Rabbit Drinking Excessively!!!!

[FinnTheBunny]

I have had my bunny Finn since the beginning of March, and she was just a baby when I got her. I would put her at the most, 5 or 6 months old. She was small enough to hold in one hand. When I had her for maybe a month and a half, she got e. cunniculi. However, I caught it very early and she responded well to her medicine. When I took her in to the vet for that she was just under 2 lbs, and I think she has gained a bit of weight since then. I believe her to be a Netherland Dwarf or some mix of Netherland Dwarf. However, in the last week or so, she has dramatically increased the amount of water she has been drinking. A 16 oz water bottle used to last her a around 2 days, maybe 3. She is now drinking 1, sometimes 1 and a half in a day. I have had to start cleaning out her litter pan everyday, rather than once every 2. She is urinating so much that she has started to pee elsewhere in her cage if I can’t get to her litter pan in time and she was previously a very clean bunny. I have read that her drinking can be attributed to anything from teeth pain, my air conditioner dehydrating her, or something more serious. She eats a tablespoon of alfalfa pellets in the morning and evening and about a cup of washed greens along with her evening pellets. I rarely give her a carrot, apple or banana slice. She has also recently to stop caring for her hay. Other than the excessive drinking, her behavior is completely normal. She is not lethargic, and her usual energetic self. She is still affectionate. I am just wondering how seriously I should take this change in behavior. If it’s something I should be concerned about, I can get her into the vet on Thursday morning. 



I am very concerned, Finn is a well-loved bunny! If you need to know anything more, please ask. I want help for my baby!

[Sarita]

I think it would just be us speculating the same as you. My advise is to get her to the vet for a checkup to see if it could be any of the things that you mentioned.

It may that it just may be nothing other than a change in her metabolism, but again, we can only speculate the same as you.

I know that’s not much help but it sounds like you already have established a relationship with your vet so that should be where you start.

[FinnTheBunny]

Posted By Sarita on 6/17/2014 5:40 PM

I think it would just be us speculating the same as you. My advise is to get her to the vet for a checkup to see if it could be any of the things that you mentioned.

It may that it just may be nothing other than a change in her metabolism, but again, we can only speculate the same as you.

I know that’s not much help but it sounds like you already have established a relationship with your vet so that should be where you start.

Okay thank you for your help! I will try to get her in as soon as possible. Thursday morning or earlier.

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