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Forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A olive is sick again, is it gas?

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    • ollie1115
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        Olive is a holland lop around 8 months old, who is spayed. 2 weeks ago almost the same scenario occurred. I woke up and Olive was not leaving her litter box and would not respond to treats she normally goes crazy for. She would not eat or drink anything, I brought her to the vet who took xrays and told me it was gas. She gave her pain meds and critical care that I took home with me. I provided her the critical care that I had to force feed, it took about 6hrs for her to start moving around again.

        It seems as though this may be repeating. I woke up today and after coming out of her cage she was hiding in the corner, she would not respond to her treats and has since been in her cage. It has been 8hrs and she has no went to the bathroom and will not eat anything. I gave her some critical care as well as simethicone(infant gas meds).

        Im not sure if there is anything else I can do, and I’m not sure why this keeps happening. Both of my rabbits have unlimited timothy hay and get a small scoop of timothy hay pellets. Also a couple times a week I give them some greens and fruit.

        What is going on, this is so frustrating and scary.

        Any help would be appreciated.


      • manic_muncher
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          Perhaps one of the greens or fruit is giving her gas. I have not had to deal with this myself (so far), but from what I’ve read here on BB, sometime tunny massages help to get things moving properly again. I would continue with critical care and water to keep her hydrated and try to encourage hay in between your critical care feedings. I’ve read that it helps to try to get them moving around a bit.

          A few posts that I’ve read had similar circumstances, such as feeding kale which maybe caused a bit of gas and also coupled with a heavy shed. Is she shedding now?

          I’m not sure on the mechanics of giving tummy massages, but remember someone saying that there are videos online that show it. Please keep us posted! I hope this passes quickly.


        • JackRabbit
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            {{{{{Olive}}}}}. Dont have any advice but sending vibes . . .


          • LittlePuffyTail
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              How is your bunny doing today?

              What kind of veggies are you giving and how much at a time? How much fruit?


            • Sarita
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                How much is a small scoop of pellets? Many times it really is the pellets that cause the gas.


              • LongEaredLions
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                  ((((Vibes))))
                  How is she today?

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