Sumi
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Hello!
My rabbit, Sumi, is 9 years old and I have a few things I'd like some advice on - hope that's ok
Over the last few months Sumi has been loosing a lot of weight, to the point where you can feel his ribs and spine clearly. He is always hungry and eats everything in sight, however I've noticed over the last week or so he hasn't been eating his dried food (nuggets) and he's slowly eating less of the veg I give him. I took him to a local vet a week ago because he wasn't pooping very much and they were very small and hard - they gave me some medicine (sorry can't remember the name) which has sorted this out. He's pooping EVERYWHERE now haha
They also mentioned that his back teeth are long but not sharp. Sumi has had teeth issues all his life (I usually have to get his teeth done once a year), so I'm wondering if the weight loss is because of his teeth and not old age... He usually does start to go slowly off his food when they're too long and causing him discomfort.
I'm asking for advice mainly because I've never had a rabbit live to 9 so it's all new to me and there could be something else going on due to his age that I don't know about. Any advice would be great!
Thanks and here's a little pic of him doing what he does best, sleeping, for kindly reading my post
My rabbit, Sumi, is 9 years old and I have a few things I'd like some advice on - hope that's ok
Over the last few months Sumi has been loosing a lot of weight, to the point where you can feel his ribs and spine clearly. He is always hungry and eats everything in sight, however I've noticed over the last week or so he hasn't been eating his dried food (nuggets) and he's slowly eating less of the veg I give him. I took him to a local vet a week ago because he wasn't pooping very much and they were very small and hard - they gave me some medicine (sorry can't remember the name) which has sorted this out. He's pooping EVERYWHERE now haha
They also mentioned that his back teeth are long but not sharp. Sumi has had teeth issues all his life (I usually have to get his teeth done once a year), so I'm wondering if the weight loss is because of his teeth and not old age... He usually does start to go slowly off his food when they're too long and causing him discomfort.
I'm asking for advice mainly because I've never had a rabbit live to 9 so it's all new to me and there could be something else going on due to his age that I don't know about. Any advice would be great!
Thanks and here's a little pic of him doing what he does best, sleeping, for kindly reading my post