Bunny Buddy
Wise Old Thumper
Theo. Age unknown as abandoned but deemed to be 'a youngster' by our vet (which I agree with), been here 4 months, neutered about 14 weeks ago.
He's had a few bouts of refusing almost all food, he's had admission for it where they could find nothing wrong with him (dental issues ruled out). He's a very picky eater anyway, he won't eat 'shop bought':roll: Everyone else eats spring greens/kale and Excel. Theo will occasionally eat kale but not consistently, 4/5 times he will refuse it, the fifth he will gobble it down like it's his favourite :? He's just never entertained spring greens or Excel, he will however usually eat Rabbit Royale (which he gets as a very occasional treat), though has been ignoring some for 18 hours. He only rarely eats the treat biscuits that all my other bunnies get very excited about.
So he eats hay like a trouper, is an appropriate weight, daily I pick grass/dandelions/forage for him which he gets very excited about and tucks into very happily, usually eating every scrap. So, in theory he's on a very good diet, it's just the phases of not eating that's baffling me.
He's a very human sociable rabbit (and rabbit sociable when he's been in adjacent runs). He's currently living outdoors on his own (simply because he's recently arrived hasn't been introduced to a companion yet though a companion is being organised). I'm not away from home long ever so he does get a good amount of attention.
So he was a bit quiet yesterday, he comes over when spoken to but would normally be at the bars when I go out. I did a full clean out yesterday evening and there's only a small amount of poo in the time since then. He's not in his 'usual spot' and his chosen spot today is where he is pooing, not in his hay/litter tray which would be his normal habit. The hay doesn't look very picked through as it normally would, though he did go straight to it and eat when I did the clean out last night.
He does have discoloured fur round the edge of his nose (very, very subtle), which he has had before and was like this when admitted at vets, he possibly has discoloured fur on his front paw though on the top of it, not where I would expect from nose wiping.
I'm baffled. Could it be purely psychological? But why in phases? Should I be looking for something physical?
Thanks in anticipation.
He's had a few bouts of refusing almost all food, he's had admission for it where they could find nothing wrong with him (dental issues ruled out). He's a very picky eater anyway, he won't eat 'shop bought':roll: Everyone else eats spring greens/kale and Excel. Theo will occasionally eat kale but not consistently, 4/5 times he will refuse it, the fifth he will gobble it down like it's his favourite :? He's just never entertained spring greens or Excel, he will however usually eat Rabbit Royale (which he gets as a very occasional treat), though has been ignoring some for 18 hours. He only rarely eats the treat biscuits that all my other bunnies get very excited about.
So he eats hay like a trouper, is an appropriate weight, daily I pick grass/dandelions/forage for him which he gets very excited about and tucks into very happily, usually eating every scrap. So, in theory he's on a very good diet, it's just the phases of not eating that's baffling me.
He's a very human sociable rabbit (and rabbit sociable when he's been in adjacent runs). He's currently living outdoors on his own (simply because he's recently arrived hasn't been introduced to a companion yet though a companion is being organised). I'm not away from home long ever so he does get a good amount of attention.
So he was a bit quiet yesterday, he comes over when spoken to but would normally be at the bars when I go out. I did a full clean out yesterday evening and there's only a small amount of poo in the time since then. He's not in his 'usual spot' and his chosen spot today is where he is pooing, not in his hay/litter tray which would be his normal habit. The hay doesn't look very picked through as it normally would, though he did go straight to it and eat when I did the clean out last night.
He does have discoloured fur round the edge of his nose (very, very subtle), which he has had before and was like this when admitted at vets, he possibly has discoloured fur on his front paw though on the top of it, not where I would expect from nose wiping.
I'm baffled. Could it be purely psychological? But why in phases? Should I be looking for something physical?
Thanks in anticipation.
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