Help with bunny bloat..??

Re: Help with bunny bloat..??

nicola severs RVN cert exotics — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:26:32 GMT

they need to advise clients correctly about husbandry , personally I think they should neuter and re home them in pairs as they are much happier and healthier with company , too many rabbits shoved in hutches at the bottom of the garden .They should give out info packs with each re homed rabbit and also have a page dedicated to rabbit care on the website , they could also incorperate rabbit health clinics for the nurses to check them over and give advice.

Re: Help with bunny bloat..??

xxserahxx — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:22:33 GMT

i dont get what causes them to get it then.. or what the blue cross are doing wrong once theyve been weaned on mother..

Re: Help with bunny bloat..??

nicola severs RVN cert exotics — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:18:30 GMT

seems like u are doing everything right good luck , hope they are ok x

Re: Help with bunny bloat..??

Steph Worsley — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:11:14 GMT

I agree with Nicola, loads of hay NOT straw is great

Grass is not the cause of bloat

Re: Help with bunny bloat..??

xxserahxx — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:10:30 GMT

thanks guys.. there on supreme recovery syringe fed.. and bio lapis sachets daily.. there eating small amounts of hay but not passing anything as yet.. just have to keep going and hope they wont give up.. :(

Re: Help with bunny bloat..??

nicola severs RVN cert exotics — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:04:59 GMT

thats not true in the wild they eat grass , its quite normal , the important thing is to keep the guts moving

Re: Help with bunny bloat..??

albatross — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:02:04 GMT

it's usually caused by the grass fermenting. Baby bunnies should NOT be given grass to eat!!

Re: Help with bunny bloat..??

nicola severs RVN cert exotics — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:56:28 GMT

hi u need to give them as much fibre as poss , syringe feed them oxbow critical care formula and add in some pro biotics like avipro . fibreplex is also good , continue long term with the pro biotics ensuring the diet is around 80% roughage like hay and grass , dandilion leaves and parsley are also good for the digestion and are appetite stimulants.Also re asses the husbandry because stress may bring on gut stasis.