help plz quickly as fast as u can ..
i bought a bunny 2 days ago its not a baby but its not a adult so its small i left it home n came bak at 5:00pm n my bunny didnt move it was in a corner n i lifted it up n it had lyk a huge ball of green n brown poop n it started to move more cause i cleaned a lil bit but dere is more n i left it in my garden to roam but its jus in a corner how do ii make him better can i jus wash him on his u kno or wat do i do it needs to b better
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Most of the time, when your bunny begins to show actual signs of being sick, they are seriously ill. Taking him to a vet would be your best bet, if not taking him back to the petstore.
If your bunny is having very serious diarrhea, he must be rushed to the vet immediately. If you notice a soft stool, blobs of squishy poops clustered together in the litter box which are not the normal clustered soft pellets, your bunny is experiencing a digestive system imbalance. One way to clear up this condition is to remove all food, and replace it with uncooked oatmeal until his poops firm up to normal consistency. As always, you should consult a veterinarian, especially if you are a first time bunny owner and inexperienced in bunny health.
Call the vet NOW. He is the only one who can diagnose the problem and treat it. Perhaps the bunny ingested something that is making him sick (such as something toxic), so don't put this off. It's better to be safe than sorry, and it's the only way you'll know what is wrong.
If it serious take him/her to the vet. If not have you changed it's food. When I changed my bunnies food it would always get diarreah. I would find out what they were feeding it from wherever you got it. Also it could be it was just the change. Keep it very quiet where he/she stays. Warning if a bunny gets too frightend it's body will release the hormone addreniline. If it get's way too frightened it will release a massive amount of it and it will die. Bunnies are 10 times more responsibility than a cat or dog ever thought about. Please read up about your specific type before something bad happens.
Don't run off and call a vet. The stress of being in a new home is enough to give your rabbit soft stools. So is letting her have free reign of the greens in your backyard. Follow the feeding directions below and your rabbit's stools should firm up in a day or two.
Give your rabbit a constant supply of fresh water in a water bottle or clean bowl. Give her a small handful of timothy, oat grass, or orchard grass hay every day. Give her as much pellets as she can finish off in one day if she is younger than 4 months old or in half a day if she is over 4 months old.
I do NOT give baby rabbits greens until 4 months of age in order to prevent the number one killer of baby rabbits - enteritis (diahrea).
It's okay to give her the occasional treat of dark greens (one leaf) or small slice of fruit but only 3 - 4 times a week. Work it into her diet gradually.
To firm up her soft stools give her one or two tablespoons of uncooked, old-fashioned oatmeal (not the quick-oats or instant) daily, in addition to her regular food, until her stool firms up again. That should only take two or three days max.
Find a veterinarian that specializes in rabbit medicine (sometimes called an exotics or small animal vet). A regular vet won't know squat about rabbits. Call your vet and tell them that your new rabbit has soft stools and that you are going to follow the feeding instructions above. The vet will probably tell you to call him in two days if the stool has not firmed up.
I'm curious to know where you got your rabbit and what care instructions they gave you.
Don't let your rabbit roam. Keep it inside in an x-pen or an appropriate rabbit cage and don't let it roam in your home or outside just yet.
Here's how to clean up your bunny's messy bum. Clean off what you can with a dry paper towel or moist baby wipe without spreading it. In other words, pick it off as much as possible. While it is still moist, sprinkle on and rub in a good amount of corn starch (find it at the grocery store). Rub it in to the point that is kind of balls up and the poop slides off the fur when it is combed.
If the poop is dried on then spritz it with a water bottle and let it re-moisten before putting on the corn starch.
Get out as much of the powder as you can with a come or a powerful hairdryer set to "cool".
I use corn starch because it is edible and fragrance-free. It won't hurt or bother your rabbit.
Tip: Do the cleaning in a safe area outside if you can and in casual clothes. It's gonna make a mess but it will get your rabbit very clean.
Here's a very valuable book to buy: "Storey's Guide to Raising Rabbits" by Bob Bennett. You can find it Border's bookstore or on Amazon.
Call the vet ASAP and ask someone there about it. It sounds serious. It could have eaten something in your garden and has been poisoned. Contact an emergency vet clinic if it is after hours.
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