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Bunny with girgling stomach.

Mel D

Warren Scout
Hi, My rabbit has been on alot of medication this last week to get his gut moving he has almost finished his course but his stomach seems to always girgle and I am wandering whether this is normal or perhaps his gut is going into statis again.
Has anyone had this with their rabbit.
Thanks
 
I'm not an expert by any means, but both of my buns have very loud gurgling stomachs whenever they drink water, I think this is fairly normal.

Sorry if I'm just stating the obvious,:oops: but is it all the time, or just when he's drinking?
 
If he has been on alot of gut motility stimulating meds (Metoclopromide, Ranitidine) then 'gurgling' is very likely to occur.
Is your Rabbit eating/drinking and passing normal faeces now ?
 
Hello, Snowy is eating well,drinking and pooing well now,I am pleased with him he seems alot happier now he has now stopped all the medications except panacur and zantac, the zantac stops tomorrow, I hope that when the medications are out of his system he doesn't revert back to being ill again. I am trying to find another vet because mine has got a bit expensive,I am thinking of moving him to a vet in romsey because there vet prices are quite reasonable because the vets I am with at the moment want to charge me £84 for an xray and the vets in romsey want to charge me £20.
The only thing is I don't want to take him to a vet that doesn't treat rabbits but if a xray is needed I would probably just take him to the cheaper vet.
What a price difference.
 
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