LizzyS186
New Kit
Hello guys,
I am just wanting some advice from the hive. Our household has had a terrible week. We had 3 rabbits (one boy and girl living together) and one boy who lived on his own. On Tuesday our boy rabbit who lives alone suddenly died (I suspected VHD at the time as all 3 were due to get their vaccines next week, but he had multiple health problems so I wasn’t 100%) then on Thursday our female rabbit suddenly died (she had been neutered 3 weeks previously but had been given a clean bill of health by the vet one week prior to dying) so our vet is suspecting VHD. Our remaining male rabbit has remained well since all of this. We have taken him out of his living area where he lived with his wifey, moved him upstairs but I am struggling to get him to eat. He is not eating much of his pellets, refusing his hay (his wifey used to heavily encourage him to eat his hay as he has always been difficult to get him to eat his hay) and the only thing I can get him to eat are kale and spring greens. He is weeing and pooing as normal and looks otherwise healthy at the moment. I think he is grieving and therefore is off his food, we are giving him as much attention and love as he needs but I was wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to encourage him to eat his hay and pellets?
Thank you in advance,
Lizzy
(Very sad grieving bunmom)
I am just wanting some advice from the hive. Our household has had a terrible week. We had 3 rabbits (one boy and girl living together) and one boy who lived on his own. On Tuesday our boy rabbit who lives alone suddenly died (I suspected VHD at the time as all 3 were due to get their vaccines next week, but he had multiple health problems so I wasn’t 100%) then on Thursday our female rabbit suddenly died (she had been neutered 3 weeks previously but had been given a clean bill of health by the vet one week prior to dying) so our vet is suspecting VHD. Our remaining male rabbit has remained well since all of this. We have taken him out of his living area where he lived with his wifey, moved him upstairs but I am struggling to get him to eat. He is not eating much of his pellets, refusing his hay (his wifey used to heavily encourage him to eat his hay as he has always been difficult to get him to eat his hay) and the only thing I can get him to eat are kale and spring greens. He is weeing and pooing as normal and looks otherwise healthy at the moment. I think he is grieving and therefore is off his food, we are giving him as much attention and love as he needs but I was wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to encourage him to eat his hay and pellets?
Thank you in advance,
Lizzy
(Very sad grieving bunmom)