The reason why the rabbit does not eat and has no spirit
One, lack of water in the body
If the water the pet owner feeds to the rabbit is not clean enough, or if the rabbit does not supply clean water in time, it may lead to the phenomenon of water shortage in the rabbit. The lack of water in the rabbit is not conducive to digesting food, and it will become dehydrated due to lack of water. Over time, the rabbit will be reluctant to eat, and there will be symptoms such as lack of energy and decreased activity. Therefore, the owner must ensure that the rabbit can drink clean water at any time to prevent the rabbit from dehydration and anorexia.
Second, constipation
When the rabbit is constipated, it is often accompanied by loss of appetite or abstinence, intestinal Symptoms such as weakening of the voice appear, and the initial manifestation of constipation in rabbits is that the excretion of feces is small and hard, and then the defecation stops. Some sick rabbits will bend their necks and look down on their abdomen and anus, showing difficulty in defecation, intestinal blockage and excessive gas production, and the phenomenon of “abdominal distension” occurs. When constipation is severe, the fecal particles are covered with a white gelatinous substance, and the urine is very little, mostly brown-red. If you touch the abdomen, you can feel the accumulation of a lot of dry and hard feces in the large intestine. If this situation persists for too long, the rabbit will also experience symptoms such as weakness and lack of energy.
In this regard, the following methods can be used:
The following methods can be used to treat constipation
1. Use artificial salt or sodium sulfate to flush and feed, the dosage : 5 grams for adult rabbits, half for young rabbits, take orally 1-2 times a day for 2-3 days, stop taking the medicine after constipation disappears.
2. Add the same amount of water to brew liquid paraffin or castor oil and feed it. Dosage: 16ml for adult rabbits, half for young rabbits, 1-2 times a day for 2-3 days.
3. Use 40ml warm soapy water (about 46°C) for an enema, connect one end of the catheter to a syringe without a needle, insert the other end into the rabbit’s rectum, and then slowly pour warm soapy water.
4. Take 26ml peanut oil or rapeseed oil, 10ml honey, add appropriate amount of water, and feed the sick rabbits once a day for 2-3 days.
5. Use diacetol tincture for oral administration, dosage: 6 mg/time for adult rabbits, halved for young rabbits, 3 times a day, stop the drug immediately after the constipation disappears.
6. For refractory intractable cases, intramuscular injection of trimoxazole can be performed. Dosage: 0.3 mg for adult rabbits, half for young rabbits. Generally, about 20 minutes after the rabbit is injected, it can discharge a large number of dry and hard fecal particles, which can be cured in 1-2 times. The sick rabbits should be observed for 10-20 minutes after injection. If the sick rabbit has symptoms such as dyspnea, muscle tremor, drooling, sweating, etc., it is necessary to inject an appropriate amount of intramuscular injection in time for rescue.
Second, disease infection
Usually when rabbits are infected, such as coccidial infection, bacterial infection Infection, etc., there will also be symptoms such as not eating, lack of spirit, etc. If the symptoms are caused by diseases, the pet owner needs to find out the cause of the symptoms in the rabbit, and then treat according to the cause, and must not go to the doctor in a hurry. , in order to avoid irreparable damage caused by ferry rabbits, should be treated by a professional veterinarian.
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