This is quite an ordeal for a new little bunny. It’s wonderful of you to take her on and go through all of this for her. Sounds like it’s working.
My opinion is to continue with whatever this vet is telling you, because you are seeing positive and immediate results. If she comes through this, she will have years to get more regular in her diet and eat Timothy hay, along with a variety of veggies. But for now, I would stick closely with doctor’s orders, and remember that treatment is short term. Once out of the woods, she will be given a long term food regimen, or you can ask for one after her health, stool production and behavior is “normal.”
Please keep us posted on how Zoey is doing.

I’m sorry your new bunny is so ill. (((((Get Well Baby)))))

Did the vet say what the suspected problem is? Did the fecal show any bacteria or parasites?

{{{Zoey}}}

You’ve done great by this little rabbit! Especially going to find a second vet. That probably saved her life.
Very glad to hear her stools are starting to normalise and she seems brighter. Hopefully the antibiotics have kept any nasties at bay in her gut.

It certainly won’t hurt to offer other hays as well. You can sometimes get sample packs with small amount of different hays. You could try Timothy, orchard, oat… Most grass hays.

When timing is better, I do suggest notifying the pet shop and even try get the name of their supplier. It very likely it’s a case of the rabbit being to young to be taken from the mother. Sadly it is all too common.

Ugh! pet stores.
I’d take copy of the vet bills in for them to see.

I wouldn’t think bene-bac would hurt and continue with a little after the course of antibiotics. I’m not sure if its proven to have benefits but I don’t *think* it’s harmful either. So nothing to lose…?

You can always ring the vet clinic to ask over the phone.

I only recently learnt that some antibiotics won’t effect some of the beneficial bacteria in the gut so it has a chance to re-establish after the nasty variety is under control. I do not know whether that is the case with Bactrim but is is a very common med given for rabbits for coccidia.

Thankful I was able to provide her with the care she greatly needed. I can only imagine if someone else got her… I’ve never owns a rabbit before, but I must say I have learned a lot in a few days!

Well she’s lucky to have you. I hope you’re rewarded with her good health for a long time to come.