2 days ago i got a male lop eared rabbit from a respected breeder. He lives in the south and I in the Midlands so my rabbit had quite a journey to get up here but he made it safe and sound. Up till now everything has been great. Oliver (my bunny) doesn't really like to be touched but he was eating and drinking and everything was fine.
Today i spent HOURS cleaning out the cage and i replaced all his old bedding and hay with fresh new stuff that i bought from Pets at Home. I also used some cage fresh granules because it was really smelly before. All seemed well until i woke up a few hours ago from my nap and he has just been REALLY lethargic. He isn't hopping around like earlier. In face he isn't really moving at all. He isnt eating (not even hay) or more worryingly drinking. He wont play with his toys or anything he is just lying under my bed. I was worried he may have eaten some of the granules/wood shavings but he seemed fine earlier. The last wee i noted him having was brown but i'm not sure if that's odd because i haven't had him very long but he did pass three sticky stools. I dunno if its quite diarrhoea but its a not his normal pellets. The real reason i'm so worried is that my friend rabbit died yesterday. They shared a car at one point and really hoping it wasn't anything he may have caught as they weren't actually in the same cage. I know he isn't well because he just let me rub is side whereas usually he wouldn't. What can i do? The vet is quite far and i cant get there tonight. Please help!
P.s. He didnt have wood shavings b4 he had woodchips. I dunno if that might make a difference.
Today i spent HOURS cleaning out the cage and i replaced all his old bedding and hay with fresh new stuff that i bought from Pets at Home. I also used some cage fresh granules because it was really smelly before. All seemed well until i woke up a few hours ago from my nap and he has just been REALLY lethargic. He isn't hopping around like earlier. In face he isn't really moving at all. He isnt eating (not even hay) or more worryingly drinking. He wont play with his toys or anything he is just lying under my bed. I was worried he may have eaten some of the granules/wood shavings but he seemed fine earlier. The last wee i noted him having was brown but i'm not sure if that's odd because i haven't had him very long but he did pass three sticky stools. I dunno if its quite diarrhoea but its a not his normal pellets. The real reason i'm so worried is that my friend rabbit died yesterday. They shared a car at one point and really hoping it wasn't anything he may have caught as they weren't actually in the same cage. I know he isn't well because he just let me rub is side whereas usually he wouldn't. What can i do? The vet is quite far and i cant get there tonight. Please help!
P.s. He didnt have wood shavings b4 he had woodchips. I dunno if that might make a difference.
