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We're off the antibiotics!

K

kayleewoo

Mama Doe
Finally, it looks like Barney's beaten his number of abshe's cesses. We were back at the vet yesterday, But my poor boy is now anaemic. He's been given a B12 injection.

Is there anything I can do to help him get his levels back up?
 
Thats good news, antibiotics cause such havoc with tummies, regardless of the animal. i've just done a quick internet search and B12 comes mainly from meat and dairy products. Buns get their B12 from their caecotrophs, not sure how you could supplement this. i suppose once he fgets back to normal and gets the drugs out of his system, his poops will be beneficial again?
Someone with a clue might be able to help you much more, sorry :(
 
The injection should have got his B12 back to normal. As JLG says bunnies get it from their caecotrophs. But they also need iron, & the buiding blocks of the right proteins which are found in the green pigment of all plants.
Gradually adding grass to his diet, & safe fresh tree leaves, like bramble & hawthorn to his hay would help.
2 drops of fresh lemon juice in his water daily, will help with vit.C
 
oooh thanks for the vitamin c trip. the only problem is, he's still immobile so he cannot get round to eat his poop.
 
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