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Beware of OTC Bloat Treatments

Thanks for posting the link Jane,

I know a lot of people swear by infacol but I've always struggled to understand how it can work effectively in rabbits. Mainly because it's designed to help babies burp out excess gas, which is something bunnies can't do.
 
We used to get forum badgered quite alot (alot) to use infracol in days gone by. Was a pain in the bum it being discussed so much & distracting away from things that might help
 
We've always used it in the kind of just in case it helps really. Only alongside medicines though.

To be fair the vet shrugged and said it wont hurt when I asked if it helped.

For the gas attacks Rosie used to have, it was always metacam and randitine first, then food then infacol if I had it.

Often they did pass with that but then I do wonder if it was just the painkillers triggering her to eat and moving everything through with the ranitidine.


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I think the essence of the message from the RWAF is that no OTC treatment should be given without first consulting a Vet. There was a time on here when someone advocated giving Infacol as a first line of treatment without having the Rabbit examined by a Vet first.
 
Yeah, I remember when years and years ago, not specifically on here, but on rabbit websites in my country, the general advice was to give Infacol first and if that didn't help, then you should consult a vet, instead doing that right away. The RWAF's message is much better. Not only is it not certain that the Infacol will do anything, but while someone's trying that out valuable time will be lost where the bunny could be getting proper vet care.
 
a reader of books said:
Yeah, I remember when years and years ago, not specifically on here, but on rabbit websites in my country, the general advice was to give Infacol first and if that didn't help, then you should consult a vet, instead doing that right away. The RWAF's message is much better. Not only is it not certain that the Infacol will do anything, but while someone's trying that out valuable time will be lost where the bunny could be getting proper vet care.
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