One of the most terrible misfortunes of decorative rabbits is diarrhea. As a rule, the owners do not know what to do, and simply try to change the food, and as a result, the animal dies in two to three days. But the right actions at the very beginning of the development of the disease can save the animal with one hundred percent result.
It is necessary
- - Pharmacy chamomile;
- - Potentilla;
- - Oak bark;
- - disposable syringe;
- - cotton diapers;
- - warmer;
- - "Baytril";
- - "Baykoks";
- - saline.
Instructions
Step 1
After determining the diarrhea in the rabbit, immediately remove all unnecessary from the cage. Leave only water and hay.
Step 2
Wash the rabbit's bottom thoroughly and dry it with cool air from a hair dryer. This is to prevent the rabbit from infecting itself again by licking the anus.
Step 3
Wash the cage, place a clean cotton cloth on the bottom. Stock up on replacement wipes and change them as often as possible. This will keep not only the cage clean, but also the rabbit's legs.
Step 4
Buy dry cinquefoil herb at the pharmacy and brew a tablespoon in one glass of boiling water. When the broth has cooled, pour 1 teaspoon into the rabbit's mouth. Use a disposable syringe without a needle to ensure that the entire volume of medication is delivered to the animal.
Step 5
Brew a pharmaceutical chamomile. Give the rabbit a tablespoon of light yellow broth three times a day. Do this also with a syringe. Chamomile treatment must be continued for 10 days in order to completely heal the intestines. Even if the diarrhea has passed in one day, the treatment cannot be interrupted.
Step 6
If you have neither Potentilla nor chamomile at hand, and the diarrhea began at night, dilute ¼ part of an activated charcoal tablet in water. Then drink chamomile decoction for 10 days according to the scheme.
Step 7
To keep the rabbit warm, keep the cage warm, or put a heating pad with hot water inside.
Step 8
If the diarrhea does not stop within one or two days, dehydration may occur. In this case, force water into the rabbit's mouth. Add to drinking water a little broth of Potentilla or oak bark (about 1 teaspoon of broth in a glass of water).
Step 9
Buy from Baytril Veterinary Pharmacy. For a 2 kg rabbit, dilute 0.2 ml of antibiotic in 1 ml of saline. Inject the medicine subcutaneously at the withers. Pull the skin back with your fingers, insert the needle, and slowly inject the medicine. Ask someone to hold the animal during the injections. A small insulin syringe is best. Give injections three times a day.
Step 10
After the diarrhea is over, the rabbit's gastrointestinal tract is weakened and prone to various bacterial infections. Buy from Baycox Veterinary Pharmacy. Dilute a teaspoon of the drug in a liter of water and use it instead of drinking water for four days. Pour the solution directly into the drinker, it remains active for 48 hours.
Step 11
Prevent worms from time to time, as worms can also cause diarrhea in a rabbit.
