BB Mommy
Warren Veteran
Last night I fed my rabbits their tea and noticed that Midge wasn't eating (the little black one in my trio)
She kept sitting on the high shelf in her shed and was lying down unusually i.e. pressing her tummy to the ground.
Thanks to all the info I've read on here the alarm bells sounded...
I tried to tempt her with all the different foods she loves (she normally eats like she's never been fed :lol: ) but she was having none of it.
I bought her up to the house to check her over, and I heard her tummy gurgle, so I started with some tummy rubs and sat her on my lap on a heat pad and then put her in the kitchen to get her moving around.
I gave her a drink and then whizzed to Morrissons for some Infacol (luckily they stay open 'til 10.00pm) gave her that and put her back with her daughters. I also gave her some Prepulsid just in case.
Thankfully at midnight she started eating, and this morning was first out of her shed for breakfast
Just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who has taken the time to post useful advice on here in the past - those simple steps/tips may have saved Midge from going into statis - and to say keep on posting!! Even the smallest little tips help when you're faced with a problem - at least you feel like you can do something to help when you maybe can't get to the vet straight away
Just wanted to add that they had corn on the cob the day before so this may have contributed - it's the only thing I can think of, and they had it before the thread on corn started - won't be getting that again!
She kept sitting on the high shelf in her shed and was lying down unusually i.e. pressing her tummy to the ground.
Thanks to all the info I've read on here the alarm bells sounded...
I tried to tempt her with all the different foods she loves (she normally eats like she's never been fed :lol: ) but she was having none of it.
I bought her up to the house to check her over, and I heard her tummy gurgle, so I started with some tummy rubs and sat her on my lap on a heat pad and then put her in the kitchen to get her moving around.
I gave her a drink and then whizzed to Morrissons for some Infacol (luckily they stay open 'til 10.00pm) gave her that and put her back with her daughters. I also gave her some Prepulsid just in case.
Thankfully at midnight she started eating, and this morning was first out of her shed for breakfast
Just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who has taken the time to post useful advice on here in the past - those simple steps/tips may have saved Midge from going into statis - and to say keep on posting!! Even the smallest little tips help when you're faced with a problem - at least you feel like you can do something to help when you maybe can't get to the vet straight away
Just wanted to add that they had corn on the cob the day before so this may have contributed - it's the only thing I can think of, and they had it before the thread on corn started - won't be getting that again!
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