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BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

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- 12/26/2017 at 10:25 AM
  Gabi
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  My bunny hasn’t been eating or drinking since yesterday. He’s very sleepy and moves a lot slower than usual, he’s very disinterested in playing or food.. I thought it was gas so I gave him a tummy massage to help and relieve the gas, but his tummy was soft and there was not a single sound to make me think it was intact gas.
  I’ve tried feeding him fresh grass and kale, even his favourite treats and nothing.. he got angry as some point and bit into the kale but spat it out instead of swallowing.. he just sleeps. My other bunny has the same diet but he’s fine.
  
  I tried calling all the Vets in my area but they’re all closed because of Boxing Day, I will have to wait till tomorrow to make and appointment.
  I sent my mom to buy baby gas drops in hopes that it is gas and it will help.. I also thought about force feeding him through a syringe or atleast giving him water?
  
  I’m scared he wont make it till tomorrow without eating for so long!! Please help…
- 12/26/2017 at 3:41 PM
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  Absolutely force feed with a syringe. If he’s not eating or drinking, you need to make him. He probably has GI Stasis and will need to get motility drugs from the vet. All you can do in the mean time is give him water and pellet mash in a syringe every few hours.
- 12/26/2017 at 3:46 PM
  Bam
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  Baby gas drops is a very good idea. Give him 1 ml per hour for 3 hours. Have you seen any poop at all?
  
  You can try to syringe feed him. Pellets soaked in water will do, you can mix it with something sweet of you like. A small amount of sugar from fruit can help a bun perk up considerably.
  
  Keep him warm. Buns can get hypothermia when they are poorly, and it’s very dangerous for them. You can sit him in your lap and put a towel or blanket on him and let him get warmed up by your body heat. It can be comforting for a bun to be close to someone when they’re poorly. If the bun sits in your lap it’s also easy to elevate the buns butt a little bit like Mary S Cotter recommends in this video:
  https://www.howcast.com/videos/514701-how-to-help-a-rabbit-with-gas-pain-pet-rabbits/
  
  This is a very good article on GI stasis in buns. It has helpful tips and info:
  http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/ileus.html
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