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Hazel is at least 6 years old. She is very slowly getting thinner and thinner. She is also moulting at the moment really heavily so that might be part of the problem. Has anyone seem this in elderly rabbits and if so have you any advice?? She is wormed regularly with panacur so probably not e-cuniculi. I suspect it is her kidneys as I ahve seen this kind of thing in guineapigs but I wonder if there is anything that can be done to help her. She is her usual self and doesn't seem to be suffering (although she is a bit fed up with all the grooming!
 
I have a 10 year old bun Rosie,she is the same,some days she is like a mad bunny,hopping about and eating,then other days she eats and looks like she is in a trance.The other day she was sitting and she was facing the wall of her hutch and not looking out:roll:Is your bun eating?
 
Yes, definitely, stuffing her face as usual. I have doubled up the amount of science selective she has already but it hasn't made any difference - still losing weight.:?
 
My Warren is 7 years old and he's steadily shrinking too. He's still very much himself though, eating fine, running around (albeit a little wobbly). To be honest i really don't want to take him to the vets to poked and prodded at in his old age. If he looked genuinely ill i would. But getting skinny is just part of old age even for us humans. We're keeping and eye on him to make sure he is happy and in no obvious pain. I think i'll know he's going downhill if he stops eating as he really loves his grub. But i'm hoping he is with me for a while yet.
Helen xx
 
Eeek - I try not to think of my bunnies as 'old' until they're at least 8. The only bunny I ever had who got thin was one who suffered recurring bouts of pnuemonia. She was putting so much energy into breathing that it was using all her calories up. Presume your bun's chest is clear?
 
I think so, she doesn't wheeze or anything - I'll listen extra carefully when i groom her tomorrow - thanks fo rthe idea. Surely if she had an infection she'd be off her food.
 
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