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Hi guys, its me again :D

My girlfriend's rabbit is experiencing diarrhea.. we bought together at the same time our bunnies.. sad to see on some internet saying, "wabbits with diarrhea cant survive in less that days due to dehydration " is it true? how come rabbits do experience diarrhea? and what would we do to stop it and let her bunnie survive? we tried forcing her bunnie to drink a lot of water to fight against dehydration. but seems like her bunnie is too weak to drink water
 
you need to take the bunny to the vet, quickly.
i think??? that bunnies hide anything, so if bun seems weak, it's already bad. make an appointment and get there as quick as you can :)
 
If your friends bunny has diarrhea then she really need's to take it to her Vet's as diarrhea in bunnies can be very serious.
 
Is this rabbit also 4 weeks old? If it is experiencing diarrhoea due to its size it will become dehydrated very quickly and can die if untreated. It needs to be seen by the vet for them to be able to give sub cutaneous fluids to rehydrate it. The earlier treatment starts the greater chance this rabbit will have.

It is really important if this rabbit is from the same litter as yours that you ensure yours is kept away from your other rabbits just in case this is contageous.

Baby rabbits of this age ideally they should still be with their mother, however it is too late for this to be altered. Small rabbits do not respond well to changes these include changes in diet and enviroment, it is important they are kept on exactly the same diet as they previously were fed as this can lead to gastro intestinal problems. A quiet stressless enviroment is also important.
 
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