I've been avoiding posting this as tbh, I feel like a horrendous rabbit owner ATM :'(
Last week, I went to give the bun's pens a thorough clean out. Tom had been looking after them for me for the week before as I was exhausted and really busy with work.
Anyway, Tom said he noticed Brams looked thin and he seemed to be chucking out a lot of hay. I brushed it off but when I went to see Brams myself, I wish I'd gone sooner :'(
Brams has lost around half his body weight in a matter of maybe a week. I panicked and brought him indoors. Since then, he's been living in his own bunny-proofed room and I've been able to keep a really good eye on him. He's noticeably put on a bit of weight since I brought him in but it's meant we've figured out the problem. He's refusing to eat his hay.
I'm now free-feeding pellets but he won't eat them off the floor. They have to be in a bowl and even then, he won't eat the ones in the very bottom and tips the bowl over for me to fill it again.
He won't touch his hay but is fine with pellets and treats.
I've just bought him some hay with added mint ad camomile from hay experts and some readigrass.
He's not gone for the hay but has gone mental for the readigrass.
What on earth do I do? He's gone so fussy overnight. He's lively, active, drinking and weeing normally and pooing fine. His poos are darker than normal but I know this is because of the lack of hay.
His teeth are fine as he was just checked over. He's never had teeth problems.
I just don't understand why he's refuse to eat hay and let himself get to that state
Last week, I went to give the bun's pens a thorough clean out. Tom had been looking after them for me for the week before as I was exhausted and really busy with work.
Anyway, Tom said he noticed Brams looked thin and he seemed to be chucking out a lot of hay. I brushed it off but when I went to see Brams myself, I wish I'd gone sooner :'(
Brams has lost around half his body weight in a matter of maybe a week. I panicked and brought him indoors. Since then, he's been living in his own bunny-proofed room and I've been able to keep a really good eye on him. He's noticeably put on a bit of weight since I brought him in but it's meant we've figured out the problem. He's refusing to eat his hay.
I'm now free-feeding pellets but he won't eat them off the floor. They have to be in a bowl and even then, he won't eat the ones in the very bottom and tips the bowl over for me to fill it again.
He won't touch his hay but is fine with pellets and treats.
I've just bought him some hay with added mint ad camomile from hay experts and some readigrass.
He's not gone for the hay but has gone mental for the readigrass.
What on earth do I do? He's gone so fussy overnight. He's lively, active, drinking and weeing normally and pooing fine. His poos are darker than normal but I know this is because of the lack of hay.
His teeth are fine as he was just checked over. He's never had teeth problems.
I just don't understand why he's refuse to eat hay and let himself get to that state