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Hi All!
First of all, thank you so much for this forum! I've learned so much! Last night when my daughter and I went to let out all of our animals in from the pasture we noticed our little female Mini Lop wasn't acting like herself. Upon further evaluation, we could tell she was severely bloated. I picked her up and she didn't try to fight or move she just kept her legs straight out and they were shaking really bad. Her face was puffy, her whole abdomen firm and she would barely open her eyes.
I came here and read what folks did for rabbit bloat. I have to admit I wasn't hopeful she would make it. There weren't any animal supply stores open and I couldn't get to town due to bad roads. I looked around in my cooking cabinet for herbs that might help with the bloat...I know fennel seed is phenomenal at combating bloat in people, I know fennel is good for rabbits, so I decided to give my Snickers (my sick mini lop) fennel seed and give her some water. I had to force it in her mouth but she ate and drank the little bit I gave her. In all, I ended up giving her about 1/2 teaspoon of fennel seed and about 2 teaspoons water and hoped for the best.
I came back to the barn about an hour later to check on her, and she was able to move around a bit and her eyes were open. I gave her a bit more fennel seed and water and again hoped for the best.
This morning when we went to go let the animals out and feed them she was back to normal. She's now half the size she was yesterday, eating tons of hay and drinking water like a pro.
Being that I didn't see this remedy on any site I visited I thought I would share. It saved my little Snickers and perhaps if your bunny gets bloat it can save yours too!
- Kristen
First of all, thank you so much for this forum! I've learned so much! Last night when my daughter and I went to let out all of our animals in from the pasture we noticed our little female Mini Lop wasn't acting like herself. Upon further evaluation, we could tell she was severely bloated. I picked her up and she didn't try to fight or move she just kept her legs straight out and they were shaking really bad. Her face was puffy, her whole abdomen firm and she would barely open her eyes.
I came here and read what folks did for rabbit bloat. I have to admit I wasn't hopeful she would make it. There weren't any animal supply stores open and I couldn't get to town due to bad roads. I looked around in my cooking cabinet for herbs that might help with the bloat...I know fennel seed is phenomenal at combating bloat in people, I know fennel is good for rabbits, so I decided to give my Snickers (my sick mini lop) fennel seed and give her some water. I had to force it in her mouth but she ate and drank the little bit I gave her. In all, I ended up giving her about 1/2 teaspoon of fennel seed and about 2 teaspoons water and hoped for the best.
I came back to the barn about an hour later to check on her, and she was able to move around a bit and her eyes were open. I gave her a bit more fennel seed and water and again hoped for the best.
This morning when we went to go let the animals out and feed them she was back to normal. She's now half the size she was yesterday, eating tons of hay and drinking water like a pro.
Being that I didn't see this remedy on any site I visited I thought I would share. It saved my little Snickers and perhaps if your bunny gets bloat it can save yours too!
- Kristen
