Help! Rabbit not eating
Hi...my Rabbit stopped eating his mixed pellet food about two weeks ago. I mean, it was abrupt...he went from eating his whole dish one day to taking one bite and no more the next day. After that, he would only eat his Timothy Hay and lettuce... I took him to the vet and he said he didn't feel any blockages, but told me to give my rabbit pineapple juice or pineapple chunks and some Laxatone (cat laxative for hairballs) for a week and then call to check in. Well, it's a week later and he's no better (he hates pineapple juice so have to force it down him...) and the other day I noticed he's eating less and less of the timothy hay. Now i'm feeding him alfalfa hay and lettuce and that's all he eats. He's losing weight and i'm worried he'll stop eating altogether soon. he is a shorthair dwarf bunny; 5 year old male with no previous problems. He still acts normal every other way..running around, drinking,etc. The only problem (and this may be problem-am calling vet tomorrow to discuss) is that whenever I let him out of his cage to run around, he goes straight to pulling up and eating carpet. so, I haven't been letting him out lately because this could be the root of the problem (even though vet didnt' feel blockage??) He's only eating lettuce and alfalfa and hardly poops at all...when he does his stool is not round like normal, but kindof long and drawn out. I dont' know if this is because he's not eating, or something else. Does anyone know what's wrong and what I should do? Tomorrow i'm probl. taking him back to the vet and telling him to check for carpet blockage to see if that's problem. If that was the case, would he need to have surgery? :-( I'm so worried! Poor little guy only weighs 4 lbs. and losing weight every day! Help!! Sorry post is so long...
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