Has anyone taught their buns to feed/take mess from a syringe?

DarceyH · Jul 19, 2013

Smokey absolutely hate it, and she keeps giving my bunny evils (if that's even possible!) she has still got a few more doses of painkillers after her spay, but (thank goodness) she has finished her supplements and is eating properly now. Had a stressful 36 hours of trying to syringe her critical care! I looked at all the YouTube videos on syringe feeding (they made it look so easy!) and my outcomes were no where near as successful...
It caused us both so much unnecessary stress, and I was wondering if any one had taught their buns to accept it, and HOW?!

DarceyH · Jul 19, 2013

I guess not

Shame, I guess I will just fill it with a mix of her favourite treats and see what happens!

ripminnie · Jul 19, 2013

I think if it's something that doesn't taste nasty, and as long as they're not really poorly, then a lot of buns will take stuff willingly. But if they are not eating because they are in pain, they won't want to swallow meds etc either as it might be painful to do so. For example, my Digby has metacam every day to reduce inflammation in his nasal passages, and he knows what time it's due and comes running to me for it - he then puts his paws on my knee and licks it from the syringe because it's yummy! Also, all of my buns will eat fibreplex from a plate as it is carrot flavour. Panacur is quite an easy one too. With baytril, however, I think anyone would struggle! :wave:

DarceyH · Jul 20, 2013

If only it were so easy

ripminnie said:
I think if it's something that doesn't taste nasty, and as long as they're not really poorly, then a lot of buns will take stuff willingly. But if they are not eating because they are in pain, they won't want to swallow meds etc either as it might be painful to do so. For example, my Digby has metacam every day to reduce inflammation in his nasal passages, and he knows what time it's due and comes running to me for it - he then puts his paws on my knee and licks it from the syringe because it's yummy! Also, all of my buns will eat fibreplex from a plate as it is carrot flavour. Panacur is quite an easy one too. With baytril, however, I think anyone would struggle! :wave:

She hates it! Even when she was eating properly, and had the spikily that is supposed to taste nice, she would run and hide, when input some on some parsley (one if her favourite things) she ate everything but the parsley!
The vet and I think she just likes to be difficult! Oh well, at least her painkillers weren't too bad yesterday! I ordered some fenugreek crunchies (I was told about them on here in my last smokey spay thread) so hopefully she will love those like all bunnies seem to, and I can bribe her with them!

Has anyone taught their buns to feed/take mess from a syringe?

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