hi i was wondering if anyone can give me advice on the situation my bunny has got himself into as im really quite worried :[
basically it started about a month and half ago my mum got a new baby boy bunny called sweep (rusty attacked him straight away so they havent been let out together since)and rusty (my 15 month old mini lop) stopped eating his food i took him to the vets and he was given the injection for g.i stasis and i took him home all seemed fine but he wont touch his nuggets (hes been on burgess excel nuggets since he was 6 weeks old) so i gave him some of the muesli mix my mum had for the new bunny ( i know its **** but its all he would eat) to see if he would just eat something as at the time it was better than nothing and it worked but he would only eat half of the amount he ate before he got ill so wasnt putting any weight back on and seemed to be losing it he has also dramatically reduced the amount he drinks and his droppings have become small very dark and rock solid so i took him back to the vets rather concerned i explained everything about his eating and drinking habits the vet listened to his tummy said there was some movement there and sent me home with the oral version of the injection he was given previously and told me to give him 2ml twice a day which i have done for the last week (last dose earlier this evening) he seems to have started eating a little bit more over the last few days (still not the same as before) and he will eat veggies but he doesnt seem to be eating enough hay (for my liking anyway) i havent physically seen him drink anything of his own accord for about 3 weeks i have been giving him 1ml of water after every medicine time just because i want him to get some fluids and tonight i bought some pineapple juice as i was told that its good for getting them over an episode of g.i stasis and helps the digestive system get back on track im just wondering if anyone has any other suggestions to helping him get back to normal ( his behaviour hasnt changed he will still run around the garden with my female bunny and do everything as before just his eating and drinking thats changed ) thanks :]
basically it started about a month and half ago my mum got a new baby boy bunny called sweep (rusty attacked him straight away so they havent been let out together since)and rusty (my 15 month old mini lop) stopped eating his food i took him to the vets and he was given the injection for g.i stasis and i took him home all seemed fine but he wont touch his nuggets (hes been on burgess excel nuggets since he was 6 weeks old) so i gave him some of the muesli mix my mum had for the new bunny ( i know its **** but its all he would eat) to see if he would just eat something as at the time it was better than nothing and it worked but he would only eat half of the amount he ate before he got ill so wasnt putting any weight back on and seemed to be losing it he has also dramatically reduced the amount he drinks and his droppings have become small very dark and rock solid so i took him back to the vets rather concerned i explained everything about his eating and drinking habits the vet listened to his tummy said there was some movement there and sent me home with the oral version of the injection he was given previously and told me to give him 2ml twice a day which i have done for the last week (last dose earlier this evening) he seems to have started eating a little bit more over the last few days (still not the same as before) and he will eat veggies but he doesnt seem to be eating enough hay (for my liking anyway) i havent physically seen him drink anything of his own accord for about 3 weeks i have been giving him 1ml of water after every medicine time just because i want him to get some fluids and tonight i bought some pineapple juice as i was told that its good for getting them over an episode of g.i stasis and helps the digestive system get back on track im just wondering if anyone has any other suggestions to helping him get back to normal ( his behaviour hasnt changed he will still run around the garden with my female bunny and do everything as before just his eating and drinking thats changed ) thanks :]