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Not eating! Help!

J

Joanne1989

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Ok so I'm gonna get straight to the point as I'm panicking
My rabbit (Travis) doesn't seem to be eating and hasn't been since I filled his food bowl on Friday. Here are the facts so I don't have to write an essay.

1. I have just moved house.. He's let out of his cage alot more now which is better for him.
2. He's still drinking lots of water.
3. He's still gnawing on his salt thing that helps keep teeth shortened
4. He's pooing as normal.

Everything is absolutely normal apart from his eating. He's still bubbly and hops around as normal.. So I'm a little confused and worried.

Someone help :(

Joanne xx
 
If he is pooing, then he must be eating something. Is he eating his hay?

I think he needs to see a vet to check that his teeth are ok. Most of the time a rabbit goes off their pellets and hay when their teeth are hurting them.
 
Joanne1989 said:
Ok so I'm gonna get straight to the point as I'm panicking
My rabbit (Travis) doesn't seem to be eating and hasn't been since I filled his food bowl on Friday. Here are the facts so I don't have to write an essay.

1. I have just moved house.. He's let out of his cage alot more now which is better for him.
2. He's still drinking lots of water.
3. He's still gnawing on his salt thing that helps keep teeth shortened
4. He's pooing as normal.

Everything is absolutely normal apart from his eating. He's still bubbly and hops around as normal.. So I'm a little confused and worried.

Someone help :(

Joanne xx
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have u got any critical care you could give him until you can get him to a vet this should be ok as long as he hasn't got bloat which you would notice by the size of him
 
hot cross bun said:
have u got any critical care you could give him until you can get him to a vet this should be ok as long as he hasn't got bloat which you would notice by the size of him
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I am afraid I disagree, syringe feeding may make things much worse unless the OP is 100% certain there is no obstruction. There may not as yet be bloat but there may be an obstruction, the Rabbit has not eaten for 3 days and has no fecal output. The only safe option at this late stage is to take the Rabbit to a Vet immediately.
 
Jack's-Jane said:
I am afraid I disagree, syringe feeding may make things much worse unless the OP is 100% certain there is no obstruction. There may not as yet be bloat but there may be an obstruction, the Rabbit has not eaten for 3 days and has no fecal output. The only safe option at this late stage is to take the Rabbit to a Vet immediately.
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This. I would never recommend syringe feeding a rabbit unless it's under a reliable vet's instruction.

Let us know what the vet has said.
 
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