Mabel was unwell yesterday evening. It was very sudden - at lunchtime she was making us laugh by racing so fast around the room, and mid-afternoon, when she was called back to her cage so the living room could be vacuumed, she was happy to eat some treats.
However, at teatime, she was flopped out on her side, showed no interest in her greens, instead hopping into her tray and stretching out on her side. She was panting, and obviously very uncomfortable.
Male servant was sent out on bike to buy Infacol from Tesco, and a dose was given, along with a gentle tummy massage, as we suspected gas. Dijon went crazy over the sweet smell, and seemed to be trying siphon Infacol from her mouth, he was pestering her so much, licking her lips! No change in Mabel though, just lots of changing position to get comfortable.
By the evening she was puffed up, eyes closed, with some grinding from pain. We gave her some Metacam, in the hope that if the pain went she would relax enough for her gut to start moving (again, Dijon was desperate to have some - most bunnies love Metacam).
Within a few minutes, she suddenly went to her cage looking for food. We gave her the tea we'd saved (Dijon still managed to steal quite a bit), then she wanted some Burgess. After that she was back to normal, exploring and having cuddles.
We were wary that the Metacam had simply masked the problem, but today she is fine.
It would be useful to know what triggers these sudden bouts of illness - probably a combination of a heavy moult and consuming too much cardboard/sofa/carpet/paper... had slowed down her gut.
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