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can someone help please

Z

zoe1975

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hi everyone
my doe had a little of 4. 3 weeks ago on saturday morning one of the babies was lying on the bottom of the hutch on his side so i brought him in and wrapped him up because he felt cold once he was warmed up i put him back in the hutch next thing i know is he he rolling around and not walking/ hopping like the others were i was scared of him hurting himself and mommy was nudging him and stomping by him so i removed him again incase she hurt him. i went and brought some lactol and a small lactol bottle and he was taking it fine yesterday but he is not interested today he also will not drink water. i have had to remove poo from his bum. he is moving better today but concerned hes not getting enough fliuds. can anyone give me some advice.
zoe
 
At 4 weeks he is almost ready to be weaned so it's best not to introduce substitute milk as that's very different from rabbit milk. It sounds like he needs to see a vet asap from his behaviour, I expect they'll probably give him fluids, possibly gut mobility drugs or painkillers and can assess why he's not moving correctly. It possible the rolling about is because he's in pain and trying to ease the discomfort.

Keeping him warm was a good idea, continue with that and if you can try syringing some water if he won't drink on his own.

Any time a bun stops eating, particularly as young as this it really needs treating as an emergency. I know it's a bank holiday (rabbits always choose the worst days) but if you call your usual vets number there should be an answer phone message if they aren't there telling you what to do/who to call.
 
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