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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Binette@lemmy.ml to c/rabbits@lemmy.world

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I went dowmstairs to fill her food and water as usual, but she didn't eat. And when I pet her, she seemed to be falling asleep with her eyes closed. I got her out of her cage and tried giving her hay, but she didn't eat any until 15 minutes later. I'm relieved that she's eating now but she barely moves. She was completely fine yesterday. Has this ever happened to anyone?

edit: typo

follow up: she is doing better. she had an upset stomach because my dad fed her a carrot :/

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[–] sxan@midwest.social 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Vet, ASAP. Rabbits are not robust creatures. She could have an impaction, but whatever it is, you need to get her to a vet as soon as you can.

I can't emphasize enough how quickly things can go south with rabbits.

[–] Binette@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

she started getting better (back to her usual behaviour), but still called the vet. Is there anything I should do in the meantime, appart from staying close?

[–] sxan@midwest.social 3 points 2 months ago

I'm not a rabbit expert, so I don't have any more advice for you, sorry.

I was heading to work one morning and found a rabbiy crouched under the car. We took her to the vet, who told us that with rabbits, they can go from "fine" to "dead" in a day, if they get an intestinal blockage or something like that. He said they just aren't very robust, and when they get sick you should jump on it.

Our girl must have been semi-domestic; we kept her for a few months as she recovered and found her a forever home (we had 3 cats at the time). Her issue was an impaction; he said it's a fairly common cause of rabbit vet visits, and yeah, you don't get much time to clear them out. He said it was good we brought her in immediately, and that's what stuck with me.