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Unsure if rabbit is drinking

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Dommy

Warren Scout
Charlie has been drinkin quite a bit more than my other 3 rabbits, hes paired up wit another rabbit, and they have a big waterbottle, but it is constantly almost empty if i fill it up at night and then wake up, and im sure its charlie drinkin the most

and the last week or so hes had a very wet bum, it was wet with Urine so i dried it but 4 days ago it was really really bad so i gave him a bath and it continued for 2 days, i took him to the vets yesterday and theyre doin blood tests, and also gave me a medicine because she said it could be a paracite, although they r indoors all the time she said it would be good to use it to be safe

but since yesterday late afternoon i havnt seen or heard him drink, he usualy bites at the bottle altho water comes thru easily enough, a fair bit of water has been drank, looks to much for lola to of drank by herself but im unsure on what to do :S, he hasnt had urine on his bum for 2 days now either, and when he was running around the house today i did see him at the dog waterbowl a couple of times tho i think i disturbed him lol,

he seems just as happy as ever still, and hes eating fine, bit stumped on what to do or how to check he definatly isnt drinking.
 
My thoughts would be to separate bunnies for 12hrs.Measure a bottle of water at the time you give it.Measure again at time you want to change it after 12 hrs or whatever.It will indicate how much water he has drank.
Good luck.xxx
 
thts a good idea but i havnt got anywhere else to put charlie :( i had one spare indoor cage but ive lent it to my cousin for a while
 
Dommy said:
thts a good idea but i havnt got anywhere else to put charlie :( i had one spare indoor cage but ive lent it to my cousin for a while
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Is there no run you can pop him in??Its just for the experiment.......
How about another bunny mummy??Do you know anyone with a spare cage...???
Where are you??
 
i have nothing else :\ i think ill try him with a bowl of water though, and if im still unsure in the morning ill take him to the vets with me
 
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