Buck Hasn't Ate

[RabbitsOfTheCreek]

I have a Buck who'll turn 4 in April
Yesterday I filled up his food bowl and give everyone pea flakes and dried carrots pieces (Which they all love)
But I went and checked on him and he hadn't are any of it


I'm pretty sure he's drinking
But he hasn't touched his hay barely either

 

[RabbitsOfTheCreek]

I took him out and his whole left side feels stiff
This is about how big it is

The width and length, not how far it sticks out

 

[Cosima]

Maybe try to massage his belly. It’s probably gas. Unfortunately I have had much luck with bloated rabbits but if he is still drinking then its not too bad yet.

 

[ladysown]

how is he doing? bloat is hard to combat and you need to treat it immediately with gas drops, and gentle massage. Forcing them to move helps.

 

[RabbitsOfTheCreek]

how is he doing? bloat is hard to combat and you need to treat it immediately with gas drops, and gentle massage. Forcing them to move helps.

He still hasn't ate anything and I'm not sure if he's drank anything either

 

[ladysown]

what are you doing to help him? if nothing, you are basically just watching him die and should then mercy cull him.

 

[RabbitsOfTheCreek]

what are you doing to help him? if nothing, you are basically just watching him die and should then mercy cull him.

We're going to get gas drops today

 

[RabbitsOfTheCreek]

He got gas drops and water through a syringe and I'm going to move him to my room today

 

[RabbitsOfTheCreek]

 

[RabbitsOfTheCreek]

 

[RabbitsOfTheCreek]

He made it overnight

 

[RabbitsOfTheCreek]

He made it overnight

But he wouldn't take his drops or barely any water

 

[RabbitsOfTheCreek]

 

[RabbitsOfTheCreek]

He's alive but didn't take any

 

[ladysown]

are you gently massaging his belly? if you do so do you feel any lumps in there? Sometimes if you wet some greens and keep bugging him with them he'll grab them just to spite you and sometimes that gets them eating.

 

[RabbitsOfTheCreek]

He was doing terribly so we had to mercy cull him

Also put down the Doe I've been meaning to

 

[Cosima]

Why did the doe need to be culled?

 

[RabbitsOfTheCreek]

Why did the doe need to be culled?

I couldn't sell or breed her because she was very aggressive and her kits would get stuck

 

[Scooter1A]

well he was 4, maybe his time was just up

 

[RabbitsOfTheCreek]

well he was 4, maybe his time was just up

Four isn't very old