What are the common digestive problems in rabbits
1, stomach
The main reasons for the flatulence of the rabbit’s stomach are: eating too much, eating spoiled feed by mistake, suffering from bacterial infection, etc. If the rabbit is simply bloated, it is often easy to treat. It is only necessary to stop the rabbit from eating for a period of time, ensure that the rabbit has enough water, and at the same time, give it some stomach and digestion drugs, and massage the abdomen of the sick rabbit a lot. , After the sick rabbit digests and excretes the food stuck in its stomach, the symptoms will disappear soon, and then the pet owner can feed the rabbit a small amount of feed. After the rabbit returned to normal, gradually increase the feeding amount.
2. Diarrhea
There are many reasons for diarrhea in rabbits, the reasons for diarrhea in rabbits, Prevention plans are also different. The specific causes are as follows:
(1) Discharge of cecal stool. Under normal circumstances, rabbits will excrete soft, grape-shaped cecal stools every day. This is a normal physiological phenomenon of rabbits. Pet owners who do not know about rabbits may mistakenly think that rabbits have diarrhea, but it is not, pet owners do not need to. too worried. Rabbit cecal stools are generally discharged at night, and at the same time, rabbits will eat the discharged cecal stools to supplement nutrition.
(2) Stress causes diarrhea. Rabbits usually have loose stools after a sudden change of feed, catching or transportation, which is mainly caused by rabbit stress. After the rabbit’s stress is eliminated or the rabbit adapts to the environment, it will soon improve.
(3) Diarrhea caused by a large intake of green and juicy feed. Rabbits, especially young rabbits, are prone to diarrhea if they eat too much green and juicy feed. We call this diarrhea in rabbits grass diarrhea. Rabbit grass diarrhea is mainly caused by the intake of excessively hydrated food. It is not a big problem. Just reduce the feeding amount of the rabbit’s green and juicy feed and increase the feeding amount of dry feed, and the rabbit will soon return to normal.
(4) Diarrhea caused by indigestion. If the rabbit eats too much forage or rabbit food, a series of symptoms such as indigestion and diarrhea will appear. For diarrhea caused simply by indigestion in rabbits, the rabbits can be fasted for a period of time and fed some drugs to promote digestion, and the rabbits will recover quickly after excreting the contents of their stomachs.
(5) Unclean diarrhea. If the rabbit eats unclean food, such as moldy and spoiled food, diarrhea will also occur. In this case, the owner needs to let the rabbit empty the harmful substances in its stomach and replace it with clean and fresh food Feed it with food, and it won’t take long for the rabbit to get better.
(6) Bacterial diarrhea. When rabbits are infected with pathogenic bacteria such as Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus, it is easy to cause severe diarrhea. In this case, the owner can treat the rabbit with oral or other antibacterial drugs such as gentamicin, and at the same time feed the rabbit with normal saline for rehydration, and intravenous infusion if necessary, to prevent the rabbit from dehydration.
3. Constipation
There are many causes of constipation in rabbits, most of which are related to improper daily feeding and management. For example, pet owners often feed rabbits with pelleted feed, but the rabbits do not drink enough water; lack of green and juicy; poor quality of rabbit food; , the feces of the rabbit will remain in the gastrointestinal tract for a long time and cause the rabbit to die from poisoning, breathing difficulties or heart failure.
When the rabbit is constipated, the owner needs to stop feeding the rabbit, and massage the rabbit’s abdomen more to promote its gastrointestinal motility.
Reminder: Prevention of digestive system diseases in rabbits is the key point. I hope pet owners can strictly manage the diet of rabbits and feed them reasonably to reduce the occurrence of digestive problems in rabbits.
