sick rabbit /runs/shivers/noteating

Question
i read another qusetion n answer last nite about bunnys with the runs and that are lathargic n not eating.

my big boy chubs wasnt eating or drinking n had bad runs.
his muscles/nerves where shivering all over but i warmed him up n  fed him water n food through a syringe.he was alot better after that not really interested in food tho.
after i read online last nite to keep them strong till i can get treatment i did that.
i stayed up all nite feeding water every few hours.
this morning he was paralized n died soon after.
i just wish i could understand whats happened???
??
i thought it mite be coccidiosis as another story sounded like mine.
im going to worm my 2 guneapigs and lil bunny just to be sure. i remember last year when i had 20 guneapigd around 10 of them died like this.

its a shock it comes on so quickly i didnt see it coming one day the fine the next there ill

explain???

Answer
Hi Darcy,

I am sorry to hear about your rabbit dying.  The only consolation is that he went relatively quickly.

If I can tell everyone who has a rabbit something, it is this:

Anytime they are off their food (anything other than their normal excited self when the food comes), and/or is having output issues, it is a serious problem and you must regard it as such.  

THe only way to really know what may have killed him is for a vet to do a necropsy.  I can't really tell you what it is.  Diarrhea dehydrates rabbits quickly and causes the gut to dry out, which is a deadly problem in itself.  He may have had some kind of infection, but it's all speculation.

Again, sorry for your rabbit's loss.  He knows you did yor best for him and knew you loved him and were trying to take care of him.  Just being there with him so he wasn't alone I am sure was comforting to him.

Lee