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Rabbit not eating pellets for two days

Cynthia

Cynthia

Young Bun
Okay so i noticed that my rabbit has not been eating her pellets. I called the vet and they said that she may have a hairball to try feeding her pineapple or pineapple juice. Well she will not eat any of that she would eat some carrots last night and she is only eating her hay. Should i take her to the vet and have her checked out or will she be okay as long as she is eating hay. Also any help or advice as to what to give her.
 
Cynthia said:
Okay so i noticed that my rabbit has not been eating her pellets. I called the vet and they said that she may have a hairball to try feeding her pineapple or pineapple juice. Well she will not eat any of that she would eat some carrots last night and she is only eating her hay. Should i take her to the vet and have her checked out or will she be okay as long as she is eating hay. Also any help or advice as to what to give her.
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Is she pooing ?
 
I would take her to the vets ASAP. Somethings obviously not right, and they can go downhill very quickly xx
 
I agree that she needs urgent Veterinary attention.
She obviously has reduced gut motility and left untreated this can become a life threatening condition.

Is she drinking? Keeping her gut contents well hydrated is essential. So if she is not drinking you need to syringe water into her on an hourly basis til you can get her to a Vet. She needs at least 10ml/kg/hour
 
sorry, im just repeating what others have said, but PLEASE get her to a vet as soon as you can, she will go down rapidly if her gut isn't moving as it should be.
 
It could be a number of things from teeth to blockage but the vet has to see the rabbit to diagnose its condition and find out the underlying reason for your bunny not to be eating!

I had a bunny die in the begining of march due to a blockage and its not a nice thing at all :(

Please go to the vet ASAP especially since its been 2 days since your bunny has eaten!
 
Well i took you guys advice and took her to the vet. they felt a mass not sure yet if it is a hairball mass or something else. the next step they do xrays to find out what we are dealing with. My husband will be taking her today. Please keep Cocoa in your prayers and hope this all goes away. I just hope that she doesn't have to have surgery to have it removed.
 
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