I have a 4 year old Dwarf Lop neutered male, Rowan and similar age spayed English Spot female, Holly. Over the past few months they keep taking turns in refusing to eat.
They apparently do not have GI stasis, bad teeth or blockages but nevertheless I end up fighting to stimulate their appetite and syringe feeding until they feel willing to eat on their own again.
They are house rabbits and weren't so "awkward" until a couple of months ago. The only thing that is different in their setup is that I started using Back-to-Nature litter for their hutch bedding (where they sleep at night). After the last episode with Rowan, I replaced that bedding with hay and was only using BTN litter with wood litter in their litter tray. Then Holly has just had an episode and is just about recovering after 2 days. Rowan is looking iffy again. I am going to remove all BTN litter as I am wondering if that is the cause. Has anyone else had problems with Back-to-Nature Litter ingestion in their buns?
They apparently do not have GI stasis, bad teeth or blockages but nevertheless I end up fighting to stimulate their appetite and syringe feeding until they feel willing to eat on their own again.
They are house rabbits and weren't so "awkward" until a couple of months ago. The only thing that is different in their setup is that I started using Back-to-Nature litter for their hutch bedding (where they sleep at night). After the last episode with Rowan, I replaced that bedding with hay and was only using BTN litter with wood litter in their litter tray. Then Holly has just had an episode and is just about recovering after 2 days. Rowan is looking iffy again. I am going to remove all BTN litter as I am wondering if that is the cause. Has anyone else had problems with Back-to-Nature Litter ingestion in their buns?