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Help! Sick bunny!

Akrasia

New Kit
My rabbit, Nova, is a 3.5 year old mini lop. She's been an outdoor bunny her entire life, and since we live in Minnesota, it's pretty snowy right now.
Last night, we realized that she hadn't eaten or drank anything, and we began to worry. She was also very sluggish, with little responses to our touch and from what we could tell, she hadn't moved from her spot all day. My family worried that she wasn't going to make it through the night.
We brought her inside to make sure she could warm up (we don't think this was the problem, we think that she began to overheat actually), and then we used a plastic syringe to force feed her some mashed up apples (her favorite) and water. Her teeth were fine, so there has to be some other issue.
She made it through the night, ate one apple that we had left in her cage, and is now sleeping.

Does it anyone know of any way we could help her more, short of taking her somewhere else? I'm desperate.
 
My rabbit, Nova, is a 3.5 year old mini lop. She's been an outdoor bunny her entire life, and since we live in Minnesota, it's pretty snowy right now.
Last night, we realized that she hadn't eaten or drank anything, and we began to worry. She was also very sluggish, with little responses to our touch and from what we could tell, she hadn't moved from her spot all day. My family worried that she wasn't going to make it through the night.
We brought her inside to make sure she could warm up (we don't think this was the problem, we think that she began to overheat actually), and then we used a plastic syringe to force feed her some mashed up apples (her favorite) and water. Her teeth were fine, so there has to be some other issue.
She made it through the night, ate one apple that we had left in her cage, and is now sleeping.

Does it anyone know of any way we could help her more, short of taking her somewhere else? I'm desperate.

This is a Veterinary Emergency. Please DO NOT force feed her any more, if she has a GI tract obstruction force feeding can make things a lot worse and can even prove to be fatal. Has she had any poo output at all ? Please, please do not delay obtaining Veterinary attention NOW. A Vet will run full diagnostics and give appropriate treatment, including pain relief.

https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/rabbit-health/medical/emergencies/

https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/rabbit-health/illness/gut-slowdown/
 
Sending vibes your bunny can make a full recovery with proper care. She will need a vet to prescribe pain meds, provide fluids if necessary, assess for obstruction, and possibly prescribe gi motility meds.
 
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