We got a second bunny 2 weeks ago who is currently 4 months old. We got her bonded with our other bunny (7 months old) very quickly and they both seemed very happy together.
On Tuesday she was lying down and refused to move and when we tried to pick her up she would just flop, it looked like she couldn't move at all and she looked in a very bad state. We took her to the vet and she got a pain killer and they scheduled an xray. When we left her for her xray on Wednesday morning the vet cancelled the xray as our bunny seemed to be moving again, playing around and eating food. She cam home and she was moving a bit more but she still seemed very ill. She wasn't eating or pooing and looked to be in pain, though she could hop around a bit more now. We went back to the vet, got more pain killers and a medicine for GI stasis. We've been giving her this but shes still not herself. Shes not really eating or pooing still.
It seems like she tries to eat but quickly after she eats she will sort of squat and her breathing will get really fast and she will squint her eyes, it looks like she is in pain. We took her to the vet this morning again and they gave her an antibiotic injection. They said it could just be stress right now and we should try giving her the day by herself away from our other bunny. We have her in a separate run in the garden with grass and we have been feeding her dandelion leaves and small pieces of carrot through the run. I have been trying to syringe her water but shes not always keen on this and we have left her lots of water and hay and some pellets as well. I really don't know what else we can do. Shes obviously in pain after eating but I don't know what I can do about this?
It would be useful for any others on how to look after a sick rabbit, how can I get them to take syringe water and anything else I could be feeding her that will help?
Thanks
On Tuesday she was lying down and refused to move and when we tried to pick her up she would just flop, it looked like she couldn't move at all and she looked in a very bad state. We took her to the vet and she got a pain killer and they scheduled an xray. When we left her for her xray on Wednesday morning the vet cancelled the xray as our bunny seemed to be moving again, playing around and eating food. She cam home and she was moving a bit more but she still seemed very ill. She wasn't eating or pooing and looked to be in pain, though she could hop around a bit more now. We went back to the vet, got more pain killers and a medicine for GI stasis. We've been giving her this but shes still not herself. Shes not really eating or pooing still.
It seems like she tries to eat but quickly after she eats she will sort of squat and her breathing will get really fast and she will squint her eyes, it looks like she is in pain. We took her to the vet this morning again and they gave her an antibiotic injection. They said it could just be stress right now and we should try giving her the day by herself away from our other bunny. We have her in a separate run in the garden with grass and we have been feeding her dandelion leaves and small pieces of carrot through the run. I have been trying to syringe her water but shes not always keen on this and we have left her lots of water and hay and some pellets as well. I really don't know what else we can do. Shes obviously in pain after eating but I don't know what I can do about this?
It would be useful for any others on how to look after a sick rabbit, how can I get them to take syringe water and anything else I could be feeding her that will help?
Thanks