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ghibli

ghibli

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My rabbit Ghibli won't eat. We've just got married and it was really stressful for him, plus my wife works shifts so he doesn't go to bed and wake up at the same time, but we try to give him as much stability as posible. He gets fed at 8 AM and PM, but last night we had do go to bed right after we'd fed him. We had to get up at 4 am for her job, and he hasn't touched his food. He was perfectly fine right up until last night. I've got no way of taking him anywhere, and he's not even munching hay [he did eat loads yesterday]. I'm really worried, he's done this before and been ok. He's he's definitely a noted cos he peed on the floor, and before morning feed he came running out, but I wanted to make sure he was hungry so I waited until the alarm went off [he knows the noise and it usually makes him come out. He gets fresh hay every 4 hours, and a mix of mainly herbs and some veg [about a handful each time]. He seems to be scratching the carpet. There are no poops in his lit tray...

Please help. I don't know what to do!
 
ghibli said:
My rabbit Ghibli won't eat. We've just got married and it was really stressful for him, plus my wife works shifts so he doesn't go to bed and wake up at the same time, but we try to give him as much stability as posible. He gets fed at 8 AM and PM, but last night we had do go to bed right after we'd fed him. We had to get up at 4 am for her job, and he hasn't touched his food. He was perfectly fine right up until last night. I've got no way of taking him anywhere, and he's not even munching hay [he did eat loads yesterday]. I'm really worried, he's done this before and been ok. He's he's definitely a noted cos he peed on the floor, and before morning feed he came running out, but I wanted to make sure he was hungry so I waited until the alarm went off [he knows the noise and it usually makes him come out. He gets fresh hay every 4 hours, and a mix of mainly herbs and some veg [about a handful each time]. He seems to be scratching the carpet. There are no poops in his lit tray...

Please help. I don't know what to do!
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Hello

You need to get your Rabbit to a Vet ASAP. Not eating and no fecal output can indicate a very serious GI tract problem and there is no 'home treatment' that is appropriate. Please contact your Vet now.

I hope your Rabbit can be successfully treated xx
 
Yes, I agree with Jane, you need to get your rabbit to the vets urgently. Sending lots of vibes
 
They kept him in. There giving him special stuff for his digestion and monitoring him. He looked so scared, but I thought at least he'd be in the right place if something went wrong...
 
ghibli said:
They kept him in. There giving him special stuff for his digestion and monitoring him. He looked so scared, but I thought at least he'd be in the right place if something went wrong...
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You have absolutely done the right thing by taking him to the vet. Rabbits can fade away very quickly if you don't attend to them when they are not eating.

Good luck. Keep us posted x
 
ghibli said:
They kept him in. There giving him special stuff for his digestion and monitoring him. He looked so scared, but I thought at least he'd be in the right place if something went wrong...
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Well done, it really was the best course of action for your Rabbit. I hope that the treatment will soon have him on the road to a full recovery. Do let us know how he is doing when you can xx
 
Oh bless, sending your bun lots of healing vibes and hoping he is soon back home with you again and eating.
 
Great news :) Ghibli's eating parsley without any prompting, and he's hopping about. I can pick him up at 4PM. I
I've missed him so much :-( and I don't care that it's cost over a £100 to have vet give him stuff we used to fees our rats when they felt sick, but I'm definitely stocking up on things like that for future emergencies. Thanks to everyone who sent out good vibes for him to get better and where just good human beings :) Thank you...
 
Happy to hear he is doing better. Bkackberry leaves are great for digestion. Mine has it as part of her diet everyday.

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ghibli said:
Great news :) Ghibli's eating parsley without any prompting, and he's hopping about. I can pick him up at 4PM. I
I've missed him so much :-( and I don't care that it's cost over a £100 to have vet give him stuff we used to fees our rats when they felt sick, but I'm definitely stocking up on things like that for future emergencies. Thanks to everyone who sent out good vibes for him to get better and where just good human beings :) Thank you...
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Aaawww you're very welcome for all the support :thumb:

So glad you did the right thing and that Ghibli is well on the mend xx
 
Thank you so much MightyMax :) it was a really horrible afternoon, I seriously thought the worst, and thank you for the congrats. We are both really happy, but the vet thinks it might have played a part everything. We are all really happy, now :)
 
ghibli said:
Thank you so much MightyMax :) it was a really horrible afternoon, I seriously thought the worst, and thank you for the congrats. We are both really happy, but the vet thinks it might have played a part everything. We are all really happy, now :)
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You're very welcome :wave: I hope all goes well from now on in xx
 
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