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Forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A No emergency rabbit vets around, help please

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    • Kate79
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        a little over an hour ago my rabbit Winnie let out a very large cecal (about 2″ long). Now she is not eating and hunched in a corner of the cage that she doesn’t usually sit in. I recently moved from NJ to NC so I don’t have a rabbit vet here yet. I tried calling all of the vets in the area but none of the emergency vets have anyone that deals with exotics. She is responsive, and cleaning herself and stuff, but I know how fast things can go bad for rabbits so Im concerned. She eats primarily timothy hay, and a small bowl of romaine and cilantro once a day. I think yesterday she had more veggies than usual. She loves pellets but we don’t feed them to her normally. I ran out and bought pellets hoping to entice her to eat a little something but she’s ignoring them. There are multiple vets here that handle rabbits but none open for another 10 hours. What can I do in the mean time?


      • JackRabbit
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          You could try hand feeding her cilantro or even a piece if fresh hay. Is her cage open so she can come out and hop around? If she’s cleaning herself, not grinding her teeth, not pushing her belly to the floor, it doesn’t sound like she’s in pain necessarily. Was it definitely a cecal and not a bunch of strung together regular poops?

          Just FYI, if she has a pellet-free diet normally then she should be eating a large variety of greens (like 10 different greens in a salad) in order to make up for the nutrients from pellets. There’s great info on diet in the Bunny Info section under the menu button above along with other references.

          Hopefully someone else will pop on with more advice for your current concerns. Wish I could be of more help.


        • LBJ10
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            You could try massaging her tummy, etc. to see if that helps.


          • Kate79
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              Thanks. She was looking really bad (wincing, grinding her teeth, breathing fast) so I wound up taking her the closest place I could find, 2 hours away in Charlotte. Once we got there she was acting totally normal, other than not eating. The vet couldn’t find anything wrong with her and said everything sounds ok in her gut. She’s home now and sleeping, I’m going to take her to a local place on the morning. Thanks again


            • LBJ10
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                It could be gas. Did the vet suggest giving her anything?


              • Kate79
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                  Winnie is doing ok overall. Her vet appointment was two days ago. She had been eating fine and acting normal after the emergency trip last week, except on Monday she started showing upper respiratory symptoms. The vet couldn’t find anything that would’ve caused the problems she had last week, and since her cold symptoms were already improving on their own, he didn’t want to medicate her for that. I’m not sure how much I like this vet. He seemed to know about rabbits but kept mentioning how rarely he treats pet rabbits, apparently most people in the area have them for “husbandry”.
                  Anyway, she’s eating plenty, hasn’t lost any weight and her symptoms are improving, but I feel so bad every time she sniffles


                • Bam
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                    I’m glad she’s doing better. I guess you should look into getting another vet. People who keep rabbits for “husbandry” generally choose to have them put down rather than treat them if they get sth, esp if it’s sth that may be contagious. It’s of course a whole different outlook on rabbit-ownership.

                    Here’s an article on bunny sniffles: http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=18+1803&aid=2686

                    But it does say it may resolve on its own, so I’m not saying your vet was wrong. Just that she may need treatment if it persists.


                  • Beka27
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                      If she continues to be sniffly through this week, try to get her back in (or call the vet and ask for antibiotics) before the weekend. A course of antibiotics is standard treatment for signs of a respiratory infection.

                      Hope she feels better!


                    • Kate79
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                        Thanks everyone Today she snorted and what appeared to be a tiny piece of hay poked out of her nose. My husband and I slowly and gently coaxed it out, and it was about 2″ long! She immediately seemed more comfortable and has been improving throughout the day. I don’t know if that was the cause from the beginning or if it happened after she started sneezing, but she definitely seemed relieved to have it out. Shortly after we got it out, she bunny flopped right next to us twice, which she’s never done before, she usually only flops when she thinks no one is looking.


                      • Beka27
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                          Two inches?!!? What on earth?!

                          I couldn’t even imagine that in my nose, and I’m considerably bigger than a bunny! Wow!


                        • LBJ10
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                            Yikes! I can see how that would cause a problem. Poor thing. She must of smashed her face into a pile of hay or something to have that happen.


                          • Kate79
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                              Posted By Beka27 on 4/04/2015 6:23 PM
                              Two inches?!!? What on earth?!

                              I couldn’t even imagine that in my nose, and I’m considerably bigger than a bunny! Wow!

                              She’s a tiny 3 pound dwarf, her head is hardly even 2″ long poor baby

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