Advice re Undernourished bunny s'il vous plait!

Saw a 2 yr old bun on Freecycle so went to collect her yesterday as I was a little concerned. The hutches were tiny, no water, the shavings in one of them had gone black. There wasn't one small strand of hay anywhere and an empty water bottle on the ground covered in leaves. The little bun had had babies a few months ago and is not in good condition. Her spine is bumpy and her coat is a bit spiky. I asked the woman what had she been eating and she said ordinary rabbit food and a few veg. Luckily I saw a bag of Wagg BB as we walked through the kitchen so I have got that.

What I would like advice re is as she is gobbling up all the food I have given her and eaten most of the hay, how much how often? I don't want to overfeed her and maybe make her ill. I asked the woman if she ever gave them hay as it is so important and she said when they go to the shop they buy some then. But there was no sign of any.

Bunny is doing very well. She is eating everything I give her, she has 3 meals a day with lots of variety. I even managed to find some Milk Thistle today. She has already put on a little bit of weight and her poops are all good.

Give her as much hay as she will eat. Even if she hasn't had much recently it will not do her any harm.

Just as long as it is normal type hay, not Alfalfa or Readigrass.

Awww she must be starving.

I agree; as much hay as she wants.


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It's really tempting to fatten them up/swap to the perfect diet asap but as said hay is the way to go. It's least likely to cause any problems and will fill her up. I'd suggest a teeth check as that can be an issue if they've not had the fibre to wear them down/had poor nutrition. If she's fine eating/pooping in a few days then you could introduce a spoon of rolled oats/porridge oats to help with weight gain.

I expect she'll sort her fur out herself with clean surroundings and a healthy diet

Just an update on Elinore, the little dwarf lop I brought home. Pleased to say she is back to a good weight now, she looks so different! So I am now bonding her with Nibbles, she is very laid back about it, but Nibbles looked a bit scared at first. They have been ok all night so hoping it will be a success as Nibbles was neutered in May with no suitable female on the horizon. I will need to feel she is up to being spayed before I go ahead with it.