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my rabbit is reali sick! please help me!

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Question
i have a 2 and a half year old rabbit. He is usually a bright, happy and healthy rabbit. But around last week when he was out for a play i noticed he didnt reali move a lot, and he wasnt reali eating much.So at first i didnt take much notice but then i a couple of days latter i noticed he wasnt eating anything so i tried to get him to eat his fav treats (carrot and fresh grass) but he didnt even look at them or go near them. so the next day i pick him up and lok aroud his body and he has a reali bad runny nose and reali bad diarrhea. So i gently wiped his nose and botom but he still is reali sick and he is strugeling  to breathe  

Answer
Hi Skye,

you must get him to the vet as soon as physically possible.  You have to get to an emergency vet as soon as you read this.  You should have went at the first sign of illness.  These guys are prey animals and they mask it when they are sick, so when you see obvious signs of them being sick, you better get to a vet immediately.

Go now.  Go to whoever is open.  Call ahead and tell them you have a critically ill rabbit who is having breathing problems and you're coming in right now.  Then pack him up in your carrier and get him there!!!