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i lost my first rabbit to diarrhea, so i guess this time i was more prepared. one of mine got a case of it sunday and i had to spend all day force feeding her food/water through an eye-dropper.
not exactly enjoyable. when i found her she was as limp as a wet rag, so i was extremely happy she pulled through. its kind of frustrating though b/c i have two books on rabbits and neither talks about treating diarrhea, how susceptible they are to it, or how they head straight into a death spiral once they get it.
i would think something so dangerous to rabbits, and something so relatively simple to treat would have a lot more information written about it in rabbit-care books and websites.
oh well, glad my latest scare is over. however i'm never ever feeding mine raw fruits or veggies again. its only pellet mix and timothy hay for my girls from now on
not exactly enjoyable. when i found her she was as limp as a wet rag, so i was extremely happy she pulled through. its kind of frustrating though b/c i have two books on rabbits and neither talks about treating diarrhea, how susceptible they are to it, or how they head straight into a death spiral once they get it.
i would think something so dangerous to rabbits, and something so relatively simple to treat would have a lot more information written about it in rabbit-care books and websites.
oh well, glad my latest scare is over. however i'm never ever feeding mine raw fruits or veggies again. its only pellet mix and timothy hay for my girls from now on