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sarahjohnson

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Hi i am in desperate need of some help if anyone can. One of my females has had a litter of 7 and they are 8 weeks old now. I went out the other day ( thursday afternoon) to feed them and found one of the babies laid on the floor not moving much apart from its head. We brought it indoors to check on it further and tried to get it to stand up but it didn't have any strength to do so. It's still eating and drinking fine and seems happy, so we put it in a box and keep it indoors with us to keep an eye on it. the next day it seemed to get a little strength back and by the following day (saturday) it was hopping about as
if nothing had happened.
I sold another of the babies on Friday to a lady and today Sunday she messaged me to say that it wasn't moving but was eating and drinking fine. This all seems abit strange to me and i would really like to know what it could possibly be that has caused it.
Many thanks in advance

Sarah
 
Have you consulted a Vet ?

For such a rapid onset and relatively fast recovery EC seems less likely, although it cant be completely excluded as a possibility

More likely would be some sort of metabolic disorder eg Hypokalaemia or 'Floppy Rabbit Syndrome'

http://wildpro.twycrosszoo.org/S/00dis/Miscellaneous/Floppy_Rabbit_Syndrome.htm

http://wildpro.twycrosszoo.org/S/00dis/Micronutrient/Hypokalaemia_Rabbits.htm

All the Rabbits need Veterinary attention, including any others from the litter whom you have sold.
 
When I was handrearing 9 bunnies, one of them couldn't move and I took her to the vets and she said one of the other rabbits had probably jumped on her and trapped a nerve, she gave her an injection then she was right as rain x
 
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