Hello todays morning i noticed that my rabbit (female) lays in the corner of the cage, she only changes her position (from laying on her belly to laying on her side with back legs stretched out. She didn't eat her breakfast carrot, cauliflower leaf and dried dill stalks. She's been eating one to two cauliflower leaves a day for a few days. She eats a carrot daily, medium/small one. I threw the food out and left her with only fresh water in a bowl and hay. There was a rest of rabbit feed and some wheat which she didn't finish eating yesterday and i threw it out too. Rabbit feed is "polluted" with chicken feed but not the franulated one, but the one that looks like scratch which she always lefts and I throw it out when she finishes. She doesn't move from that corner and doesn't react to being touched. There is no sign of a diarrhea, her butt is clear and under her tail is clear too. Her belly seems soft. Please help. The dill comes from my garden and the cauliflower leaves and carrots are store-bought. She's overweight. One guy advised me to check if she can walk and yeah, when i grabbed her (normally she tries to scratch me etc and runs away when sees that im about to catch her) she just jumped to her corner and stays there.
Sick rabbit, doesn't eat anything, sits in place, please help!
- Thread starter KranK
- Start date
Off to the Vet...
I would but I can't. That's why I'm asking here
Possibly not the best place to ask, but best of luck.
- Location
- N.Lincs
When was the last time your rabbit (female) was with a rabbit (male) ???
Just a thought.
Just a thought.
Lincs Lass
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- Location
- north lincs
Lincs Lass
Member
- Location
- north lincs
Must been something going about ,,Place Ive been working had a big rabbit in a hutch ,,it came out yesterday twitching ,rolling about ,head on one side ,,thought it going to snuff it ,,then it got up ,still with its head to one side ,bashed into the wire ,,recon it had had a fit or something ,,certainly wasn't a happy bunny .
A t the end of august. SHe didn't give birth
sorry, i didn't understand. What did you mean?
Lincs Lass
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- Location
- north lincs
Its got to be a health issue ,,check its teeth ,wild rabbits will natural ware them away, caged bunny's just sit about and stuff their bellies ,obesity and dental care are the main factors for a shortened life span in caged rabbits
i will tomorrow cuz its nighttime now
and he will b sleeping
- Location
- Exeter, Devon
Do keep up, it’s a she wabbit!
Cowabunga
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- Location
- Ceredigion,Wales
Has its primary carer/best friend gone away? If so and for many other reasons, rabbits can get depressed. Yes really! It could be grieving due to some kind of loss of companionship and so on. Loneliness and/or lack of stimulation.
It can be treated by anti-depressant medicine.
It can be treated by anti-depressant medicine.
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we keep rabbits, thousands of them 
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
The rabbit haemhoragic disease (sp?) is the new myxomatosis. Need a vet.
- Location
- Scottish Borders
We had rabbit last night, and it was delicious!
If your poorly pal snuffs it, then re cycle it !!
If your poorly pal snuffs it, then re cycle it !!
betweenthelines
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- Location
- southwest
Might just be having a bit of a bunny turn.
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
Normally, I'd laugh, but I suspect the OP is rather young and rather concerned she might be about to lose a friend. Domestic animals really don't live as long as we'd sometimes like. But loved that thread on Accidentalsmallholder and the problem of identification!
