First of all, I love your bunny’s name! {{{Kraken}}}

It is extremely important to keep him eating. If a bunny stops eating for 12 hours he can go into GI Statis which can be fatal. You should follow up with your vet and make sure he or she understands the situation.

Some bunnies will never stop eating no matter how sick they are while others stop at the slightest discomfort. So although the abscess was not from his teeth the pain it caused combined with the trauma of the 7 hour car ride, the vet appointment and the removal procedure, not to mention the car rides to and from the vet, would be enough to cause me to stop eating.

If he isn’t eating it is normal that his poops would be smaller and harder but it is a good sign that he is still pooping. If he isn’t eating anything you should immediately start him on some critical care. You can certainly try switching his hay or enticing him to eat with treats like his favorite veggies, bananas or berries. You shouldn’t give him too much fruit but a tablespoon of fruit once a day shouldn’t cause any harm. If he appears to be in pain you can ask his vet for a couple of days worth of mild pain meds for him. This might also help him to start eating again.

When one of my bunnies was sick recently we had to give him meds and critical care. He also hated this and for a solid month he would run away from us if he thought we might pick him up. He has always hated being picked up and this experience only reinforced that instinct. Every bunny will be different but it too Finn at least two months to trust that we weren’t going to try to pick him and force meds on him.

Good luck with Kraken and keep us updated.

After the first 2 times of trying to get Finn to take his meds he would hide in a corner of his condo and run from us. I ended up injecting his meds into a banana. I could kind of smash the banana around them so they wouldn’t ooze out everywhere. I would then hand feed this to him to make sure he got all of the medication. This worked to get his meds in him but I think it also helped rebuild the trust a little too. Just be patient with him and he will learn to trust you again.

Hi!! My bun has had issues setting hay since he was born. He eats it for a few month then something happens and we go to vet then he stops for a few months. A few months back Mr Jingles had an abscess( tested negative for pasterella). He had surgery to have it removed and had a drain put in. Twice a day it took two of us to flush it. Every time I walked into a room(he is free roaming), he would run for fear of my picking him up to flush his boo boo. The went on for over a month. Prior to surgery he was setting hay and now he stopped again. He does eat a few pellets and greens daily. Four months later and he still barely touches the hay. We are at the vet every month to get his teeth filed down( was born with teeth problem). He as still has a lump where abscess was but there is no puss or infection left so as long as it doesn’t get bigger, he is ok. It took Mr Jingles a little over a month to like me again. Now he just follows me every where and as much as he hates to be picked up, he doesn’t fight me any more and will allow me cuddle for a few minutes. Be patient. Try all types of hay, see what works best. Also as far as the poops are, it’s prob from the medication. Good luck!