penny is loseing weight

I`v noticed that penny has lost some weight. I can feel her spine and her ribs are beginning to stick out. I usually give penny a small handfull of pellets a day which she usually wolfes down, but now she is barely toutching them, she is also not earing allot of hay. Now when i give her veg she will eat the whole lot aswell as any treats i give her. She is pooing but the droppings are very small and she is weeing fine. I have her booked into the vets at 1.30pm this afternoon. Any ideas what could be wrong ?
Penny is five years old and has never had any problems with her teeth.

pennypoos said:

I`v noticed that penny has lost some weight. I can feel her spine and her ribs are beginning to stick out. I usually give penny a small handfull of pellets a day which she usually wolfes down, but now she is barely toutching them, she is also not earing allot of hay. Now when i give her veg she will eat the whole lot aswell as any treats i give her. She is pooing but the droppings are very small and she is weeing fine. I have her booked into the vets at 1.30pm this afternoon. Any ideas what could be wrong ?
Penny is five years old and has never had any problems with her teeth.

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Possibly teeth? Veg is softer than pellets/hay so maybe she's finding it easier to eat that, with the poops looking small, that would support the idea of teeth being the problem i think?

Experts, correct me if im wrong though. Just my input from things ive read since joining

Thats what the vets nurse said when i phoned up for an appointment this morning. But i just though because she is 5, and never suffered with her teeth before that maybe it was something else. The last time she had her teeth checked was in march/april time when she had her myxi jab so it could be.
should i go and try her with some pellets that have been soaked in water to make them softer for her to eat. She is just eating a nice big pile of carrots spring greens and celery. At the minute.
Cheers graham
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The poops are small because she isn't getting enough fibre as she isn't eating her hay.

I'd agree with Graham that she may have some pain in mouth, maybe teeth related as veg is generally softer but did you say she is eating carrots quite happily?

Another idea is that perhaps she gets too much veg which is why she doesn't eat the other stuff?

A vet check is def a good idea to help rule out any serious problems.

Amy104 said:

The poops are small because she isn't getting enough fibre as she isn't eating her hay.

I'd agree with Graham that she may have some pain in mouth, maybe teeth related as veg is generally softer but did you say she is eating carrots quite happily?

Another idea is that perhaps she gets too much veg which is why she doesn't eat the other stuff?

A vet check is def a good idea to help rule out any serious problems.

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at least i was on the right path

Hope Penny gets on okay at the vets.

at least i was on the right path

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Small poops can also be a sign that a buns gut is slowing down and they are going into stasis so its always a good idea to know what is a normal size for your bun.

Amy104 said:

Small poops can also be a sign that a buns gut is slowing down and they are going into stasis so its always a good idea to know what is a normal size for your bun.

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Thats why i have my magnifying glass close at hand :wave:

I've read posts by so many people about stasis etc lately, and how poops should be certain size/colour/solidity.

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just got back from the vets. The vet couldn`t get a propper look at penny`s teeth because she was wriggling arround too much, so she has been booked in for an anesthetic on friday morning so that they can have a propper look.

Amy104 The poops are small because she isn't getting enough fibre as she isn't eating her hay.

I'd agree with Graham that she may have some pain in mouth, maybe teeth related as veg is generally softer but did you say she is eating carrots quite happily?

Another idea is that perhaps she gets too much veg which is why she doesn't eat the other stuff?

A vet check is def a good idea to help rule out any serious problems

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penny quite happily eats carrot, but i don`t think i give her too much veg .And if i was giving her too much veg then would she not be losing weigh ? She has about half a small carrot, 1 leaf of spring green and a bit of spinich every day. she used to eat that quite happily plus her hay and pellets.
She has lost quite a bit of weight. The last time i had her weighed at the vets she weighd 1.9? kilos and now she only weighs 1.5? kilos. I think thats quite alot of weight of lose.

I`m not sure about sending her in for a GA :? I`m not sure it the right thing to do.
I feel as if my time has been wasted by taking penny to the vets today. It wasn`t the usual rabbit vet that i normally go and see, and i feel as if I`m none the wiser.

The vet did say that her teeth weren`t perfect, and she said she didn`t have any ulcers or sores in her mouth.

It certainly sounding more like she has problems with her teeth. If she has a GA will they do any work required at the same time?

Amy104 said:

It certainly sounding more like she has problems with her teeth. If she has a GA will they do any work required at the same time?

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Yes they did say that they would do any work at the same time if required.