Stormy
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Unfortunately my partner and I didn't exchange notes about one of our 6-month old does, an American Blues, until this evening after the vet is closed. What I took for calm and chilled out this morning, turned into an all day affair of not eating when my partner fed her later in the day, or when he gave her carrot tops. She hasn't been moving much or interacting with us or her sister. She is happily co-housed with her sister, and normally they are bright, perky, active little rabbits. We put them out to graze almost every day, but her pen has been in the same place for a week, so no new plants there. She has the same food pellets, but the bunny hay is a different source, all the rabbits have been eating it for the past 5 days, and she gets fresh vegetables. She isn't eating or drinking and when I called the breeder I got her from she recommended giving her flavored water, which I put Emergen-C into for electrolytes and am using a syringe to try to get some water in her - a lot is just exiting her mouth or pooling in her dewlap, but some is getting down. I am worried about losing her and I'm not sure what else to do. There are NO other symptoms. I was debating whether to bring her inside for the night, where its warmer, but it might be stressful with the unfamiliar noises of a household and away from her sister. (Plus the buck is a housepet and/or housepest and I wouldn't want him to stress her out - normally she's excited by his company) The breeder mentioned it could be an intestinal blockage, and mentioned a vet might give a laxative - does anyone have any household laxative suggestions for what might be safe? Would Olive oil be a laxative? I'm not sure what to do, being freshly back to raising rabbits after a 25+ year absence. I'm so disappointed after raising her for the past 5 months to see her be sick when we've been giving them the best of care. Your help and insights are appreciated!