History
My rabbit is 8 years old. She was very very wild since I got her, always running into my legs very aggressively, but never hurting me. When I got her she was very wild, not allowing me to touch her for 2 months. At the start she was very skinny and small, but after 6 months she became quite large. When she was around 5 to 6 years old she had a problem with poop. It was very watery and wet, sticking to her bottom. With some special dry food biscuits we got her much better. In this 8 years she has grown a double chin. After all these years she we were able to cuddle for like an hour or more, but still she was very wild.
Behavior and actions
But now here is the problem. She isn't eating today, nor drinking the water. I gave her parsley, that she absolutely loved and I saw no reaction. I wanted to give her water through syringe, but was constantly moving her mouth away and not accepting water. I also noticed that she got skinnier, her leg bones were sticking out, her stomach was very soft. I also noticed that she is breathing very fast for quite a while now and the area around her mouth - where whiskers are placed, got much smaller, like sucked in. Every day I let her out of her cage for at least 4 to 6 hours to walk around. Mostly she jumps around and runs, but today she got out of her cage and lied down in the first corner and didn't want to move. She was eating fine about 1 to 2 days ago.
Additional facts
- Two days ago I let her out in a smaller place than usual. She came to me and I petted her, but then she bit me horribly, much worse than any other time. I have a bruise and two small wounds of her teeth. She got into her cage after 15 minutes and stayed there, which is very unusual for her. She often goes in the cage after 4 hours or so.
- Few days ago I cleaned her 'toilet' and one of two cups for drinking with sodium bicarbonate, but rinsed them very good after this. Her toilet is after cleaning coated with wooden sawdust. I clean her toilet and water cups once a day.
- I changed her cage placement about a month and a half ago. It is near the window, that I left open one day, but wasn't cold outside. Near this window there are pigeons. Her cage is about lifted up the floor for about 30 cm, because I am worried about wind draft. Her cage is quite large, about 1.60 cm x 80 cm, the size of children bed.
How can I help her? What is wrong with her?
I am really worried and nervous, so sorry for any mistakes in language. I will appreciate your help and response.
My rabbit is 8 years old. She was very very wild since I got her, always running into my legs very aggressively, but never hurting me. When I got her she was very wild, not allowing me to touch her for 2 months. At the start she was very skinny and small, but after 6 months she became quite large. When she was around 5 to 6 years old she had a problem with poop. It was very watery and wet, sticking to her bottom. With some special dry food biscuits we got her much better. In this 8 years she has grown a double chin. After all these years she we were able to cuddle for like an hour or more, but still she was very wild.
Behavior and actions
But now here is the problem. She isn't eating today, nor drinking the water. I gave her parsley, that she absolutely loved and I saw no reaction. I wanted to give her water through syringe, but was constantly moving her mouth away and not accepting water. I also noticed that she got skinnier, her leg bones were sticking out, her stomach was very soft. I also noticed that she is breathing very fast for quite a while now and the area around her mouth - where whiskers are placed, got much smaller, like sucked in. Every day I let her out of her cage for at least 4 to 6 hours to walk around. Mostly she jumps around and runs, but today she got out of her cage and lied down in the first corner and didn't want to move. She was eating fine about 1 to 2 days ago.
Additional facts
- Two days ago I let her out in a smaller place than usual. She came to me and I petted her, but then she bit me horribly, much worse than any other time. I have a bruise and two small wounds of her teeth. She got into her cage after 15 minutes and stayed there, which is very unusual for her. She often goes in the cage after 4 hours or so.
- Few days ago I cleaned her 'toilet' and one of two cups for drinking with sodium bicarbonate, but rinsed them very good after this. Her toilet is after cleaning coated with wooden sawdust. I clean her toilet and water cups once a day.
- I changed her cage placement about a month and a half ago. It is near the window, that I left open one day, but wasn't cold outside. Near this window there are pigeons. Her cage is about lifted up the floor for about 30 cm, because I am worried about wind draft. Her cage is quite large, about 1.60 cm x 80 cm, the size of children bed.
How can I help her? What is wrong with her?
I am really worried and nervous, so sorry for any mistakes in language. I will appreciate your help and response.
