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Date Posted: 08:39:23 11/14/03 Fri
Author: Emily
Subject: Re: URGENT - Sick rabbit won't eat
In reply to: Claire 's message, "URGENT - Sick rabbit won't eat" on 01:14:06 08/29/03 Fri

Our rabbit had the same problem - he wouldn't eat or drink and had a head tilt problem. The vet thought it was an inner ear infection and put him on Baytril - an antibiotic. That helped the head tilt but he still didn't eat or drink. Finally the doctor told us to mix his food with water, and let the food absorb the water so its softer. The pain in his ear could be affecting his teeth (same as us, they're all connected) and the hard food was causing him pain. Worked for us, at least he's eating now. We still have problems with the water, and have been mixing it with a little apple juice or grape juice, which seems to work. At a minimum he is getting the water from the food. Would greratly appreciate anyone's advice on how to get him to like water again!!

>I have an unneutered male rabbit (13 / 14 months old)
>who appears to have developed a head tilt problem. We
>have taken him to the vet (who was rude, dismissive
>and uniformative - told me he'ld either have died in a
>week, or would be better). She did give him two
>injections and some liquid oral medicine.
>
>His head is less tilted over the last few days - and
>while he is still unsteady on his paws, hes not
>falling over as much. He is rubbing his face a lot and
>licking his paws, but becomes very distressed when we
>try to give him his oral medicine and syringe feed
>him.
>
>Whats most worrying is that I can't get him to eat; he
>has only eaten dandelion leaves in the last 48hrs, and
>has lost a lot of weight (even before the head tilt
>problem started). As he still seems very alert, its
>breaking my heart cos I know that he needs to eat more
>if hes to get over this. He will drink if we hold the
>water bottle to him mouth, but looses interest very
>quickly when he drinks from the bottle when its
>attached to the hutch door.
>
>If any one has any advice at all, I would be so
>grateful.
>
>Thankyou.

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