Rabbit won't eat hay

Forum

OUR FORUM IS UP BUT WE ARE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF UPDATING AND FIXING THINGS. SOME THINGS WILL LOOK WEIRD AND/OR NOT BE CORRECT. YOUR PATIENCE IS APPRECIATED. We are not fully ready to answer questions in a timely manner as we are not officially open, but we will do our best.

You may have received a 2-factor authentication (2FA) email from us on 4/21/2020. That was from us, but was premature as the login was not working at that time.

BUNNY 911 – If your rabbit hasn’t eaten or pooped in 12-24 hours, call a vet immediately! Don’t have a vet? Check out VET RESOURCES

The subject of intentional breeding or meat rabbits is prohibited. The answers provided on this board are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. It is your responsibility to assess the information being given and seek professional advice/second opinion from your veterinarian and/or qualified behaviorist.

What are we about? Please read about our Forum Culture and check out the Rules.

BUNNY 911 – If your rabbit hasn’t eaten or pooped in 12-24 hours, call a vet immediately! Don’t have a vet? Check out VET RESOURCES

BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

This topic has 4sd replies, 4 voices, and was last updated 7 years, 2 months ago by Luna's Mom.

Viewing 4 reply threads

Author

Messages
- 02/22/2017 at 6:30 PM
  Lily
  Participant
  66 posts
  Ever since my bun broke her leg she hasn’t been eating as much. She would eat treats, even the day it broke. She will eat most of her pellets at night but never finish them (2 tbs but she normally has 3 as she doesn’t eat all of it). Most importantly though she isn’t eating her hay. She has a few bites every night but nowhere near what she ate before. She has 2 types of hay avalible too. She has Timothy and alfalfa, both very green (Oxbow small bags). I’m really scared. I’ve tried herbs but she still isn’t having anywhere near the amount she is supposed to. I’m taking her to the vet soon to get her cast checked and I’m going to ask about it then but I need some quick replies and this site seems to be great for finding quick bunny related Info from good, rabbit loving people.
- 02/23/2017 at 1:39 AM
  Azerane
  Moderator
  4688 posts
  Is she on a pain killer? If not she needs to be to help encourage her to eat.
- 02/23/2017 at 4:32 AM
  sarahthegemini
  Participant
  5584 posts
  If she’s eating very little, she might be in pain and in need of some metacam or something. Does she move around much? You could put hay in lots of different spots so she is always surrounded by it. Or you could try to hand feed her some?
- 02/23/2017 at 5:25 AM
  Lily
  Participant
  66 posts
  I have a pain killer/Stasis med for her. Last night she ate a bit more than normal though. (All her pellets-yay) if she doesn’t eat normally tonight then I’ll ask the vet if I can give her a tiny bit of the medecine, I remember on day 5 I had to give her just a drop on her lettuce and she ate more than she had the day before. I did also just give her the anti inflammatory/pain reliever. I think she will be eating more but I will definitely take all this into consideration if it’s not the same tomorrow
- 02/23/2017 at 11:09 AM
  Luna's Mom
  Participant
  100 posts
  There is a website called bingalingstore.com They have hay called crazy tasty hay, when I open the closet door and grab the bag Luna comes running and starts to binky. She loves it. She also eats hay from small pets select but not with the same kind of excitement!
Author

Messages

Viewing 4 reply threads

You must be logged in to reply to this topic.