HELP!!!!!!

[BenNme]

I think my rabbit has bloat!!! what do i do? i have been giving him simethicone every hour for the past couple of hour sand no change. He seems to be in a lot of pain a nd is not moving. The last time he ate was last night around 10:00 he ate some carrot and a little pea baby food. Can i give him asprin or motrin to relieve some of the pain? if so how much? Thank you!

 

[jordiwes]

Try holding him in your lap and giving him some tummy massages. You can also try a some warmth - like heating up a sock filled with rice in the microwave. It's also really helpful if he moves around.

 

[f_j]

I would get him to a vet as soon as possible.

 

[MyBoyHarper]

I don't know much about this, but another member here had the same problem. Here's the thread and a bunch of advice that was given by other members:

http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=17672&forum_id=16

 

[pamnock]

Baby aspirin is fine - my vet said up to 3 per day for a medium sized rabbit. Pain relief helps quite a bit with bloat.

Your vet may want to put rabbit on an IV for fluids also.

Pam

 

[JimD]

BenNme wrote:

I think my rabbit has bloat!!! what do i do? i have been giving him simethicone every hour for the past couple of hours and no change. He seems to be in a lot of pain a nd is not moving. The last time he ate was last night around 10:00 he ate some carrot and a little pea baby food. Can i give him asprin or motrin to relieve some of the pain? if so how much? Thank you!

I would get him to a vet asap.
Simethicone usually works within a short amount of time if it's going to.
Asprin might help with the pain, but might not address the bloat issue.
You want to make sure it isn't a GI infection or blockage.

In the thread that MyBoyHarperposted, there's reference to a "rocking" technique that is supposed to works well, and is recommended by some instead of massage.

Is he eating/drinking/pooping/peeing?

~Jim