Does Anyone Know About Calcium Deficiency In Rabbits?
I took my cross lionhead rabbit to the vets 6 weeks ago, due to him not eating or drinking, and becoming very lifeless, I was told he had spurs on his teeth, and had calcium deficiency.
Now, weeks later he has become quiet, and not very active.
I have checked his teeth, and they are fine since he had them done, I have also checked his rear end incase of fly strike……..that is fine.
He is moulting, and I am wondering if this could be making him a little under the weather, or could it be something to do with this calcium deficiency, which I know nothing about, or if it needs treating.
I would be grateful if anyone has any knowledge or information about this, and is able to pass it on.
Fingers crossed Angela
I could be "wool-block" as molting rabbits can get this,its like cats can but rabbits CAN’T sick up (due to the joining of the stomach openings) So it remains stuck inside them. The symptoms are;
The rabbit is generally lethargic,sometimes cold,not wanting to move and often/normally the rabbit won’t eat or drink or only in small amounts. About a month ago my rabbit who was molting had this,he had all the symptoms above,i gave him basically tons of raspberry leaves/willow leaves and Diced up pineapple(available from health food stores/or some supermarkets or you can use juice pour it on some veg,if the rabbit doesn’t drink.) As fiber is very important in this illness so give him as much green leaves or carrots as possible,Pineapple has an active substance that relieves the normally clears minor cases of wool block. You might of brushed your bunny allot(as i did) by sometimes it still happens. If he doesn’t eat any foods or drink any water,in 2 day maximum then contact the vet as soon as you can as wool-block can kill,as the rabbit intestines should ALWAYS be kept moving. One of my bucks had wool-block for not quite a couple of days,i was close to calling the vets,but he cleared it himself with the aid of the food i fed him. In serious cases of wool-block an operation is needed to save the rabbit,this costs loads of money,also vitamin b12 should be given in severe cases. Prevention is better than a cure,so keep a sharp eye on his wealth-fair as if after a couple of days if there are no good signs,please phone your vet straight away. If he has still been eating but is quite it could be an early sign of wool block so treat as minor case of it as stated above. Or in other cases he could just be depressed!
Hope this helps & he gets better soon! =) xxx
August 23rd, 2010 at 7:56 am
I could be "wool-block" as molting rabbits can get this,its like cats can but rabbits CAN’T sick up (due to the joining of the stomach openings) So it remains stuck inside them. The symptoms are;
The rabbit is generally lethargic,sometimes cold,not wanting to move and often/normally the rabbit won’t eat or drink or only in small amounts. About a month ago my rabbit who was molting had this,he had all the symptoms above,i gave him basically tons of raspberry leaves/willow leaves and Diced up pineapple(available from health food stores/or some supermarkets or you can use juice pour it on some veg,if the rabbit doesn’t drink.) As fiber is very important in this illness so give him as much green leaves or carrots as possible,Pineapple has an active substance that relieves the normally clears minor cases of wool block. You might of brushed your bunny allot(as i did) by sometimes it still happens. If he doesn’t eat any foods or drink any water,in 2 day maximum then contact the vet as soon as you can as wool-block can kill,as the rabbit intestines should ALWAYS be kept moving. One of my bucks had wool-block for not quite a couple of days,i was close to calling the vets,but he cleared it himself with the aid of the food i fed him. In serious cases of wool-block an operation is needed to save the rabbit,this costs loads of money,also vitamin b12 should be given in severe cases. Prevention is better than a cure,so keep a sharp eye on his wealth-fair as if after a couple of days if there are no good signs,please phone your vet straight away. If he has still been eating but is quite it could be an early sign of wool block so treat as minor case of it as stated above. Or in other cases he could just be depressed!
Hope this helps & he gets better soon! =) xxx
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