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It's been a year since I started compiling, noting, testing, and noting on this blog about the horrors of Bloat. While we did have very limited success with Chlostridium injections, and Aureomycin as well, the devil was still lurking around the corner. Just when we thought we were headed in the right direction - FOOLED AGAIN!
"Big Brother" (and the Gov't backed Pharma's) has not helped any by removing almost all useful meds off the market. Because of this, we knew there had to be something else... something natural... something that any person should be able to access, from any location - and it needs to be chemical free!! Anything else is only going to send us back thru the same vicious cycle, as it always has with "miracle cure" that we have tried. Then it happened.... Many thanks to the good Lord above... the answer was given. Since January of 2017, we have done trials and after dramatic success, we started telling a few friends to try it as well. Low 'n behold... a TRUE SUCCESS!!! Consistent... repeated... 100% NATURAL... SUCCESS!!! With this "fix", in the past 6.5 months, I have witnessed thru our own rabbits or those of friends, at least 40 rabbits that were deathly ill from bloat, some to the degree of being unable to sit up, and within 4 hours improvements were 50-100% increased. The longest case of complete recovery we have seen to date has been just under 2 days. I know you're aching to know what this bit of magic is.... and sorry to do this to you... but - if you want to know, you will need to CONTACT US DIRECTLY! (The product can not find it in any store or market... but I can tell you how to make it.) Here is another bloat treatment that some have had with, yet it has done no good in my barn. Rather than noting detail ---- See this video: compliments of TERRY VREELAND, Checkered Giant Breeder, Michigan... USA For those who care: After 9 months of **racking** my brains and researching, testing, reading, studying, talking, and everything else imaginable (as you can see if you read the rest of this blog article), it appears to be that the CAUSE OF BLOAT is this: Bacterial infection in the gut, due to over-eating with insufficient amounts of Fiber content! Therefore, the success rate to the above treatment is due to the antibiotic aiding in removal of the bacterial content while the beet pulp and straight alfalfa significantly increases *natural* fiber content - aiding in the absorption and digestion of the feed that, basically, is killing them!! (NOT because its "bad feed" but because of the above stated reasoning).
***Note: We have also tried the Aureomycin Crumbles (feed).... it does NOT do the job!! Either they wont eat it, or it's not as potent - something - but in my experience.... save your money cause this dont cut it. I have devoted countless hours towards finding the cause of this 'silent killer'. I have read vet reports, info from the Merck's Manual and many other such editorials, university studies, random internet sites, multiple facebook group postings, and have talked to many, many breeders - both old and new. Time and time again, I keep being led back to dehydration and lack of fiber. In nearly 99% of cases, dehydration plays a large roll in the death-toll, however, dehydration is not the cause - its a symptom of the cause. So, that leaves me with one thing: lack of fiber.
So, I started looking at actual fiber content in manufactured pellets. Ten+ years ago, when we first began raising rabbits, "Bloat" was nearly unheard of! Personally, I had never had a single instance of bloat until November 2015; then it hit like a cyclone and has remained a huge, heart-breaking factor. Liter after liter, baby after baby, the result has been an astounding 90% death / 10% survival rate in my Giant breeds. However, in my small breeds, I have not lost one single kit to bloat. Thats right! Small breeds have a 100% bloat survival rate, vs the 10% survival rate of the Giants. All of our rabbits eat the same feed, are given the same treats, drink the same water, have the same additives, and ultimately live in the same place. The only difference is the amount of feed they get, due to the size of their bodies. I cant state the amount has much bearing on this situation tho, because the small breeds eat what they need, as do the giant breeds, to maintain their systems functionality. So, what has changed? Originally, I fully believed the culprit to be related to GMO's. While I am still not convinced that GMO's are not related to this problem, I have to look deeper - towards the things that I can possibly gain some control over, and in this quest for answers, fiber content still remains to be a constant thought. Years ago, we used a particular brand of feed with was an 18% Protein, which was fed to all our breeds - large and small, alike. Those pellets have a Crude Fiber content of 18+%, In the past year, we have used 3 other brands of feed - all of which contained less then 16% Crude Fiber. And today - we began a new trial... a different variety blend of the current brand-name feed we've been using the past few months. This blend is suppose to have a "high fiber content". However, when looking at the ingredient list, this is less than the 18+% fiber we used to use, but it does have approximately 2.5% more fiber than the other brands we have used. Where do we go from here? Well... keep following along and see how our tests go, as we try this new blend of feed, as well as other products. Meanwhile - cross your fingers and hope these tests lead to some REAL solutions, because a lot of bunnies lives depends on it!! To date, as previously mentioned, I have not found any treatment that offers more than a 10% success rate. Rather than go into long detailed explanations (lets face it! who has time to read it all anyway!), I will make a simple list below of all the methods that I or other close friends have tried and the results of those trials.
1. Switch feed brands = 0% survivals 2. Remove pellets, push water, hay, and oats = 0% survivals 3. Pedialyte, Electrolytes, infant tylenol = 0% survival 4. "ProBios" probiotic, Electrolytes, Infant Gas Drops, Mineral Oil, crushed papaya tablets = 2% survival 5. "Enhance" probiotic, Electrolytes, Infant Gas Drops = 2% survival 6. "Enhance" probiotic = 0% survival 7. "Bloat Treatment" for goats = 0% survival 8. Clostridium Perfringens A&C Antitoxin = 0% survival 9. Mineral Oil Oral Laxative = 0% survival 10. Willow leafs & twigs, grape vine leafs, raspberry leaves, blackberry leaves = 0% survival 11. yogurt, canned pumpkin, crush papaya tablets, oats = 0% survival 12. Corid = 0% survival 13. Dandelion, Plantain, hay, "Enhance" probiotics, electrolytes = 0% survival 14. Celery, Dandelion, Hay, Willow = 0% survival 15. Grass, Cilantro, "Probios" probiotics = 0% survival 16. Critical Care, Probiotics, Electrolytes = 0% survival 17. Safe-Guard, Electrolytes, Probiotics = 0% survival 18. Sub-Q fluid, mineral oil oral laxative = 0% survival 19. Pineapple juice, crushed papaya, canned pumpkin = 0% survival 20. Gatorade, Probiotics, Electrolytes, Gas drops = 0% survival 21. Pedialyte, Probiotics, Electrolytes, crush papaya = 2% survival 22. Probiotics, Electrolytes, Gas drops, warm heating pad, stomach massage = 0% survival 23. Raw Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar with 'the mother' = 0% survival 24. Pen-G, Probiotics, infant tylenol = 0% survival 25. Banana, Applesauce, Kale, oats = 0% survival 26. Garlic, Blackberry leaves, Parsley = 0% survival .... other varieties of the above mixes were also tried with 0% survivals The most common "miracle cures" that are told from one breeder to the next would be great - if they worked. The problem is, the success rates are not consistent - and until there is a consistency, the cure has not been found. So - just to get it said and out of the way - these are the most common statements that I'm classifying, for purposes of this trial, as MYTH-conceptions.
Myth-Causes 1. Its the feed 2. Its the hay (not enough, the wrong kind, or a bad batch) 3. Its because the kits were weaned too young 4. Its because of feeding them veggies or other items too soon or too much 5. Its due to the introduction of new food Myth-Cures 1. Change feed 2. Use different hay 3. In some cases kits are orphaned at or younger than 1 month of age, if early weaning caused the problem, there would not be any hand-reared survivalists -- and there are quite a few who do survive, without every getting bloat. 4. Don't give them any new items, including veggies, until they are at least 4 months old 5. Take away all pellets, free feed hay and water, and push probiotics, electrolytes, and gas drops TRUTH-BE-TOLD The brand of feed you use has very little to do with it, as long as its fresh and of good quality, and if you were feeding greens and such to the mom during and after pregnancy, then the kits are already accustomed to having them anyway. The variety of hay differs mainly by fiber content - and most breeders say that alfalfa hay is too strong, but that's not always the case either. Otherwise, the removal of pellets may or may not help - but since they already refuse to eat, taking it away from them is nearly futile anyway. Pushing fluids, and probiotics may help, in some cases, but it certainly is not the "magic cure" that fixes the problem time and time again. However, the gas drops is a pain reliever, so that does give them some comfort - although typically it is no where near enough comfort to allow them much improvement. Here-within lies the PROBLEM!!!
IF Coccidia is the problem, until recently, the most common "go-to-drug" has been Corid or Albon - via VetRX. However, it is becoming a popular opinion that these drugs are no longer working; perhaps the parasites have evolved, causing them to be more immune to these medications - but who really knows, as this theory has not been scientifically proven, as far as I am aware of. Although, the drug Toltrazuril - trade name Ponazuril (aka Marquis) has became increasingly more effective, with studies that claim a 100% eradication of parasites, when used as directed (5cc per gal water, treat 5 days - skip 5 days - treat 5 days as a preventative measure... or given at same dosage for 21 days straight for treatment of known infestation of parasites). If the problem is Mucoid or Bacterial Enteritis, then you have a mess on your hands because the hard cold truth is that no one knows a 100% full-proof way to fix it because no one understands fully what the exact cause is. Is it because of this, that I have spent countless hours researching, reading, studying, and talking to every person that will give me the time of day to talk about it. Furthermore, it is why I have decided to start & document this trial. The causes of Bloat will vary, depending on which culprit is at hand. If Coccidia is the reason, the rabbit will also rapidly loose wait, as this is a parasitic disease - which is highly contagious! However, regardless of the cause, time is of the essence!!! There is no time to "wait and see what happens either, because in a matter of minutes, your bunny could die - and within a couple days, most all cases do end in death. If the problem is one of the other issues, it is caused by a blockage in the intestinal tract, which may be bacterial or it may be as simple a problem as wool-block. The blockage, however, causes gases to build up in the intestinal tract and stomach. This causes a great deal of pain for the rabbit - which is what causes him to stop moving, eating, and drinking - therefore, the actual cause of death is most likely due to dehydration, especially if there is a presence of mucous or diarrhea.
The readers' digest version of this answer is that bloat is a condition in which rabbits, particularly those between 4 to 8 weeks of age, become inflicted with - and 98% of them die. The outward symptoms are that that the rabbit stops eating and drinking, it becomes lethargic, its belly often swells up, and often times this is further complicated with presence of mucous in the poop, or freely coming out instead of poop. Most commonly, the rabbit dies within 72 hours, however it can last as long as a couple of weeks.
There are several reasons a rabbit gets "bloat". Rather than give a detailed description of each, I will list the names of these causes: 1 - Mucoid Enteritis 2- Bacterial Enteritis 3- Coccidia 4- GI Stasis. All 4 of these cause the same symptoms, so its important to do the homework and know which problem you have on your hands. Coccidia is the easiest to discover, as it can be detected by a fecal test done via a Vet. Detection of the other 3 varieties is not so easily discovered. The common denominator though is that the rabbit will have either diarrhea or constipation. |
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