I have a little bunny rabbit whos having diarrhea hes running around ok but he does lay down alot ne sugestion

Answer 1

If your bunny gets runny stool, you should take away the greens and fruit and encourage the bunny to eat as much hay as possible - you may also need to restrict pellets in order to accomplish this.

Please clean the diarrhea in his cage. If he has any stuck on his bottom (which is very common!), the first thing you should do is clean the area, very gently. You can use plain cornstarch (NOT TALC) to give a dry bath and hopefully remove most of the mess, and if necessary, have your bunny sitting in a very small amount of warm water to soak the toughest clumps. If the bunny must get wet, do your best with towels and a hair dryer set on a low setting to dry the fur - wet bunnies can get sick easily.

The next thing you should do is change the bunny's diet, like stated earlier, eliminating sugars (all fruit), limiting greens, and promoting fresh hay to eat.

You should also contact your vet and tell them of the situation and see about making an appointment. Check the bunny several times a day and clean as necessary. Look for an improvement very soon (in a couple days) or make an appointment to see the vet. Poopybutt can easily lead to fly-strike (which is fatal) if not treated!!

Hope this helps! Kiss to your bun!

Answer 2

First, stop giving it any snacks you are giving it (grass, veggies, fruits etc.)

Second, make sure it has plenty of water to keep from getting dehydrated.

Third, pull it off it's food for 24 hours. The bacteria that causes diahrrea lives off the food in the stomach, so getting rid of the food temporarily in the stomach helps.

After 24 hours put it back on half rations of food or a small handful of timothy hay. Timothy hay is higher in fiber and has a lot of roughage and is therefore good to combat diahrrea.

Fourth, I recommend treating it for coccidiosis just in case with liquid amprolium added to the water, especially if the rabbit is young and is kept on a solid bottom floored cage instead of a wire cage.

If the diahrrea is too bad, you can treat with Neomycin added to the water.

Try also keeping your water bowls and cage clean. That can also help prevent diahrrea. Summer is normally the worst time for diahrrea due to the increase in temperature and increased growth of bacteria.

That's pretty much a quick overview of what to do. If you have more questions feel free to write me.

Answer 3

I would give the vet a call and ask one of the nurses for their advice. It would only cost you a phone call. they will tell you what you can do at home, ask you questions and then if they think the rabbit needs medical attention they may advise you to bring in the rabbit.

Also giving your rabbit too many fruit and vegetables may cause this. Try just pellets and see if the rabbit gets better.

Answer 4

don't give him any vegatables or fruits for a while, give him alot of hay, and feed him some oats(you know from plain oatmeal) worked for me many times

Answer 5

do not feed him any greens, just feed him regular store boght rabbit food, also give him some gatorade to help clean him out and keep him hydrated

Answer 6

make sure it gets plenty of water and get to the vets tehy can dehydrate and die very quickly.