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emilie.muncaster

emilie.muncaster

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Hello, I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice, I have a year old giant french lop named Poppy. Recently I've started to notice she hasn't ate her veg, nuggets or hay, she's drank very little and her character has changed. She's usually hyper and out going and quite a big eater. She's now very lazy and likes very little human contact although she always wanted attention and cuddles :( I don't want to jump to conclusions and take her to vets straight away incase it's because of the weather change as it's began to be quite hot here but it's just unusual for her to big like this. Do I take her to vets straight away? Or do I let her be for a few days and see if she perks up again. Hope someone can at least point me in the right direction. Thank you :) ps I have changed her food and still showing no sign of eating.
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Welcome to RU. I;m sorry your bunny is unwell - she is gorgeous.

As prey animals rabbits hide illness & pain very well. Not eating is always a big deal with rabbits - yes I would take her to a vet straight away. The longer you leave a rabbit who won't eat the harder it can be for them to recover. It is life threatening. Please let us know how you get on. I hope the vet can help
 
joey&boo said:
Welcome to RU. I;m sorry your bunny is unwell - she is gorgeous.

As prey animals rabbits hide illness & pain very well. Not eating is always a big deal with rabbits - yes I would take her to a vet straight away. The longer you leave a rabbit who won't eat the harder it can be for them to recover. It is life threatening. Please let us know how you get on. I hope the vet can help
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Thank you for the reply, I'll ring my registered vet tomorrow and book an appointment straight away :)

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emilie.muncaster said:
Hello, I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice, I have a year old giant french lop named Poppy. Recently I've started to notice she hasn't ate her veg, nuggets or hay, she's drank very little and her character has changed. She's usually hyper and out going and quite a big eater. She's now very lazy and likes very little human contact although she always wanted attention and cuddles :( I don't want to jump to conclusions and take her to vets straight away incase it's because of the weather change as it's began to be quite hot here but it's just unusual for her to big like this. Do I take her to vets straight away? Or do I let her be for a few days and see if she perks up again. Hope someone can at least point me in the right direction. Thank you :) ps I have changed her food and still showing no sign of eating.
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Welcome Emilie :wave:

How's your bunny today?
 
Ponymad21 said:
How is she?
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Hi thank you for asking no sign of any getting better, she's at the vets in the morning as they weren't free today. Hopefully we will get to the bottom of it tomorrow and treat it :) I'll keep use all updated after our appointment tomorrow

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Hi emilie, aww bless her! Sending lots of vibes.

Is she eating anything at all? And passing any poop?

As if not, I think a vet visit is rather urgent as bunnies can go downhill very quickly! Xx
 
Ruthyjones89 said:
Hi emilie, aww bless her! Sending lots of vibes.

Is she eating anything at all? And passing any poop?

As if not, I think a vet visit is rather urgent as bunnies can go downhill very quickly! Xx
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Hi thank you for the concern means alot :) she's at the vets now, they've took her in for a couple days to see if they can tube feed her and further investigate, if not then they're thinking of x-rays and sedation to see what's happening xx

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emilie.muncaster said:
Hi thank you for the concern means alot :) she's at the vets now, they've took her in for a couple days to see if they can tube feed her and further investigate, if not then they're thinking of x-rays and sedation to see what's happening xx

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Vibes for you and your bunny. I really hope the vet can help. I don't like it when my buns aren't with me at home.
 
emilie.muncaster said:
Hi thank you for the concern means alot :) she's at the vets now, they've took her in for a couple days to see if they can tube feed her and further investigate, if not then they're thinking of x-rays and sedation to see what's happening xx

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Hope she improves!

I hate it when my bunnies have to stay in the vets, I'm literally phoning every 3 hours to see how they are! On e was in for 3 days once and I hated it! But it is the best place for them
 
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