How Much Would It Cost To Take Rabbit To Vet?

1. Hopping Mad! Bunny magazine Says

   Hi,
   I’m from the UK, so can’t answer your questions about costs, sorry.
   However, it sounds like your bun (who’s gorgeous, BTW! ) has been experiencing a slowed gut motility that hasn’t yet gone into full stasis. The poops do look a bit irregular, but the fact he’s stopped having runny poops is a good thing.
   A couple of things to consider:
   With him being a Nethie dwarf, it’s likely that he has teeth issues – the mouth of these rabbits is so small to fit in all those teeth, that Nethie’s are renowned for dental spurs, overgrowth etc.
   It may be that he’s in some discomfort, in which case, his guts will have slowed down.
   Alternatively, he may be experiencing a prolonged stasis, which is not completely stopping the guts working, but slowing them down.
   I would suggest getting him some Pro Biotics, as soon as you can. The gut Flora in the caecum will have been altered by the runny poops etc, and Pro Biotics can really help. I don’t know what you get in the pet stores, but there should be a rabbit Pro-B in there – or the vets may sell them, but they will be more expensive.
   You need to keep your bun hydrated – dehydration compounds gut problems -I would be syringing 5-10 ml of water (mixed with Pro-Biotics) every 2-3 hours.
   Stick to hay and high fibre pellets, and feed him a handful of herbs a day – Mint, Basil and Parsley are all good for tummy upsets, as is fresh Pineapple juice (not concentrate) – it contains a digestive enzyme called Bromelain.
   If you have any blackberry bushes around, (bramble) then the leaves from those have a digestive enzyme in them, and buns love these.
   However, your bun’s health is in a worrying state, and ideally, he really does need to see a vet – you can go and get a shot of Invectermin now, before he may go into a full stasis, which will help get the guts moving, but this won’t sort out the cause.
   Gut stasis is not a condition, it’s a symptom of something else.
   Have a look at this article I wrote on git stasis – it’s been expert reviewed and edited – it may give you some help: http://www.hoppingmad.org/E3/GIstasis.ht…
   And also this one on congenital breed issues – which talks about the problems with dwarf breeds and teeth: http://www.hoppingmad.org/E3/congenitald…
   Hope he’s ok, and you can get the money together for a visit. He really does need to go, and the vet will most likely want to check his teeth.
   Good luck
   EDIT: Extremes of temperature can cause stasis/slowed motility. Dwarf breeds shouldn’t be kept outside alone in extreme cold – their bodies are too small to deal with it, and without the warmth of a companion, it can cause fatality.
   Is there any way you can bring him inside until it warms up a bit?

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