rabbit diahorrea

Question
QUESTION: Dear Dana,

I came across your name on the internet. Good day.

I breed meat rabbits to which I feed commercial pellets imported to Malta from a reputable Dutch Feeding Company. Recently I had a cluster of 8 six-week's old rabbits half of which with diahorrea. I bought two different medications, PRIMASOL and TRISULMIX to treat this condition. These rabbits never stopped eating but they still kept producing jelly with their droppings. I also gave them hay.

Can you please advise me about this problem and what to add to their water to prevent such scours?

Thank you.

Joseph

ANSWER: Dear Joseph,

Please read:

www.bio.miami.edu/hare/poop.html

Mucous in the stool is a sign of irritation of the intestinal lining, and this can be caused by many different things, from poor diet to parasites.  You should NEVER put medication in the water:  you cannot control the dose, and you may breed resistant pathogens.  Take the bunnies to a good rabbit vet, which you may find via the international listings here:

www.rabbit.org/vets

Dana
P.S. - There is no such thing as a "meat rabbit" any more than there is such a thing as a "meat dog" or "meat human."

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QUESTION: WHERE SHALL I PUT THE LIQUID RABBIT MEDICATION IF NOT IN WATER?

Answer
Dear Joseph,

You need to administer it directly to the rabbit orally via syringe, or via injection.  Mode of delivery depends on the specific drug.  

But please read the article I sent before:

www.bio.miami.edu/hare/poop.html

and find a good rabbit vet:

www.rabbit.org/vets

Unless you know what is causing the problem, you will not know the appropriate treatment.  There are so many things that can cause this problem that it would be impossible to list them here.

Dana