Tragic News - bunny died, urgent advice please

[Lord Trellis]

When I woke up this morning to feed and water my bunnies I saw that one of the baby bunnies was missing and when I found it it, I picked it up and was covered in diarrhea, literally a pool of it. I know this is very serious. I've cleaned the bunny up and removed the diarrhea from the enclosure. The bunny is dying, I literally rushed to get dressed and rush it to the nearest place I can find but sadly its too late

What causes this because I'm now very scared for my other bunnies that it could affect them?

 

[Omi]

I'm so very sorry

This sounds like Coccidiosis, which is very contagious. I have no experience with treating this, nor preventing its spread to other rabbits. This link gives some advice and hopefully other forum members will have had experience of it and offer some help.

https://netvet.co.uk/rabbits/coccidiosis/

You will certainly need to remove any other of your rabbits from where the baby rabbit had been. You will need to disinfect the area, but I'm afraid I do not know what you should use. Antibiotic treatment should also be started as a prevention, so I think you will need to take all of them to a vet to prevent it spreading.

I hope that you can arrange for the remaining rabbits to be treated appropriately.

I would also start a different thread in Health, specifically asking for advice. You might get a larger response.

 

[Lord Trellis]

I hope its not Coccidiosis, there is no blood, it was just yellowish diarrhea.

It looks to me like bloat a gastric dilation a blockage in the GI tract. This rabbit always had a bigger belly.

 

[Omi]

I hope its not Coccidiosis, there is no blood, it was just yellowish diarrhea.

It looks to me like bloat a gastric dilation a blockage in the GI tract. This rabbit always had a bigger belly.

I know it is more expense, but the ideal would be for you to have a PM done on the baby rabbit. That would tell you what you are dealing with and what needs to be done.

I would still advise that you get vet advice for the remaining rabbits. Also that you post a new thread in Health to get advice from any members, who have the experience to help with this.

 

[Lord Trellis]

I'm most definitely going to get a PM done because all my other rabbits are at risk at this point plus my birds..

 

[Omi]

I'm most definitely going to get a PM done because all my other rabbits are at risk at this point plus my birds..

Good :thumb: In case you are not aware, a PM has to be done within a few hours of death, so I would try to arrange it this morning.

 

[KarenM]

I've moved this thread to health for you, and amended the title so that you might get a quicker response.

So sorry to hear this sad news. Seeking veterinary advice is important for the remaining bunnies.

If you would like to write a remembrance thread in Rainbow Bridge for this little one, please feel free to start a new one in that section.

 

[Bunny Buddy]

I completely agree with how important it is to get a PM. I know someone who took in a stray rabbit last year and the rabbit had a little of 6 shortly after. The first one died at about six weeks and the others followed week by week. The symptoms (mainly lack of) were more suggestive RHD but the dead 3rd baby was PMed and it was discovered to be coccidiosis. The sooner you know for sure the more chance of saving the others.


You may find the information here useful:
https://www.birdexoticsvet.com.au/blogblog/2020/6/6/coccidiosis-in-rabbits

I am really sorry to read of your loss.

 

[Pets mum]

So very sorry, agree with others about the PM. Sweet dreams little bunny xx

 

[Lord Trellis]

Some other rabbits have clear urine like water?

Google says its normal but I've not seen this before.

 

[Omi]

Did you take the baby for a PM?

I don't know about the clear water. It would be better to ask a vet rather than try to get advice from Google.

You could get some of this until you have definitive results from the PM, https://hyperdrug.co.uk/easicox-coccidiosis-treatment-for-pigeons-rabbits-250ml/ as prophylactic treatment for your rabbits and birds.

 

[joey&boo]

Sorry you lost one of the baby buns. Sweet dreams little one

 

[Lord Trellis]

I'm going to have to get the rest to the vets literally right now, the babies are urinating water and are not active.

 

[Omi]

I'm going to have to get the rest to the vets literally right now, the babies are urinating water and are not active.

Let us know how you get on.

 

[chul]

Hope they are ok

 

[Graciee]

How worrying :'( are those babies vaccinated?

Let us know how you get on

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[KarenM]

Oh no, I was just checking in to see how the others are doing.

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[a reader of books]

I'm so very sorry you lost one of your baby bunnies. I hope the vet can find out what's going on and can help the other babies.

Watery/clear urine can happen in cases where bunnies are using up a lot of calcium and don't have any left to excrete in their urine, like growing bunnies do, or when they're drinking/eating a lot of water that dilutes the urine. But it can also point to kidney problems, so since you haven't seen this before with the babies, it definitely deserves attention.

 

[Lord Trellis]

Its too late more are dead this morning. I have only two rabbits left all babies have suddenly died over night I'm devastated. Lucky is seriously ill at deaths door.

Lambchop and Lacey appear to be fine.

 

[Omi]

I am very sorry

I don't want this to come across as bullying, but I would urge you to take Lambchop and Lacey to a vet asap. I think without support, they are very vulnerable.