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Mivec

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Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum & am really hoping anyone can offer some suggestions!!! I have a 4 year old female (spayed) french lop named Bear , i hand reared her from 10 days & know most of her habits & behavior!!! She loves her food so i was suprised when 2 weeks ago she wasn't eating a lot so i began to watch the way she was eating and noticed she was turning her head to the side like she was trying to catch her food. Booked her in at the vets (wednesday after bank holiday) to check her teeth - when i phoned to make sure she'd come round ok they said they only found small spurs on 1 side at the back (apart from that her teeth were perfect) but didn't think it would of been enough to affect her eating!! A week later and spurs gone she's still not eating properly & still looks like she's trying to catch her food!!! Can anyone offer an suggestions cos im out of ideas and getting really concerned!!! Thanks
 
I'm sorry that Bear is not eating properly. I'm not really sure what you mean when you say she seems as though she is trying to catch her food :? Have the vets said what they think is the problem if it's not teeth?
 
Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum & am really hoping anyone can offer some suggestions!!! I have a 4 year old female (spayed) french lop named Bear , i hand reared her from 10 days & know most of her habits & behavior!!! She loves her food so i was suprised when 2 weeks ago she wasn't eating a lot so i began to watch the way she was eating and noticed she was turning her head to the side like she was trying to catch her food. Booked her in at the vets (wednesday after bank holiday) to check her teeth - when i phoned to make sure she'd come round ok they said they only found small spurs on 1 side at the back (apart from that her teeth were perfect) but didn't think it would of been enough to affect her eating!! A week later and spurs gone she's still not eating properly & still looks like she's trying to catch her food!!! Can anyone offer an suggestions cos im out of ideas and getting really concerned!!! Thanks



Welcome to RU Mivec :wave:

Small spurs can affect eating, but it looks like Bear's have already had attention, so something else may be causing the issue.

Now you may have a very good rabbit savvy vet and I may be completely wrong here ...

I have experienced this sort of thing with one of my rabbits, and what I would suggest is that you go asap and see a rabbit savvy vet. They can do an X-ray of Bear's head, and the teeth looked at once again.

In the meantime, has the vet given you some gut motility drugs to encourage her to eat and poo?

http://anyflip.com/dvpt/hzvv/basic

http://www.bunnylu.org/bloat.php

http://rabbit.org/gastrointestinal-stasis-the-silent-killer-2/
 
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