Rabbit Intestinal Problems HELP!

[M87]

My bunny Mulan has problems with diarea and is loosing weight even thought her appitite is the same as usual. We can’t aford to take her to a vet but i’m trying almost everything to help her get better.

Please, if anyone knows what she has and what i should do for her please please let me know.

 

P.S.

She has been taken to the vet before and given medicine for a bateiral infection with different symptoms, at first we thought it had come back ( the vet said it was a hard bacteria to get rid of), but she’s getting skinny.

 

PLEASE PLEASE  PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!

 

Thanks sooooooo much!!!!!!!!

[bunnylova123]

I don’t know much about rabbit illnesses, but when my bunny had a stomach problem, the vet said dandelion leaves have medicinal properties. Also if you live in the uk, try going to the blue cross, pdsa or rspca ( charities that pay for, or help pay for vet care )

[LittlePuffyTail]

How long has she had diahrrea? How old is she? And what is her diet?

 

We can try to help you out, but only a vet can make a diagnosis. Unfortunately, there is often problems with our bunnies that can only by diagnosed and treated by a vet. Maybe you could see if there is a vet who would do a payment plan.

[Beka27]

Diarrhea and weight loss can be a sign of coccidia, usually an issue in younger rabbits. This can be fatal if untreated. With an older rabbit, diarrhea can be an issue related to diet. The weight loss is very concerning, especially if she is older. That can be from dental issues or even the final stages of cancer.

Like LittlePuffyTail asked: How long has this been going on? How old is she? What is her daily diet (types of food and amounts)?

I’m going to add: Has she been spayed? Does she seem to be having trouble eating, chewing something and than spitting it out, for example? Where is she housed (inside, outside)?

We are not vets. Legally, we cannot make a diagnosis or offer treatment advice, although we can hear you out and offer ideas for when approaching your vet.

She needs to see a vet, as soon as you can get her in.

[M87]

She’s had it for almost a month, we feed her lettuce ( one leaf)  and a small piece of banana in the mornings sometimes she gets dandllion or grass around 5′ oclock. For dinner she gets a small piece of sweet potato ( about the size of a half dollar) but she always has pellets and timothy hay to eat through out the day.

She is an older rabbit (5 going on 6 years) but she doen’t seem in pain, and she’s always hungry (like usual). She’s recently been bitting the cage bars, were thinking that she’s trying to file her teeth down we’ve given her a block of wood but she won’t chew on it. The last time she went to the vet they said her teeth in the back were getting long, could this be the problem? Our 2 rabbits live outside most of the time, but we’ve been bringing her inside when its too hot or cold for her. She’s not spayed, we can’t afford the surgery, the vet has metioned that she might have cancer.

 

[Sarita]

A block of wood is not going to help with the back teeth nor the molars that are already overgrown and this is common in older rabbits, so yes, that could be a problem and also an unspayed rabbit at this age obviously could have a problem with uterine cancer. You need to get her to a vet for advice and diagnosis.

[Beka27]

Thank you for the clarification. I’m so sorry to hear everything she’s going through.

It sounds like she’s being cared for on your end, so I agree with you that it’s either the back teeth that are overgrown and preventing her from eating, or sadly, cancer due to being unspayed… possibly both. The only option is a vet visit. If thorough examination/testing and subsequent diagnosis/treatment is not financially feasible right now, I fear that the only option will be to keep her comfortable for as long as possible and then humanely put her to sleep. This of course, will also require a vet visit. There isn’t anything you can do to provide treatment at home.

[Beka27]

Any update?

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