It honestly sounds like it could be a gas attack, tho still can't rule out the impaction, infection or astone, etc.
But the fact that he waslying still for the tummy rub, and he was getting up and down a lot makes me think that could be the culprit. Some bunniescan look REALLY sick when they have gas. (I've got one that looks like he's going to croak any second, scares the :lipsrsealed
ut ofme everytime).
It will most likely be over before too long, but for future reference, do you have any gas meds with Simethicone? We mostly use baby gas drops here, but GasX tablets or other stuff will work just fine.
And the main key is the tummy rubs and/or vibration therapy, and to at least some extent, getting him moving around. If the problem is gas, I believe you need to break up the big gas bubbles into smaller bubbles to help work their way out. (Iread something about that recently that made me think that was slightly different, mind you, must re-find that reference).
It does take awhile, and after long massages and gas meds, they will feel better, but very often re-bloat, so it's a long process.
If it's an impaction of some sort, which can cause gas, anyway, the therapy is simliar -- massage, exercise, except inthis case, andmost importantly, hydration. The best way to get a mass or stalled GI tract moving is to run liquids through it.
None of these things should hurtif its something else with the exception of astone, in which case I THINK it's best to avoid the area of the bladder and maybe kidneys, but I'll save that one for Ivory (our vet student) or Randy (our resident rabbit genious).
Please let us know how he is.
sas :clover:
