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Poorly bun :(

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one of our buns is refusing food and sitting tense and hunched (no tooth grinding). I've tried him with pellets, fiba first sticks and fresh coriander- all things he loves. he has taken a total of 4 pellets, normally he'd be (sometimes literally) taking your fingers off to get at them. The vet opens at 8.30 so I will take him down first thing, is there anything I can do to make him happier/more comfortable in the mean time?

Edit: hes eating coriander now (50mins after I first offered him breakfast), although not quite with his usual gusto, still refusing pellets and ignoring hay.
 
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Has he poo'd ? What comes out is just as important as what goes in

I would still take him to the Vet, even if he is now eating a little.

Good luck xx
 
teeth are fine, vet gave him painkillers and a gut stimulant and I've been given meloxidyl, baytril, ranitidine and critical care away.

unfortunately I have to go to work so the vet has suggested splitting their pen so I can be sure that MJ is eating and poo'ing. Hopefully they won't be too upset at being separated, although they'll still be right next to each other :/
 
Thanks, they are housebuns so he should be warm enough, even though he can't snuggle into his wifey bun right now :(

I'm at work now and wont be home until about 6pm, quite stressful hoping that he is ok at home :(
 
Just home, he has eaten some coriander and some pellets, maybe a barley ring and drank a little water. I gave him some more coriander and he ate some of it and left the rest. He has done about 10 poo's which are about half the size of normal. I can't tell if he has eaten any hay although it does look undisturbed (he usually digs at it). I've given him a bit of wet kale, but he would only take one but. He still seems interested in food, getting excited when he hears a bad rustle and having a good sniff but then he just doesn't eat it :(
 
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