Addendum: Rabbit received traumatic injury while at vet, and now refuses to eat

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Also, he has been urinating and defecating (soft stool, not normal at least partially due to his strange diet) since the evening of the injury.  Since he will not eat timothy hay I provided alfalfa hay, hoping he would view it as a treat, but he has not touched it.

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Dear Claire,

These are clear signs that he is in pain, and in need of better analgesia than he's now getting.  Please ask the vet about tramadol, an *excellent* synthetic opioid that can be used alongside metacam for really great pain relief.

I also forgot to add to the last message:  Please read this with regard to the chronic runny/mushy stool:

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

and this for a safe method of keeping his rear end clean:

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

I hope this helps.
Dana