Last Sunday we picked up the last of our rabbit breeding stock, a buck and a doe. We had picked up our other 2 does about a week before that for a total of 3 does and a buck. The last two were my favorites in terms of coloring. Since we will be using the pelts of our rabbits it was important to me to get a variety of pretty colors to choose from. Our buck is a beautiful blue New Zealand and the new female is a broken red.
Monday morning I spent some time outside with the rabbits trying to get them used to me. I will not be socializing their babies but I want to be able to handle the parents if I need to mess with the babies or give medication. I noticed that the buck wasn’t as active as the others but chalked it up to the change in environment. These rabbits were raised in cages and are now on the ground. By Monday night we knew something was wrong. His tummy didn’t feel right and he still wasn’t moving around as much as the others. He also had a clear jelly like substance coming out of his anus. I contacted the breeder who recommended infant gas drops. Luckily I had just grabbed some earlier that day as a precaution.
(This is our new guy with bloat)
We started treating him right way 3ml, 3 times a day as recommended. It is now Sunday and I can’t say if I’ve seen any improvement. I have brought him inside in a large pet kennel so I can keep a close eye on him. Someone also mentioned getting him to exercise so I’ve been taking him out occasionally to run around our bathroom. If he truly has bloat it’s likely he won’t make it but I am hoping we caught it in time.
Anyone ever had a rabbit with bloat? How did you treat it? What was the outcome?
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