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pls help

cazza

cazza

Mama Doe
I came home tonight from Work - choco was laid out in her cage didnt want to get up, not interested in coming out and no interest in food.

Managed to coax her out but she just kept laying down.

gave her 1ml of infacol and put her on a snugglesafe.

She has not eaten there are a few poops and a wee in her tray - (i cleaned it out as soon as i noticed she wasnt right so i could monitor her movements)

she has just had some more infacol but has still not eaten or bothered to run about.

What else can i do ? - her stomach is soft and no noise is coming from it.

thanks
 
i read that but chocos stomach is soft and not enlarged which makes me wonder if she has wind

i hate seeing her like this

caz
 
Have yoiu given her a tummy rub? I have found that by giving Infacol and a nice tummy massage it helps
 
Hi
i have been giving her tummy rubs and have managed to get her to have a few laps of water.
 
I am no expert, but it sounds like her tummy is empty and she may need some recovery food. If she has been pooping a little, that is a good sign, as it means less chance of a blockage. I would ring the vet asap.

Bobby was like this a few weeks back, He has suffered from wind before, but this time was different as I could here no sound from his tummy and he did not respond to the Infacol. His tummy was also flat and empty.
I took him to the emergency vet, where he had metoclopramide, painkiller and vitamin B12. I syringe fed him recovery food throughout the night. It took him 3 days to get over it, and if I hadn't got him to the vet when I did I don;t think he'd have made it.
 
she has eaten a bit of hay and has now jumped out of her cage and is looking around. sounds silly but in her face she looks to have perked up
ill keep an eye on her a bit longer and possibly take her to bed with us
(or atleast in our room)
caz
 
Seems several bunnies are poorly tonight. Wonder if it has anything to do with the upcoming storm. My midwife told me that a lot of babies get colics and wind when there is a storm, dunno why, but she observed it. Maybe this happens to bunnies too. Would be worth a study.
Hope things are better now.
 
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