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Yes! Especially if you feed them too much lettuce.
Lettuce contains a chemical called lactucarium that can cause diarrhoea in rabbits. You shouldn't feed your rabbit any white or light-coloured lettuces because they have lots of lactucarium in them. Dark-coloured lettuces (like romaine) have less lactucarium and are very healthy for bunnies and can be included in the rotation of "salad" greens, but too much can still make them sick. See the related question below for info and links about a healthy rabbit diet.
The bigger problem with belly aches and rabbits is gas.When rabbits have gas, they often decide to stop eating; however, when rabbits stops eating, they quickly go into GI stasis, a deadly illness. (Rabbits can't safely fast for short periods like human, cats, dogs, and many other animals can.) GI stasis can kill a rabbit within a day or two, so it's important to observe your rabbit's appearance and behaviour every day. Many pet bunnies die this way because no one was paying attention. You can treat gas at home with simethicone and belly massage, but if the symptoms don't go away within a few hours you should go to the vet. See the related question below for more info and links.
Foods that cause gas in rabbits include green peppers, and cruciferous vegetables (like cabbage, kale, turnips, watercress and other cress, mustard greens, collards, brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, broccoli, cauliflower, bok choy, Chinese greens, rapini/broccoli rabe, rutabaga/swede, arugula/rocket, and radish).
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What happens if rabbits have hard stomachs?
They have colic, too many gassy vegetables.
How tall is Zdravko Colic?
Zdravko Colic is 184 cm.
What doese a horse have when it paws the ground looks at its sides and lays downis it spasmotic colic or impaction colic?
impaction colic
Is colic a risk with preterm infants?
Colic is a risk to any infant. Colic causes gas that is unbearable which causes the baby to cry excessively
How is colic caused?
Colic in animals can be caused by many different things like parasites or tapeworms. Most cases of colic are not serious and are the result of gas.
What is the number 1 Threat to a horse?
Colic, which is one of two things (intestinal) - Gas Colic (easier to pass) or an Impaction Colic, which can be life threatening.
When a horse refuses to eat and lie down what colic has it got?
Refusing to eat and lying down are frequent symptoms of all types of colic. There are many different types of colic, but the most frequent causes of colic are gas and obstruction.
When did Dragutin Colic die?
Dragutin Colic died in 1987, in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia.
What to do if your horse on howrsecom develops colic?
To cure colic, you need to give your horse antispasmodic medicine which can be bought from the shop. If your horse is under or overweight, it will be at greater risk of colic.
What can you give against colic on?
I got told if ur horse has colic poor beer down its throat and it will stop the colic. I think its the yeast in tyhe beer that dose this
What sorts of colic is there?
There is sand colic, gas colic, impaction colic. Sand Colic is caused when a horse ingests too much sand or dirt from grazing or eating hay off the ground, can usually be prevented with Metamucil treatments. Gas colic is often seen in wind suckers and cribbers where they fill up their stomachs with air and is usually self resolving. Impaction colic is probably the worst and can be life threatening but can be treated at the barn or in worst cases by surgery. There is also general colic that can be caused by a multitude of things including moldy or bad feed or hay, or even things like rat poison
How many different types of colic are there?
Colic can have many causes becaues it is simply abdominal pain, besides being caused by problems in the GI tract, abdominal pain can be seen with pain anywhere in the body. Some different types of colic are: spasmodic, impaction, gas, strangulation, displacement. Different causes of colic are: ulcerative colitis, gastric ulcers, ileus, enteroliths, infarction, intussusception, volvulus, tumors, interitis, gastritis, obstruction, perforation, laminitis, etc.
