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BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

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- 09/29/2007 at 6:42 PM
  Thumpers_Mom
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  As my name suggests, I’m Thumper’s mom…he is a 1 yr old otter coloured Nethereland Dwarf with a spunky yet affectionate attitude. My little man got snipped today. He has started moving around and eating. He also pooped normally but hasn’t wanted to drink water at all. I think he attempted to pee twice but he hasn’t been able to. Is this normal? I am keeping an eye on him but want to know if this is normal or not. Thx in advance for your help. I look forward to getting to know you all!
- 09/30/2007 at 2:42 AM
  Floppy
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  The first 24 hours is always the most nerve wrecking…
  
  at least he is eating but if he isnt drinking tomorrow, id suggest you
  
  get immediate vet care, since rabbits can go a day without eating
  
  but water is very important! goodluck! Floppy just got neutered also
  
  so I know how you feel!
- 09/30/2007 at 10:37 AM
  (dig)x(me)x(now)
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  Are you offering water out of a bottle or a dish? You might want to put some in a small dish or bowl to make it easy to access and easy for him to drink more at once.
- 09/30/2007 at 2:05 PM
  Thumpers_Mom
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  Right after my post I started to offer him some diluted apple juice in a dish and he drank a little. This afternoon he started to drink water out of his bottle. YAY…he is doing much better but his poops are still smaller than usual. Not as small as before though.
- 09/30/2007 at 3:37 PM
  MooBunnay
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  Hello & Welcome Thumper’s Mom!
  I’m glad to hear that Thumper is now recovering well from his neuter. It’s pretty normal for a bunny to have 1-2 days of inconsistent eating and poops right after surgery, but as long as there is at least a LITTLE bit of food and water going in and coming out, then your bunny is on the road to recovery. I keep an eye dropper in my rabbit medicine kit just in case my bunnies are ever having trouble drinking water, this can be used to just get a couple eye droppers full into their mouth if you are ever concerned they are not eating as much as they should.
  Where is Thumper from? Is he a recent addition to the family? He’s very cute. I have a tan colored netherland dwarf, and think they are so sweet
- 09/30/2007 at 5:02 PM
  Thumpers_Mom
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  Hi MooBunnay! Thx for the welcome. He is definitely eating and drinking water now but I am going to go get a dropper to keep on hand.
  
  I got Thumper from a shelter 2 weeks ago. He is my first bun and my two boys are thrilled with him. He has a lot of personality and fits in perfectly with us. How long have you had your Nethie?
- 09/30/2007 at 11:54 PM
  Gravehearted
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  hi Thumpers Mom, welcome! I’m so glad to hear that he’s started to drink and eat on his own. It’s always worrisome after a surgery to get their system jump started and working again. I like to keep clear pedialyte in the house in case of bunny dehydration (it’s often is a problem when they’re not eating).
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