wench
Young Bun
Winston is 7 and a half. His coat has been mess for a while now, at first I just thought he was shedding. However in addition to this he has lost some weight and appears to have good and bad days in relation to being lethargic. He has also stopped going upstairs in their hutch/ run. I let him and his bunny wife out for a period each day where they have the run of the garden and more often now he is choosing to stay in his run rather than come out. He is still eating perfectly normally. I have taken him to the vets today to get him checked out. The vet has said it could be a number of things ranging from a bit of old age, liver or kidney disease (however he left it to my decision as to whether I bring him in for tests to confirm this), arthritis ( for which pain relief would help however if it's not that and it is liver or kidney problems the pain relief would make things worse), his teeth were checked and whilst the vet said there were a few sharp edges he didn't think it enough to cause problems. I can't decide what to do next for Winston as he is a stress head and after a bad start in life (he was an abused rescue rabbit) he only trusts me, even today's trip to the vets for a check up was a big deal. Therefore leaving him in the vets for blood tests and x rays concerns me especially as he is in his twilight years. If I put him through the tests and it is liver or kidney disease can it be treated? Equally is there anything I can give him to help incase it's arthritis? Any suggestions gratefully received....