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I think separation is a good choice — whatever can make him less stressed.

Monitor the temperature of his ears — if they are cold, try to warm him up by petting him, getting him to move around, and providing some blankets for him to snuggle against.

If it is gas (which I hope it is!), your rabbit isn’t going to want to move, but movement can…[Read more]

Gus is starting to take a turn for the worse and we have no idea what to do.

He is having a hard time getting CC down, refusing. I was only able to get about a quarter of a dose in him. He took his dose of meds fine this morning.

We split him and Lily up because he has been scared of her, as I said I think she was bullying him. He won’t come out…[Read more]

I’m sorry the vet wasn’t much help. Simethicone helps with gas. I hope he feels better soon!

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I attached a shorter version of the same video here if that helps 👆🏻

Hi LBJ10. At the top of my original post there is link that’s says IMG_6339

If you click it, hopefully a short video will load? I attempted to upload it earlier but admittedly am not that savvy. Any guidance is so appreciated. 🙏🏻

Update:

Emergency vet said in order to diagnose he would have to run a lot of tests that we -quite frankly- don’t have the money for at the moment. He couldn’t even give his best guess.

I asked about what you guys suggested and he said they didn’t have the tools to look at his molars or anything aside from incisors but that what he could see…[Read more]

I’m not seeing anything. Is this supposed to be a video? It’s blank.

Agree with Wick 100%.

Babies get along with anyone and anything. They aren’t bonded right now, they simply lack the hatred adult rabbits have for other rabbits they aren’t bonded to.

Separating them isn’t optional unfortunately, if you don’t you will end up with a pregnant baby bunny. At best you’ll have a litter to take care of, at worst she…[Read more]

Thank you all for the replies.

My partner and I didn’t wanna take the risk with Gus and headed out straight away to the emergency vet near us. We are currently waiting in our car to have him seen by a doctor but the nurse said his vitals were stable.

We have fed him a bit of critical care and he seems to be perking up just a bit while we…[Read more]

How is Gus doing now?

Sorry  for the misunderstanding, when I said “veggies” that was inclusive of leafy greens (basically any fresh foods).

And Wick is correct, I think the benefit from alfalfa would come from the additional protein as it’s a legume rather than a grass.

I believe it’s the increase in protein from alfalfa hay that’s linked to some benefit for megacolon rabbits.

The “poop shake” was some cecotropes (ideally) or regular poops mixed up in critical care and given to the poorly bun.  In general you would want to be careful with this because the poops from the other bun could contain pathogens, but my vet said if the buns are already living in the same house they would have already been exposed to the same…[Read more]

Do try Dana’s suggestion! Simethicone baby gas drops are readily available (baby aisle at Walmart or similar) and  inexpensive -plus they’re harmless, because they’re not taken up by the body. They just act locally in the GI tract and comes out with the poop

Uou give 1 ml every hour for 3 hours  then 0.5 every two hours. If it hasnt helped by s…[Read more]