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trip to vet today but still unsure

samijofood

samijofood

Young Bun
I took my jed to the vets to have a teeth check because he hasnt been eating much and I was concerned. His teeth both front and back are fine and after a general health check. The vet decided to give him metacam and emeprid injections to ease any pain and get his gut going and sent me home with oxbow critical care fine grind. After a few hours he started eating hay again and pooed a lot. I took a look at the poo to see if its any different and found a few strung together and a few rod like and egg shaped. Hes having a good shedding session so im brushing him 2-3 times a day.
Im still concerned it may be bloat.
 
It sounds as though he has had some gi tract hypomotility ('sluggish guts') and ingesting a lot of fur during his moult has probably exacerbated things.

As he has now poo'd a lot I would encourage him to eat as much fibre as possible (hay), maximise his fluid intake. So offer a bowl of water rather than just a sipper bottle. Most Rabbits will drink more from a bowl. Offer veg left wet from rinsing. Also, encourage him to be active. Exercise promotes good gut motility. Keep a close eye on his poo output and if it reduces or becomes very small then he may need some more medication from the Vet. Keep up with the grooming too :)

Hope he is soon back to his usual self x
 
Thanks for the advise. He drinks from a bowl anyway. Jed is a house bunny. Its been a long night of checking on him hes had quiet a bit of hay and had some corriander which he loves. Ive also been giving him the critical care stuff which suprisingly was easier to give him than I thought. I think he actually likes it. Wish I had a video of him licking my fingers lol. Hes slept quiet a bit today. Pooing more normal today but still a few stringy ones and egg shaped but mainly normal. When im checking his litter tray he looks at me like ive gone mad inspecting his poo. Lol

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samijofood said:
Thanks for the advise. He drinks from a bowl anyway. Jed is a house bunny. Its been a long night of checking on him hes had quiet a bit of hay and had some corriander which he loves. Ive also been giving him the critical care stuff which suprisingly was easier to give him than I thought. I think he actually likes it. Wish I had a video of him licking my fingers lol. Hes slept quiet a bit today. Pooing more normal today but still a few stringy ones and egg shaped but mainly normal. When im checking his litter tray he looks at me like ive gone mad inspecting his poo. Lol

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Sounds as though he is on the mend :)
 
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