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BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

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- 11/30/2017 at 3:35 AM
  xvxaali
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  Hi, It’s late that I’m posting this but I do not know what to do or what is happening. I’ve just gotten back from an outing and my bunny, Captain B, has been acting weird since I’ve gotten back but my boyfriend has also noticed weird behavior while he was watching him as well. Capt B was shaking and squealing said my boyfriend while he let my bunny roam around my small room. Then he went onto saying he was rocking from side to side. I wouldn’t really know how to describe this since I wasn’t there so this is the best description I have. My boyfriend then picked him up without a problem (which is weird because he would usually run or to put it in simpler terms wouldn’t go back inside his cage without a fit) to put him back in the cage because I asked him to see if he got bit by something but he had examined my room to find nothing or anything to pose a threat to him. He then examined him trying to find maybe blood or the source of pain/discomfort just something to explain why he was acting very calm and nonchalant and it worried me at this point because he’s a very active young boy but he couldn’t find nothing. I had googled ways to see if my rabbit was in pain (I know I shouldn’t listen to google but I’m new at this and know little to nothing about a rabbit showing signs of pain) and he said he was breathing heavier and faster than usual, also with his breathing you can hear a faint whistle, he let him onto my bed to see if he would run around but to avail he just did a bunny flop and laid there. I sped home and saw my rabbit in his cage and I opened his cage to examine him but he was doing the exact same as my boyfriend described. He refuses to eat (I offered him hay and pellets by hand) and he hasn’t tried to drink which happens to be a sign of a bunny in pain. He is currently right now still breathing with a whistle. I haven’t seen if his pee or his poop is abnormal. I know it’s bad to constantly take him in and out of his cage but I did so because I am deathly terrified right now and really want him to be okay. I took him out as I said and took him to an enclosed area to see if I could find anything, I let him wander first before I handled him but just went into a corner and flopped down and when I checked him I couldn’t find really anything. Can someone please help? Some things I should check on Capt B?
- 11/30/2017 at 4:29 AM
  Bam
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  It’s always serious when a bunny won’t eat. The breathing with a whistle is also serious. Do you have access to a rabbit savvy vet?
- 11/30/2017 at 4:44 AM
  Fluffykins
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  I agree sounds like he will need an urgent vet visit. The whistling along with the unusual complacency and not eating signals something serious. With rabbits, they go down hill so fast so the best thing you can do right now is get him some qualified medical help.
- 11/30/2017 at 10:30 AM
  xvxaali
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  Posted By bam on 11/30/2017 4:29 AM
  It’s always serious when a bunny won’t eat. The breathing with a whistle is also serious. Do you have access to a rabbit savvy vet?
  
  At the current moment I’ve researched for vets who specialize in rabbits and haven’t found none in Arizona but I’m still looking. But as an update he has drank and eaten a bit but still not as active. I’m not hearing a whistle while he breathes anymore. I’ve seen one of his rabbit poop pellets and it was weirdly shaped almost like tear drop and it was very wet not dry like his usual pellets.
- 11/30/2017 at 11:29 AM
  Wick & Fable
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  If you search “exotic vets”, you may havebetter luck. Wick’s vet is an Avian Exotic Vet. Many exotic vets are rabbit experienced.
  
  The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.
- 11/30/2017 at 12:23 PM
  Luna
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  Could he have eaten something he shouldn’t have when he was out, or has he been fed any new foods? The rocking from side to side sounds like it might have been uncomfortable shifting(?), and coupled with the not wanting to eat and not fighting back behavior, it sounds like maybe gas? Until you can get him to a vet to rule out the issues, you might want to try and give him some simethicone (unflavored baby gas drops). Even if it turns out that he doesn’t have gas, it has been shown that the added administration of simethicone is not harmful.
- 11/30/2017 at 6:29 PM
  xvxaali
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  Posted By Luna on 11/30/2017 12:23 PM
  Could he have eaten something he shouldn’t have when he was out, or has he been fed any new foods? The rocking from side to side sounds like it might have been uncomfortable shifting(?), and coupled with the not wanting to eat and not fighting back behavior, it sounds like maybe gas? Until you can get him to a vet to rule out the issues, you might want to try and give him some simethicone (unflavored baby gas drops). Even if it turns out that he doesn’t have gas, it has been shown that the added administration of simethicone is not harmful.
  
  I’m not sure if he ate anything while he was out and he hasn’t eaten any thing he hasn’t been introduced to already, he’s actually really picky when it comes to new foods. I’ll try to introduce it by hand feeding him one and if he doesn’t like it he’ll use his nose and nudge my hand away or if I leave it in his snack bowl he just won’t touch it. But as of right now I’ve been closely monitoring him and he has been eating, drinking, and pooping normally. His poop has gone back to little pellets nothing out of the usual. The whistling is also gone and I haven’t seen him rock side to side ever since my boyfriend has brought it up. I am planning on giving him simethicone (thank you for the helpful tip) and hopefully it will help to alleviate the pain he maybe having.
- 11/30/2017 at 10:50 PM
  LBJ10
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  Abnormal whistle… hmm, could he have choked and aspirated some food?
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