definitely NOT tomatoes (not sure who told that fib). The best things to syringe is water & baby pear or apple (needs to be every hour and at least a few mls of each). Another thing you can syringe feed is a product called "Critical Care" which is a powdered form of fibre specifically for herbivores (this can be purchased from a good rabbit vet).
Your rabbit needs to stay warm. This is critical to avoid shock. Once a rabbit becomes cold & goes into shock, there's usually not a good outcome. To keep a rabbit warm, either use a hot water bottle wrapped in a towel and place the bunny on top or beside the wrapped bottle. Another option is to place in bed with the electric blanket on low (not cover with blankets but surround with blankets).
There's no knowing what is causing your rabbits to become so ill. Becoming weak & sick, not able to move, eat, drink or go to the toilet is extremely serious for a rabbit. By the time a rabbit is that sick, they need emergency veterinary treatment to avoid going into shock. Once a rabbit has had fluids, pain relief and whatever else the vet prescribes to help recovery, then it's advised to look into why the rabbit has become so ill in the first place.
There are so many reasons why a rabbit could become so ill. It could be a medical condition that all the rabbits may have contracted from the breeders, it could be diet related causing gastro intestinal stasis, it could be a contracted bacterial illness. It could be a number of things and that's where the rabbit vet needs to assess what the problem is before it happens again.
Karen
www.boingonline.com
Symptoms-
*none or little movement in back legs/front legs or both
*head to the side or on the floor
*not eating & drinking
*breathing strangely
the email reply i got was this, I hope it may help others that are searching the internet for answers for their poor bunny:
Hi Leah,
There's no such thing as "floppy bunny syndrome". It's a broad statement used by uneducated rabbit breeders (and some ill advised vets) to describe a very sick rabbit.
If your bunny is still alive today, I would be rushing her to a good rabbit vet for sub cutaneous fluids to help with dehydration. Your bunny will be in pain so will require pain relief. The food syringed is definitely advisable but definitely NOT tomatoes (not sure who told that fib). The best things to syringe is water & baby pear or apple (needs to be every hour and at least a few mls of each). Another thing you can syringe feed is a product called "Critical Care" which is a powdered form of fibre specifically for herbivores (this can be purchased from a good rabbit vet).
Your rabbit needs to stay warm. This is critical to avoid shock. Once a rabbit becomes cold & goes into shock, there's usually not a good outcome. To keep a rabbit warm, either use a hot water bottle wrapped in a towel and place the bunny on top or beside the wrapped bottle. Another option is to place in bed with the electric blanket on low (not cover with blankets but surround with blankets).
There's no knowing what is causing your rabbits to become so ill. Becoming weak & sick, not able to move, eat, drink or go to the toilet is extremely serious for a rabbit. By the time a rabbit is that sick, they need emergency veterinary treatment to avoid going into shock. Once a rabbit has had fluids, pain relief and whatever else the vet prescribes to help recovery, then it's advised to look into why the rabbit has become so ill in the first place.
There are so many reasons why a rabbit could become so ill. It could be a medical condition that all the rabbits may have contracted from the breeders, it could be diet related causing gastro intestinal stasis, it could be a contracted bacterial illness. It could be a number of things and that's where the rabbit vet needs to assess what the problem is before it happens again.
Karen
www.boingonline.com
