MinnieMouse
New Kit
Hi,
My two rabbits live outside in the garden. They have a big sturdy run which they are in at night and free range during the day. The big run is covered at night but I also attach another run at night to give them more room which has a wire top. On Tuesday morning I was horrified to find an enormous cat trapped with the bunnies in the run. It had fallen in through the wire top of the run some time during the night, bringing down the wire and apparently trapping one of the bunnies underneath. I could immediately see that the bunny under the wire was in shock and unmoving. The other bunny did not appear injured and scampered off into the garden quite happily and ate and played normally.
I took Rosie, the trapped bunny to the vet. We found a small wound on her neck, possibly from the edge of the wire, and not much else. She was given antibiotics and painkillers. She as far from her normal self but was eating small amounts and if I put her on the ground she would hop into a hiding place.
On the second day I found the other bunny miserable in his run. I took him to the vet. Again, we could only find a couple of small scratches on his ears but they weren't inflamed. He got fluids, antibiotics, painkillers and a gut motility medication as he wasn't eating. He died on the way home from the vet.
Rosie ate on the morning of day two when we picked her up to feed her but looked increasingly miserable. I was feeding her two hourly. She would only take apple puree from a syringe and some water, with a few dandelion and apple leaves and there were no poos. By lunchtime when I left for work I was convinced that she would die before I got home. Husband came home at 2pm and carried on with two hourly feeding. I was still convinced that she would die overnight.
On day 3 when we picked her up and fed her, Rosie powered her way through dandelions, apple leaves, some bok choy, plantains, roses and I was so hopeful that she had turned a corner. I carried on but Rosie was still not eating for herself so rang the vet for advice re no poos and took her back in. In between feeds she is in an indoor cage which I cover so she feels safe. She just sits by the water bowl. The vet found no infection, possible that one front foot is sore because she seems to favour it. Apparently her gut sounds were good, so she got fluids and painkillers and she is still on oral antibiotics. Vet said to carry on.
Today Rosie is holding up her head better, weeing and eating small amounts. She loves dandelions, plantains and roses but is not keen on much else. But still no poos. I put her outside briefly while cleaning up her cage and she jumped on and off her box a few times and pottered around but didn't eat any grass or clover which she normally loves. I don't know what to do. I don't know why she won't eat unless we hold her sitting up on our laps in what I would call the feeding the baby position. If we leave the dandelion leaves by her nose in the cage or try to feed her while she sits the right way up on our lap she won't touch them.
Has anyone any advice please?
My two rabbits live outside in the garden. They have a big sturdy run which they are in at night and free range during the day. The big run is covered at night but I also attach another run at night to give them more room which has a wire top. On Tuesday morning I was horrified to find an enormous cat trapped with the bunnies in the run. It had fallen in through the wire top of the run some time during the night, bringing down the wire and apparently trapping one of the bunnies underneath. I could immediately see that the bunny under the wire was in shock and unmoving. The other bunny did not appear injured and scampered off into the garden quite happily and ate and played normally.
I took Rosie, the trapped bunny to the vet. We found a small wound on her neck, possibly from the edge of the wire, and not much else. She was given antibiotics and painkillers. She as far from her normal self but was eating small amounts and if I put her on the ground she would hop into a hiding place.
On the second day I found the other bunny miserable in his run. I took him to the vet. Again, we could only find a couple of small scratches on his ears but they weren't inflamed. He got fluids, antibiotics, painkillers and a gut motility medication as he wasn't eating. He died on the way home from the vet.
Rosie ate on the morning of day two when we picked her up to feed her but looked increasingly miserable. I was feeding her two hourly. She would only take apple puree from a syringe and some water, with a few dandelion and apple leaves and there were no poos. By lunchtime when I left for work I was convinced that she would die before I got home. Husband came home at 2pm and carried on with two hourly feeding. I was still convinced that she would die overnight.
On day 3 when we picked her up and fed her, Rosie powered her way through dandelions, apple leaves, some bok choy, plantains, roses and I was so hopeful that she had turned a corner. I carried on but Rosie was still not eating for herself so rang the vet for advice re no poos and took her back in. In between feeds she is in an indoor cage which I cover so she feels safe. She just sits by the water bowl. The vet found no infection, possible that one front foot is sore because she seems to favour it. Apparently her gut sounds were good, so she got fluids and painkillers and she is still on oral antibiotics. Vet said to carry on.
Today Rosie is holding up her head better, weeing and eating small amounts. She loves dandelions, plantains and roses but is not keen on much else. But still no poos. I put her outside briefly while cleaning up her cage and she jumped on and off her box a few times and pottered around but didn't eat any grass or clover which she normally loves. I don't know what to do. I don't know why she won't eat unless we hold her sitting up on our laps in what I would call the feeding the baby position. If we leave the dandelion leaves by her nose in the cage or try to feed her while she sits the right way up on our lap she won't touch them.
Has anyone any advice please?
