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- 03/14/2010 at 7:11 PM
  shlbysmom
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  ok so i had a gas leak scare and had to move shelby into a different cage into a different area along with myself and when she went back to ger cage i have noticed her not eating as much as normal and her poop is smaller i know its is stress from the move any suggestions on how to get her back on track i have been loveing on her which she is really likeingshe sticks her head out to be petted and lays down so i wander if she is scared i will leave her or something any ideas would b greatly appriciated !!
- 03/15/2010 at 7:29 PM
  jerseygirl
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  How’s Shelby now?
- 03/15/2010 at 10:22 PM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  I would think she’d settle in a few hours-they are very adaptable-especially since you got her back into her cage so quickly Any update?
- 03/16/2010 at 8:59 PM
  shlbysmom
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  well she hadnt been eatin well for a few days only a few bites here n there but tonight she started eating again a little more and jumping around more and being frisk so i think she is on the mend !!
- 03/17/2010 at 10:38 AM
  shlbysmom
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  she still isnt eating very good she isnt acting funny tho so idk i would really appriciate some feedback on if i should be worried or other people who have been thro this so anything would b great!
- 03/17/2010 at 10:53 AM
  Sarita
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  She needs to see a vet. That’s my best advice. A vet can do a physical examination on her to help determine the cause.
- 03/17/2010 at 4:42 PM
  RabbitPam
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  It would be good to take her to the vet for a check up. She may have been slightly effected by the gas, or it’s something entirely different from the stress of moving. I hope you’re OK, too.
- 03/18/2010 at 3:21 AM
  Beka27
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  Please update! Were you able to get her into the vet?
  
  ((((((Shelby!))))))
- 03/18/2010 at 7:16 PM
  shlbysmom
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  no i havent goten to get her to the vet they have been working on my gas lines for 2 days so i couldnt leave the house but they got them fixed!! yay and i am leaveing her upstairs for a couple days till the smell gets out but she seems to be doin beter im gonna buy her some carrotts tomarrow she will ALWAYS eat carrots and if she dosnt eat them i wll make her an appoinment the next day im really worried about her but she IS eating just not as much as normal so im not conerned she is like gonna starv or anything she is just rattled im sure but i will update thanks for the help!
- 03/18/2010 at 7:16 PM
  shlbysmom
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  o im also gonna call the vet tomarrow and see what her sugestion is to
- 03/19/2010 at 11:53 AM
  bunnyluvr
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  How is she doing today? Have you been able to get her to the vet yet?
- 03/19/2010 at 2:54 PM
  OhBellaBunBun
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  You should call your Vet and explain what is going on. Ask them if they can prescribe you the food “critical care.” If you’ve never used it, it is a supplemental food that you give your rabbit by syringe if they won’t eat, or if they will they can just eat it. But you mix the powdery stuff with water and give it to the bun. It’s flavored, so when I had to give it to mine, she actually really loved to eat it! It was banana flavored and I think it cost around $30. But anyway… Rabbits need to be eating their hay esp to keep everything moving through their system! If she is not eating, something is definitely wrong. I don’t want to scare you, but my bun was totally fine one night. I was up late playing with her and she was totally normal. I went to bed for only 6 hours and when I came back in the room she had become lethargic and had diarrhea. Now that I look back on it, she was acting a little off, but basically she was her normal self! So anyway, my point is, this can happen so fast that you almost don’t have time! I really hope you can get the baby to the vet or at least get some nutrients in her. Is she drinking water? They may even need to give her water intravenously.
  
  We won’t be able to fix her over the internet, and if she is going on like this, it’s been what? 3 to 4 days now? She needs some special attention. Please take her to the vet or at least call them. I hope she is okay!
- 03/19/2010 at 4:51 PM
  shlbysmom
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  ok so here the update ! called the vet today they gave me critercare ! thats so funny that u said that today they said give her that for a few days if she dosnt get beter take her in …. but she has no diearrea and had eaten some pellets when i came home more than she has in a couple days i bought her some carrots but after i held her down for the critter care she was mad and turned away so she might b eating them right now i will check in a little while but she has gotten a surienge (i cant spell) full of critter care and will get another n a few hours so they said when her poop gets normal size again she should be fine !! thanks for all the help and i will let u know how it goes !
- 03/19/2010 at 6:39 PM
  mocha200
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  yay for Shelby! feel better soon!
- 03/20/2010 at 8:00 PM
  shlbysmom
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  she is eating now !!! yay !!! im so glad but im still giveing her that stuff some just to be sure but her poops are back to normal ! im so glad ! she has ate some lettace today a couple carrots and some pellets and i gave her that stuff twice today just to b safe but i think she is MUCH better im so glad i was sooo worried i clean her cage today to so she is liveing the life she is getting everything she wants and more ! thanks guys
- 03/21/2010 at 12:45 AM
  BinkyBunny
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  YEAH!!!
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