RickyRabbit
New Member
I am cross-posting from the BinkyBunny forum, because I am getting pretty desperate for advice. Here's a link to my original more detailed post: http://binkybunny.com/FORUM/tabid/54/aft/130358/Default.aspx
Last night we had what seemed like 4 happy healthy bunnies, they are all about 8 weeks old. We have owned them for about a week, they were all given a 1-dosis of anti-parasitic medication a few days ago. This morning we found one dead, and the other dying, both had urinated a lot. The other two seemed healthy. After a long day fighting to survive the weak one died as well. He seemed to have the right half of his body paralyzed.
The vet did a necropsy on both of them, he said the upper half of their intestines were clogged and the bottom half of the intestines were completely empty. He thinks the top half to several days to accumulate. But can't explain how it happened. I asked him to check for Coccidia, says he found no evidence of it, and that should have been covered in the anti-parasite medication he gave them. I talked to the breeder who sold them, and he said I needed to put antibiotics in the water like he does, the vet told me not to.
I really really don't want these other two bunnies to die. Right now they seem fine, but then again so did the other two and they all ate and played together. They are eating and passing stools, as well as drinking water. Although the stools from one of them to seem to be a little large and has some clear mucous, we are giving them belly massages to try and help them pass their food.
Things I have on-hand to medicate them: Pedialyte, Oral Syringes, Simethicone and Pineapples.
I have given them each 1CC of Pedialyte, and they ate some pineapple. I have yet to give them simethicone. Does anyone have a hunch about what has happened, and how I can keep these other bunnies alive through the night and hopefully into adulthood?
Thanks in advance!
Last night we had what seemed like 4 happy healthy bunnies, they are all about 8 weeks old. We have owned them for about a week, they were all given a 1-dosis of anti-parasitic medication a few days ago. This morning we found one dead, and the other dying, both had urinated a lot. The other two seemed healthy. After a long day fighting to survive the weak one died as well. He seemed to have the right half of his body paralyzed.
The vet did a necropsy on both of them, he said the upper half of their intestines were clogged and the bottom half of the intestines were completely empty. He thinks the top half to several days to accumulate. But can't explain how it happened. I asked him to check for Coccidia, says he found no evidence of it, and that should have been covered in the anti-parasite medication he gave them. I talked to the breeder who sold them, and he said I needed to put antibiotics in the water like he does, the vet told me not to.
I really really don't want these other two bunnies to die. Right now they seem fine, but then again so did the other two and they all ate and played together. They are eating and passing stools, as well as drinking water. Although the stools from one of them to seem to be a little large and has some clear mucous, we are giving them belly massages to try and help them pass their food.
Things I have on-hand to medicate them: Pedialyte, Oral Syringes, Simethicone and Pineapples.
I have given them each 1CC of Pedialyte, and they ate some pineapple. I have yet to give them simethicone. Does anyone have a hunch about what has happened, and how I can keep these other bunnies alive through the night and hopefully into adulthood?
Thanks in advance!
