Lethargy with no other symptoms?

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- 08/07/2017 at 1:48 AM
  Noah
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  I just got a new pet rabbit – I’ve had her just 11 days. Usually she’s active in the evenings, but tonight she just lay on the ground for the whole evening. Sometimes she was in a “hunched” posture, sometimes flopped out with her legs to the side of her.
  
  But she’s eating fine. I gave her parsley and pellets, and she ate them pretty eagerly. She’s also eating plenty of hay, and pooping what seems to be a normal amount. She’s drinking fine too.
  
  Thinking she might have some gas or be cold, I put a warm water bottle near her, but she didn’t lie next to it.
  
  What should I do? Should I take her to the vet with lethargy as the only symptom, or wait another day and see if she perks up?
- 08/07/2017 at 8:11 AM
  12345ABCDE
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  Is she actually lethargic or just not active? If you offer her treats from across the room, will she come to you? If yes, she’s probably just a bit tired. My rabbits sometimes have evenings where they don’t do much. As do I :p If she’s actually lethargic/won’t come to you for treats, I would suspect something is off but the fact she’s eating and pooping are great signs
- 08/07/2017 at 5:33 PM
  Noah
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  Thanks!! Really appreciate it.
  
  I was going to just do nothing, but I heard her clicking her teeth, so I took her to the vet and they gave me GI stasis meds. Better safe than sorry. We’ll see how she does.
- 08/08/2017 at 6:15 PM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  How is she doing today?
- 08/09/2017 at 6:47 AM
  12345ABCDE
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  Posted By Noah on 8/07/2017 5:33 PM
  
  Thanks!! Really appreciate it.
  
  I was going to just do nothing, but I heard her clicking her teeth, so I took her to the vet and they gave me GI stasis meds. Better safe than sorry. We’ll see how she does.
  
  Definitely! Is she okay now?
- 08/11/2017 at 9:54 PM
  Noah
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  The next day she was eating and pooping less, so I took her to the vet. She got some gastric motility medicine, and she was doing better in a day or two! Thanks so much!!
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