
27-05-2008, 09:36 PM
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Re: Help! Rabbit not eating
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Originally Posted by csmeal
Yeah...it is the good lettuce; Green and red Romaine lettuce, butter lettuce, and a little bit of spinach leaves mixed in. don't feed iceberg lettuce.. I actually don't give him green lettuce very often either...it's just that when he stopped eating, I tried to give him lettuce and that's what he'd eat, no matter what.
So, I went to a different vet Friday and they did a few xrays to see if he had some kind of blockage...nothing to be seen. Now, they referred me to an exotics specialist to do an ultrasound to make sure, but both vets had told me his molar teeth looked a little long, but weren't too bad. I asked if he would stop eating because of this (even if they weren't too bad) and the vet said it was possible. I asked her where I could take him to have them filed down, and she said she wasn't aware that they could even file the molars down. so, at this point, i'm thinking it might be his teeth. He's only eating soft stuff and is pooping normal now, still drinking and peeing, and runs around when let out-in kitchen now, since floor is linoleum ;-)
Anyway, he's still not eating his pellet food and doesn't eat much of the timothy hay, but is still eating alfalfa and lettuce.
Talked to exotics vet on phone and she said she specializes in rabbits and can file his teeth down if that's the problem (she's gonna check him out first to make sure is indeed problem).
My guess at this point is his teeth. He's 5 years old, so i'm sure they're long enough to the point of being uncomfortable. We'll see what the rabbit vet has to say on Tuesday...
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Have they mentioned Stasis?
I would def ask on Rabbits United Forum - Powered by vBulletin there are alot of experienced bunny people who deal with bunnies with problems like this all the time. I dont trust alot of vets i think experience and knowing what to ask them to test for is half the battle.
Have a look at these
Rabbit not eating. Update: Unfortunate news - Rabbits United Forum
poor bunny not eating - Page 2 - Rabbits United Forum
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