I'm not sure what's going on with him other than I know he's just not right. I often give my rabbits cardboard boxes to play with and had given this fellow one a little over a week ago. I noticed that last Thursday he was spending a lot of time in his box only to realize late Friday that it was All the time. Not even getting out to eliminate or eat/drink. He has lost some weight and condition, His spine is sticking out more than it should as well has his hip bones.
I took the box out that Friday evening and checked early Saturday to see if he had moved around, drank or ate - he had not so I gave him some hay which he did nibble (he has access to hay via a feeder, this hay I placed directly in his cage). Sunday morning his water bottle was still full and so was his j feeder. Still not moving around much either. So I put him in a grazing cage on wet grass and he spent the next two hours happily eating dew covered grass and grooming. He wasn't frisky but he did act more normal. I placed a water crock in his cage to see if he would drink from that and this morning it was empty. He's still not eating pellets but will nibble hay and eat any greens I give him. His poop looks to be of normal size and firmness with no wool - just less of them - but he's not eating much. I haven't noticed much urine either. Other than the loss of weight and his depression he looks normal, no snot, sneezing, or heavy breathing... his eyes were a little squinty this morning but I was shining a flashlight at him. He's normally a very social guy and loves to be petted, the type that runs to the cage door for pets and treats - but right now he just sits like a bunny loaf and hardly even acknowledges I'm there.
I'm just not sure what's wrong - It's hard to fix something when you don't have many clues.
I took the box out that Friday evening and checked early Saturday to see if he had moved around, drank or ate - he had not so I gave him some hay which he did nibble (he has access to hay via a feeder, this hay I placed directly in his cage). Sunday morning his water bottle was still full and so was his j feeder. Still not moving around much either. So I put him in a grazing cage on wet grass and he spent the next two hours happily eating dew covered grass and grooming. He wasn't frisky but he did act more normal. I placed a water crock in his cage to see if he would drink from that and this morning it was empty. He's still not eating pellets but will nibble hay and eat any greens I give him. His poop looks to be of normal size and firmness with no wool - just less of them - but he's not eating much. I haven't noticed much urine either. Other than the loss of weight and his depression he looks normal, no snot, sneezing, or heavy breathing... his eyes were a little squinty this morning but I was shining a flashlight at him. He's normally a very social guy and loves to be petted, the type that runs to the cage door for pets and treats - but right now he just sits like a bunny loaf and hardly even acknowledges I'm there.
I'm just not sure what's wrong - It's hard to fix something when you don't have many clues.
